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Note 18 - Cash and Cash Equivalents (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Disclosure of the components of cash and cash equivalents [text block] |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Bank balances |  |  | 13,067 |  |  |  | 14,335 |
Cash and cash equivalents in the statement of financial position |  |  | 13,067 |  |  |  | 14,335 |
Bank overdrafts used for cash management purposes |  |  | (311 | ) |  |  | - |
Net cash and cash equivalents at year end |  |  | 12,756 |  |  |  | 14,335 |

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