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Deposits (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

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:

		December 31,
(In thousands of US$)		2013		2012
Demand		63,047		131,875
Up to 1 month		1,617,059		1,194,102
From 1 month to 3 months		311,048		540,619
From 3 months to 6 months		207,182		281,120
From 6 months to 1 year		157,000		152,000
From 1 year to 2 years		6,000		7,000
From 2 years to 5 years		-		10,544
		2,361,336		2,317,260

Disclosure Related To Additional Information About Deposits [Table Text Block]

The following table presents additional information about deposits:

		December 31,
(In thousands of US$)		2013		2012
Aggregate amounts of time deposits of $100,000 or more		2,298,289		2,185,277
Aggregate amounts of deposits in offices outside Panama		227,559		229,170
Interest expense paid to deposits in offices outside Panama		1,235		1,332

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