Financial instruments with off-balance sheet credit risk (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Bank's Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risk [Table Text Block]

The Bank’s outstanding financial instruments with off-balance sheet credit risk were as follows:

	December 31,
	2014		2013
Confirmed letters of credit		89,752		221,963
Stand-by letters of credit and guaranteed – Commercial risk		137,817		137,285
Credit commitments		158,549		121,175
		386,118		480,423

Remaining Maturity Profile Of Bank's Outstanding Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risk [Table Text Block]

As of Decembet 31, 2014, the remaining maturity profile of the Bank’s outstanding financial instruments with off-balance sheet credit risk is as follows:

Maturities	Amount
Within 1 year		292,720
From 1 to 2 years		41,269
From 2 to 5 years		51,551
More than 5 years		578
		386,118

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 the breakdown of the Bank’s off-balance sheet exposure by country risk is as follows:

	December 31,
	2014		2013
Country:
Argentina		-		295
Bolivia		-		80
Brazil		19,698		22,567
Chile		27,802		-
Colombia		53,874		38,545
Costa Rica		-		897
Dominican Republic		14,806		108
Ecuador		86,436		153,072
El Salvador		25		25
Guatemala		37,988		43,548
Honduras		412		412
Jamaica		415		338
Mexico		64,324		20,969
Netherlands		-		17,833
Panama		20,675		96,943
Paraguay		418		2
Peru		16,225		41,063
Switzerland		1,000		1,000
United Kingdom		-		70
Uruguay		40,946		40,946
Venezuela		1,074		1,710
		386,118		480,423