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Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts |
Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts | 11.Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts In the normal course of business, to meet the financing needs of its customers, the Bank is party to loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position. Credit risk represents the possibility of loss resulting from the failure of a customer to perform in accordance with the terms of a contract. The Bank’s outstanding loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts are as follows:
|  | December 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Documentary letters of credit |  | 216,782 |  | 169,320
Stand-by letters of credit and guarantees - commercial risk |  | 210,497 |  | 255,481
Credit commitments |  | 137,619 |  | 68,571
Total loans commitments and financial guarantee contracts |  | 564,898 |  | 493,372
The remaining maturity profile of the Bank’s outstanding loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts is as follows:
|  | December 31, |  | December 31,
Maturities |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Up to 1 year |  | 419,015 |  | 424,744
From 1 to 2 years |  | 75,883 |  | 8,628
Over 2 to 5 years |  | 70,000 |  | 60,000
Total |  | 564,898 |  | 493,372

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