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Trading liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Trading Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]

Schedule Of Fair Value Of Trading Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The fair value of trading liabilities is as follows:

		December 31,
		2014			2013
Trading liabilities:
Interest rate swaps		52			65
Cross-currency interest rate swaps		-			7
Forward foreign exchange		-			-
Total		52			72

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]

During 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Bank recognized the following gains and losses related to trading derivative financial instruments:

		Year ended December 31,
		2014			2013			2012
Interest rate swaps			(60)			(9)			(310)
Cross-currency swaps			-			67			-
Cross-currency interest rate swaps			-			3,236			11,537
Forward foreign exchange			(333)			(6)			27
Future contracts			-			191			207
Total			(393)			3,479			11,461

Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Table Text Block]

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, information on the nominal amounts of derivative financial instruments held for trading purposes is as follows:

		2014									2013
		Nominal			Fair Value						Nominal		Fair Value
		Amount			Asset			Liability			Amount		Asset		Liability
Interest rate swaps			14,000			-			52		14,000		-			65
Cross-currency interest rate swaps			-			-			-		600		-			7
Total			14,000			-			52		14,600		-			72

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