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Financial Risk (Details 22) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Assets |  |  |  |
Securities and other financial assets | $ 398,068 | $ 88,794 |  |
Loans |  | 5,892,997 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (10,663) | (40,530) |  |
Borrowings and debt, net | (1,985,070) | (3,138,310) | $ (3,518,446) | $ (2,211,567)
Interest rate and foreign exchange risk |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | 863,812 | 1,170,092 |  |
Securities and other financial assets | 395,422 | 79,641 |  |
Loans | 4,916,346 | 5,892,997 |  |
Total assets | 6,175,580 | 7,142,730 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | (3,138,900) | (2,888,336) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (10,663) | (40,530) |  |
Borrowings and debt, net | (1,985,070) | (3,138,310) |  |
Total liabilities | (5,134,633) | (6,067,176) |  |
Net effect of derivative financial instruments held for interest risk management | 16,503 | (5,768) |  |
Total interest rate sensitivity | 1,057,450 | 1,069,786 |  |
Interest rate risk | Up to 3 months |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | 859,481 | 1,170,092 |  |
Securities and other financial assets | 9,554 | 14,935 |  |
Loans | 3,468,477 | 4,031,432 |  |
Total assets | 4,337,512 | 5,216,459 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | (2,675,867) | (2,570,324) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | 0 | (40,530) |  |
Borrowings and debt, net | (1,103,703) | (2,534,382) |  |
Total liabilities | (3,779,570) | (5,145,236) |  |
Net effect of derivative financial instruments held for interest risk management | (3) | (2,425) |  |
Total interest rate sensitivity | 557,939 | 68,798 |  |
Interest rate risk | 3 to 6 months |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities and other financial assets | 9,139 | 6,351 |  |
Loans | 895,794 | 1,096,355 |  |
Total assets | 904,933 | 1,102,706 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | (166,317) | (197,300) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (5,728) | 0 |  |
Borrowings and debt, net | (45,859) | (401,432) |  |
Total liabilities | (217,904) | (598,732) |  |
Net effect of derivative financial instruments held for interest risk management | (373) | (150) |  |
Total interest rate sensitivity | 686,656 | 503,824 |  |
Interest rate risk | 6 months to 1 year |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities and other financial assets | 55,960 | 5,055 |  |
Loans | 434,813 | 548,028 |  |
Total assets | 490,773 | 553,083 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | (290,000) | (120,419) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (4,935) | 0 |  |
Borrowings and debt, net | (16,511) | (25,261) |  |
Total liabilities | (311,446) | (145,680) |  |
Net effect of derivative financial instruments held for interest risk management | 58 | (1,711) |  |
Total interest rate sensitivity | 179,385 | 405,692 |  |
Interest rate risk | After 1 year but within 5 years |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities and other financial assets | 320,769 | 53,300 |  |
Loans | 117,262 | 208,443 |  |
Total assets | 438,031 | 261,743 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | (6,500) | 0 |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | 0 | 0 |  |
Borrowings and debt, net | (794,522) | (157,321) |  |
Total liabilities | (801,022) | (157,321) |  |
Net effect of derivative financial instruments held for interest risk management | 15,982 | (1,482) |  |
Total interest rate sensitivity | (347,009) | 102,940 |  |
Interest rate risk | More than 5 years |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities and other financial assets | 0 | 0 |  |
Loans | 0 | 8,739 |  |
Total assets | 0 | 8,739 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | 0 | 0 |  |
Borrowings and debt, net | (24,475) | 0 |  |
Total liabilities | (24,475) | 0 |  |
Net effect of derivative financial instruments held for interest risk management | 839 | 0 |  |
Total interest rate sensitivity | (23,636) | 8,739 |  |
Non Interest bearing |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | 4,331 | 0 |  |
Securities and other financial assets | 0 | 0 |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Total assets | 4,331 | 0 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | (216) | (293) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | 0 | 0 |  |
Borrowings and debt, net | 0 | (19,914) |  |
Total liabilities | (216) | (20,207) |  |
Net effect of derivative financial instruments held for interest risk management | 0 | 0 |  |
Total interest rate sensitivity | $ 4,115 | $ (20,207) |  |

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