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The amount of expense arising from equity-settled share-based payment transactions in which the goods or services received did not qualify for recognition as assets. [Refer: Expense from share-based payment transactions in which goods or services received did not qualify for recognition as assets]

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IFRS
-Number 2
-IssueDate 2017-01-01
-Paragraph 51
-Subparagraph a
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IFRS&num=2&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_51_a&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2017-03-09

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- References

No definition available.

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The employees' loan financing rate used as an assumption in the valuation of granted equity instruments other than share options.

No definition available.

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The non-transferability cost, as a percentage of the reference share price, used as an assumption in the valuation of granted equity instruments other than share options.

No definition available.

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The number of shares issued under subscription.

No definition available.

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The risk-free interest rate used as an assumption in the valuation of granted equity instruments other than share options.

No definition available.

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The share price at the reference date, used as an assumption in the valuation of granted equity instruments other than share options.

No definition available.

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The period of trading days prior to the subscription period, used to determine the subscription price of equity instruments other than share options, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

No definition available.

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The percentage of discount from market prices used to determine the subscription price for equity instruments other than share options.

No definition available.

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Per share price of subscription shares.

No definition available.

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The term of the reference rate for the employees' loan financing rate used as an assumption in the valuation of granted equity instruments other than share options.

No definition available.

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The term of the reference rate for the risk-free interest rate used as an assumption in the valuation of granted equity instruments other than share options.

No definition available.