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Financial instruments with off-balance sheet credit risk (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Bank's Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risk [Table Text Block] | The Bank’s outstanding financial instruments with off-balance sheet credit risk were as follows:
(In thousands of US$) |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Confirmed letters of credit |  |  | 106,415 |  |  |  | 266,547 |
Stand-by letters of credit and guarantees - Commercial risk |  |  | 25,167 |  |  |  | 18,899 |
Credit commitments |  |  | 103,294 |  |  |  | 75,962 |
|  |  | 234,876 |  |  |  | 361,408
Remaining Maturity Profile Of Bank's Outstanding Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risk [Table Text Block] | As of December 31, 2012, the remaining maturity profile of the Bank’s outstanding financial instruments with off-balance sheet credit risk is as follows:
(In thousands of US$) |  |  |
Maturities |  | Amount |
Within 1 year |  |  | 219,421 |
From 1 to 2 years |  |  | 1,000 |
From 2 to 5 years |  |  | 13,791 |
After 5 years |  |  | 664 |
|  |  | 234,876
Disclosure Related To Off Balance Sheet Exposure By Country Risk [Table Text Block] | As of December 31, 2012 and 2011 the breakdown of the Bank’s off-balance sheet exposure by country risk is as follows:
(In thousands of US$) |  |  |
Country: |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Argentina |  |  | - |  |  |  | 92 |
Bolivia |  |  | 820 |  |  |  | 944 |
Brazil |  |  | 23,630 |  |  |  | 41,116 |
Chile |  |  | 6,084 |  |  |  | 12,367 |
Colombia |  |  | 9,098 |  |  |  | 2,396 |
Costa Rica |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  | 11,661 |
Dominican Republic |  |  | 1,535 |  |  |  | 1,603 |
Ecuador |  |  | 79,760 |  |  |  | 215,272 |
El Salvador |  |  | 625 |  |  |  | 2,025 |
Guatemala |  |  | 180 |  |  |  | 501 |
Honduras |  |  | 562 |  |  |  | 400 |
Jamaica |  |  | - |  |  |  | 295 |
Mexico |  |  | 27,289 |  |  |  | 14,677 |
Panama |  |  | 58,219 |  |  |  | 1,801 |
Paraguay |  |  | - |  |  |  | 81 |
Peru |  |  | 2,843 |  |  |  | 2,467 |
Spain |  |  | - |  |  |  | 9,660 |
Switzerland |  |  | - |  |  |  | 500 |
United States of America |  |  | - |  |  |  | 21,780 |
Venezuela |  |  | 23,231 |  |  |  | 21,770 |
|  |  | 234,876 |  |  |  | 361,408

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