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Loans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Receivables [Abstract] |
Disclosure Related To Banks Loan Portfolio Table [Text Block] | The following table set forth details of the Bank’s loan portfolio:
(In thousands of US$) |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Corporations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Private |  |  | 2,202,613 |  |  |  | 2,089,520 |
State-owned |  |  | 538,638 |  |  |  | 232,893 |
Banking and financial institutions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Private |  |  | 1,775,938 |  |  |  | 1,716,406 |
State-owned |  |  | 416,085 |  |  |  | 447,757 |
Middle-market companies: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Private |  |  | 681,912 |  |  |  | 445,731 |
Sovereign |  |  | 100,370 |  |  |  | 27,266 |
Total |  |  | 5,715,556 |  |  |  | 4,959,573
Disclosure Related To Bank's Loan Portfolio By Industry [Table Text Block] | The composition of the loan portfolio by industry is as follows:
(In thousands of US$) |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Banking and financial institutions |  |  | 2,192,023 |  |  |  | 2,164,163 |
Industrial |  |  | 1,108,223 |  |  |  | 967,929 |
Oil and petroleum derived products |  |  | 894,368 |  |  |  | 645,875 |
Agricultural |  |  | 853,377 |  |  |  | 730,119 |
Services |  |  | 210,925 |  |  |  | 264,895 |
Mining |  |  | 22,122 |  |  |  | 37,723 |
Sovereign |  |  | 100,370 |  |  |  | 27,266 |
Others |  |  | 334,148 |  |  |  | 121,603 |
Total |  |  | 5,715,556 |  |  |  | 4,959,573
Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators [Table Text Block] | Loans classified by debtor’s credit quality indicators are as follows:
(In thousands of US$) |  | December 31, 2012 |
Rating (1) |  | Corporations |  |  | Banking and financial institutions |  |  | Middle-market companies |  |  | Sovereign |  |  | Total |
|  | Private |  |  | State-owned |  |  | Private |  |  | State-owned |  |  | Private |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1-6 |  |  | 2,202,613 |  |  |  | 538,638 |  |  |  | 1,775,938 |  |  |  | 416,085 |  |  |  | 681,912 |  |  |  | 100,370 |  |  |  | 5,715,556 |
7 |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
8 |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
9 |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
10 |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 2,202,613 |  |  |  | 538,638 |  |  |  | 1,775,938 |  |  |  | 416,085 |  |  |  | 681,912 |  |  |  | 100,370 |  |  |  | 5,715,556 |
(In thousands of US$) |  | December 31, 2011 |
Rating (1) |  | Corporations |  |  | Banking and financial institutions |  |  | Middle-market companies |  |  | Sovereign |  |  | Total |
|  | Private |  |  | State-owned |  |  | Private |  |  | State-owned |  |  | Private |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1-6 |  |  | 2,057,520 |  |  |  | 232,893 |  |  |  | 1,716,406 |  |  |  | 447,757 |  |  |  | 445,731 |  |  |  | 27,266 |  |  |  | 4,927,573 |
7 |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
8 |  |  | 24,000 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 24,000 |
9 |  |  | 8,000 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 8,000 |
10 |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 2,089,520 |  |  |  | 232,893 |  |  |  | 1,716,406 |  |  |  | 447,757 |  |  |  | 445,731 |  |  |  | 27,266 |  |  |  | 4,959,573 |
| (1) | Current ratings as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Schedule Of Loan Maturities [Table Text Block] | The remaining loan maturities are summarized as follows:
(In thousands of US$) |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Up to 1 month |  |  | 1,155,222 |  |  |  | 395,091 |
From 1 month to 3 months |  |  | 1,475,201 |  |  |  | 1,110,307 |
From 3 months to 6 months |  |  | 962,377 |  |  |  | 1,095,632 |
From 6 months to 1 year |  |  | 752,822 |  |  |  | 767,526 |
From 1 year to 2 years |  |  | 662,511 |  |  |  | 539,077 |
From 2 years to 5 years |  |  | 692,884 |  |  |  | 1,000,486 |
More than 5 years |  |  | 14,539 |  |  |  | 18,654 |
|  |  | 5,715,556 |  |  |  | 4,926,773 |
Delinquent |  |  | - |  |  |  | 800 |
Restructured and impaired: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current balances with impairment |  |  | - |  |  |  | 32,000 |
Past due balances with impairment |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
|  |  | - |  |  |  | 32,000 |
Total |  |  | 5,715,556 |  |  |  | 4,959,573
Schedule Of Loan By Country Risk Distribution [Table Text Block] | The following table provides a breakdown of loans by country risk:
(In thousands of US$) |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Country: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Argentina |  |  | 222,159 |  |  |  | 389,591 |
Belgium |  |  | 30,692 |  |  |  | - |
Brazil |  |  | 1,773,401 |  |  |  | 1,852,152 |
Chile |  |  | 309,712 |  |  |  | 376,297 |
Colombia |  |  | 450,037 |  |  |  | 734,213 |
Costa Rica |  |  | 196,857 |  |  |  | 109,263 |
