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Note 7 - Capital Management (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Disclosure of capital components [text block] |
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Total equity |  |  | 193,459 |  |  |  | 180,556 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components in capital. + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
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Balance Type: | na
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