RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

23.    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company’s key management personnel include members of the board of directors, executive officers, and former executive officers. The Company provides salaries or cash compensation, and other non-cash benefits to directors and executive officers.

	For the years ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Short-term employee benefits
Employee salaries and bonuses	$	2,729,475	$	2,348,709	$	2,235,926
Directors fees		270,000		265,833		245,000
Social security and medical care costs		95,456		80,949		77,284
		3,094,931		2,695,491		2,558,210
Post-employment benefits
Contributions to defined contribution pension plan		34,209		36,114		32,435
Share-based payments		3,332,809		1,726,690		1,555,857
Total key management remuneration	$	6,461,949	$	4,458,295	$	4,146,502