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Financial Risk (Details 12) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | $ 4,911,397 | $ 5,892,997
Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 639,264 | 609,054
Argentina | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 130,944 | 226,481
Belgium | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 9,807 | 13,742
Bolivia | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 12,000 | 7,000
Bolivia | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 2,800 | 400
Brazil | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 971,652 | 1,015,316
Brazil | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 50,000 | 50,000
Canada | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net |  | 657
Chile | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 533,945 | 683,132
Chile | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 7,911 | 8
Colombia | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 714,258 | 906,092
Colombia | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 50,333 | 50,610
Costa Rica | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 146,200 | 220,380
Costa Rica | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 56,876 | 59,161
Dominican Republic | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 202,433 | 289,853
Dominican Republic | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 16,500 | 16,500
Ecuador | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 45,511 | 174,267
Ecuador | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 165,275 | 252,391
El Salvador | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 40,000 | 54,233
El Salvador | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 1,087 | 5,555
France | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 150,810 | 152,530
France | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 84,862 | 47,906
Germany | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net |  | 34,613
Guatemala | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 281,485 | 278,557
Guatemala | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 43,845 | 44,200
Honduras | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 10,199 | 128,937
Honduras | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 345 | 300
Hong Kong | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 1,800 | 10,400
Jamaica | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 23,274 | 38,312
Luxembourg | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 50,000 | 59,813
Mexico | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 607,099 | 754,465
Mexico | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 4,995 | 27,377
Panama | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 241,097 | 268,356
Panama | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 61,435 | 25,304
Paraguay | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 100,816 | 127,970
Paraguay | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 11,800 | 10,652
Peru | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 272,752 | 150,301
Peru | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 47,245 | 8,033
Singapore | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 75,095 | 90,955
Switzerland | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net |  | 10,000
Trinidad and Tobago | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 165,995 | 181,676
United State of America | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 113,816 | 25,000
United Kingdom | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 10,409 |
Uruguay | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net |  | 619
Uruguay | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 33,955 |
1-4 | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 2,582,794 | 2,928,401
1-4 | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 247,425 | 167,241
5-6 | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 2,096,138 | 2,415,323
5-6 | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 237,807 | 183,568
7-8 | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 232,465 | 487,428
7-8 | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 154,032 | 258,245
10 | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net |  | 61,845
Securities at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 164,074 | 74,547
Securities at amortized cost | Brazil |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 41,128 | 1,500
Securities at amortized cost | Chile |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 11,992 |
Securities at amortized cost | Colombia |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 29,998 | 15,338
Securities at amortized cost | Mexico |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 43,910 | 21,505
Securities at amortized cost | Panama |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 10,399 | 36,204
Securities at amortized cost | Peru |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 26,647 |
Securities at amortized cost | 1-4 |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 108,505 | 73,047
Securities at amortized cost | 5-6 |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 55,569 | 1,500
Securities at FVOCI |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 231,348 | 5,094
Securities at FVOCI | Chile |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 28,972 | 5,094
Securities at FVOCI | United State of America |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 89,794 |
Securities at FVOCI | Multinational |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 112,582 |
Securities at FVOCI | 1-4 |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 231,348 | 5,094
Cost [member] | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 4,911,397 | 5,892,997
Cost [member] | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 74,366 | 115,682
Cost [member] | Securities at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 164,074 | 74,547
Cost [member] | Securities at FVOCI | Customers' liabilities under acceptances |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 231,348 | 5,094
Amount Committed or Guaranteed | Loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | $ 564,898 | $ 493,372

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