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Note 22 - Share Capital (Details Textual) $ / shares in Thousands | Jun. 26, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2018 $ / shares
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Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |
Share consolidation ratio | 5 |
Ordinary shares [member] |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |
Par value per share |  | $ 0
Preference shares [member] |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |
Par value per share |  | $ 0

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- Definition The nominal value per share. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 79 -Subparagraph a -Clause iii -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_79_a_iii&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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