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Applicable laws and regulations - Schedule of provision and reserve (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Statement [Line Items] |  |
Statutory reserve | $ 136,019 | $ 136,019
Dynamic provision |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |
Statutory reserve | 136,019 | 136,019
Regulatory credit reserve |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |
Statutory reserve | $ 0 | $ 0

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- Definition A component of equity representing reserves created based on legal requirements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2021-01-01 -Paragraph 55 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2021-en-r&anchor=para_55&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2021-03-24 + Details
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