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Note 18 - Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Jun. 23, 2017 | Jun. 22, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Oct. 19, 2016
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Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Bank overdrafts | $ 311 |  |  |  |
Borrowings, interest rate |  | 7.25% |  |  | 7.25%
Borrowings, adjustment to interest rate basis |  |  | 10.00% |  |
Unsecured bank overdraft facility [member] |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | 4,000 |  |  |  |
Bank overdrafts | $ 311 |  |  | $ 0 |
Borrowings, interest rate | 6.50% |  |  |  |
Borrowings, adjustment to interest rate basis | 4.65% |  |  |  |

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- Definition The amount that has been withdrawn from an account in excess of existing cash balances. This is considered a short-term extension of credit by the bank. [Refer: Cash and cash equivalents] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 45 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=7&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_45&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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