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Cash and cash equivalents (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract] |
Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Table Text Block] | Cash and cash equivalents are as follows:
|  | December 31, |
(In thousands of US$) |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Cash and due from banks |  | 2,161 |  | 6,718 |
Interest-bearing deposits in banks |  | 837,557 |  | 700,312 |
Total |  | 839,718 |  | 707,030 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |
Pledged deposits |  | 9,032 |  | 14,519 |
|  | 830,686 |  | 692,511 |

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