Percentage of ownership interest sold in subsidiary.

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The aggregate cash flows arising from losing control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities. [Refer: Subsidiaries [member]]

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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- Definition

The gains (losses) recognised in association with the loss of control over a subsidiary, which are attributable to the former controlling interest.

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Disposal of subsidiary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Disposal of subsidiary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Disposal of subsidiary
Consideration		$ 14,769	$ 0	$ 0
Emza Visual Sense Ltd
Disposal of subsidiary
Percentage of disposal in subsidiary	100.00%
Consideration	$ 15,092
Gain on disposal		$ 10,694