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Related party transactions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Disclosure of related party [Abstract]

Disclosure of transactions between related parties [text block]

During the reporting years, total compensation paid to directors and the executives of Bladex as representatives of the Bank amounted to:

		December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Expenses:
Compensation costs paid to directors			884			880			949
Compensation costs paid to executives			2,370			4,055			4,601

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The disclosure of transactions between the entity and its related parties. [Refer: Related parties [member]]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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-IssueDate 2017-01-01
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-URIDate 2017-03-09

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