Dominican Republic |  |  | 110,688 |  |  |  | 118,275 |
Ecuador |  |  | 173,782 |  |  |  | 21,676 |
El Salvador |  |  | 66,013 |  |  |  | 21,098 |
France |  |  | 59,501 |  |  |  | - |
Germany |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5,000 |
Guatemala |  |  | 273,051 |  |  |  | 161,107 |
Honduras |  |  | 70,701 |  |  |  | 45,509 |
Jamaica |  |  | 9,772 |  |  |  | 1,768 |
Mexico |  |  | 495,954 |  |  |  | 416,353 |
Netherlands |  |  | 77,336 |  |  |  | 20,000 |
Nicaragua |  |  | 10,169 |  |  |  | 9,995 |
Panama |  |  | 277,144 |  |  |  | 118,526 |
Paraguay |  |  | 27,060 |  |  |  | 30,286 |
Peru |  |  | 841,032 |  |  |  | 341,784 |
Spain |  |  | 9,695 |  |  |  | 340 |
Trinidad and Tobago |  |  | 119,347 |  |  |  | 76,340 |
United States |  |  | 2,925 |  |  |  | - |
Uruguay |  |  | 108,528 |  |  |  | 110,000 |
|  |  | 5,715,556 |  |  |  | 4,959,573
Schedule Of Loan Portfolio By Interest Rate Type [Table Text Block] | The fixed and floating interest rate distribution of the loan portfolio is as follows:
(In thousands of US$) |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Fixed interest rates |  |  | 3,282,876 |  |  |  | 2,360,115 |
Floating interest rates |  |  | 2,432,680 |  |  |  | 2,599,458 |
|  |  | 5,715,556 |  |  |  | 4,959,573
Schedule of Financing Receivables, Non Accrual Status [Table Text Block] | The following is a summary of information in non-accruing loans, and interest amounts on non-accruing loans:
(In thousands of US$) |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Loans in non-accrual status |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Private corporations |  |  | - |  |  |  | 32,000 |  |  |  | 28,000 |
Private middle-market companies |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,002 |
Total loans in non-accrual status |  |  | - |  |  |  | 32,000 |  |  |  | 29,002 |
Interest which would have been recorded if the loans had not been in a non-accrual status |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,325 |  |  |  | 3,403 |
Interest income collected on non-accruing loans |  |  | 2,288 |  |  |  | 2,375 |  |  |  | 3,335
Disclosure Related To Analysis Of Non-Accruing Loans With Impaired Balances [Table Text Block] | An analysis of non-accruing loans with impaired balances as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 is detailed as follows:
(In thousands of US$) |  | December 31, 2012 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | Recorded investment |  |  | Unpaid principal balance |  |  | Related allowance |  |  | Average principal loan balance |  |  | Interest income recognized |
With an allowance recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Private corporations |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,288 |
Total |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,288 |
(In thousands of US$) |  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | Recorded investment |  |  | Unpaid principal balance |  |  | Related allowance |  |  | Average principal loan balance |  |  | Interest Income recognized |
With an allowance recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Private corporations |  |  | 32,000 |  |  |  | 32,000 |  |  |  | 14,800 |  |  |  | 26,860 |  |  |  | 2,375 |
Total |  |  | 32,000 |  |  |  | 32,000 |  |  |  | 14,800 |  |  |  | 26,860 |  |  |  | 2,375
Aging Analysis Of Loan Portfolio1 [Table Text Block] | The following table presents an aging analysis of the loan portfolio:
(In thousands of US$) |  | December 31, 2012 |
|  | 91-120 days |  |  | 121-150 days |  |  | 151-180 days |  |  | Greater than 180 days |  |  | Total Past Due |  |  | Delinquent |  |  | Current |  |  | Total Loans |
Corporations |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,741,251 |  |  |  | 2,741,251 |
Banking and financial institutions |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,192,023 |  |  |  | 2,192,023 |
Middle-market companies |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 681,912 |  |  |  | 681,912 |
Sovereign |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 100,370 |  |  |  | 100,370 |
Total |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5,715,556 |  |  |  | 5,715,556 |
(In thousands of US$) |  | December 31, 2011 |
|  | 91-120 days |  |  | 121-150 days |  |  | 151-180 days |  |  | Greater than 180 days |  |  | Total Past Due |  |  | Delinquent |  |  | Current |  |  | Total Loans |
Corporations |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,322,413 |  |  |  | 2,322,413 |
Banking and financial institutions |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,164,163 |  |  |  | 2,164,163 |
Middle-market companies |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 800 |  |  |  | 444,931 |  |  |  | 445,731 |
Sovereign |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 27,266 |  |  |  | 27,266 |
Total |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 800 |  |  |  | 4,958,773 |  |  |  | 4,959,573

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