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Deposits (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Deposit Assets [Abstract] |
Disclosure Of Maturity Period Of Bank Deposit [Table Text Block] | The remaining maturity profile of the Bank’s deposits is as follows:
(In thousands of US$) |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Demand |  |  | 131,875 |  |  |  | 67,586 |
Up to 1 month |  |  | 1,194,102 |  |  |  | 1,474,088 |
From 1 month to 3 months |  |  | 540,619 |  |  |  | 402,472 |
From 3 months to 6 months |  |  | 281,120 |  |  |  | 196,016 |
From 6 months to 1 year |  |  | 152,000 |  |  |  | 151,800 |
From 1 year to 2 years |  |  | 7,000 |  |  |  | - |
From 2 years to 5 years |  |  | 10,544 |  |  |  | 11,544 |
|  |  | 2,317,260 |  |  |  | 2,303,506
Disclosure Related To Additional Information About Deposits [Table Text Block] | The following table presents additional information about deposits:
(In thousands of US$) |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Aggregate amounts of time deposits of $100,000 or more |  |  | 2,185,277 |  |  |  | 2,233,044 |
Aggregate amounts of deposits in offices outside Panama |  |  | 229,170 |  |  |  | 220,340 |
Interest expense paid to deposits in offices outside Panama |  |  | 1,332 |  |  |  | 983

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