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Fees and commissions, net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure Of Fees And Commissions [Abstract] |
Disclosure Of Detailed Information On Fees And Commissions [Text Block] |
|  | December 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015 |
Commission income – Loans &; commitments, net |  |  | 476 |  |  | 1,126 |  |  | 2,988 |
Commission income - Letters of credit |  |  | 10,430 |  |  | 7,458 |  |  | 9,332 |
Commission income - Arrangements |  |  | 6,608 |  |  | 5,722 |  |  | 6,880 |
Total |  |  | 17,514 |  |  | 14,306 |  |  | 19,200 |

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