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Note 22 - Share Capital - Issued Ordinary Shares (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance |  | $ 69,211 |  | $ 59,317 |  | $ 50,361
Balance |  | $ 78,808 |  | $ 69,211 |  | $ 59,317
Issued capital [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of fully paid shares issued, beginning of period (in shares) |  | 10,603,153 | [1] | 10,651,936 | [1] | 10,510,232
Balance |  | $ 55,102 |  | $ 55,002 |  | $ 54,569
Number of fully paid shares issued during the year (in shares) | [1] |  |  | 69,280 |  | 141,704
Issued during the year, amount |  |  |  | $ 246 |  | $ 433
Number of fully paid shares issued, share repurchased (in shares) | [1] |  |  | (118,063) |  |
Share repurchased, amount |  |  |  | $ (146) |  |
Number of fully paid shares issued, end of period (in shares) | [1] | 10,603,153 |  | 10,603,153 |  | 10,651,936
Balance |  | $ 55,102 |  | $ 55,102 |  | $ 55,002
[1] | Amounts stated after the 1:5 share consolidation

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