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The nominal or face amount of a financial instrument, used to calculate payments made on that instrument.

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The interest rate on vendor loan notes received from disposal of subsidiaries.

No definition available.

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Represents the term of vendor loan notes received from disposal of subsidiaries.

No definition available.

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The amount of fair value gain on embedded options.

No definition available.

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Fair value gains on foreign exchange swaps.

No definition available.

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Fair value gains on non-deliverable forwards.

No definition available.

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The amount of foreign currency transaction unrealized gain (loss) from financing, recognized in the income statement.

No definition available.