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Capital adequacy (Details Textual) | Dec. 31, 2014
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Capital Adequacy [Line Items] |
Minimum Capital Adequacy Ratio | 8.00%blx_MinimumCapitalAdequacyRatio
Primary Capital Adequacy Ratio | 4.00%blx_PrimaryCapitalAdequacyRatio
Capital Adequacy Ratio | 15.14%blx_CapitalAdequacyRatio

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- Definition Capital adequacy ratio of the bank at the end of period. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Represents the minimum capital adequacy ratio of the bank at the end of period, according to the Panamanian Banking Law. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Represents the minimum primary capital ratio of the bank at the end of period, according to the Panamanian Banking Law. + References No definition available. + Details
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