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Fee and commission income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Fee and commission income (expense) | $ 10,418 | $ 15,647 | $ 17,185
Issuance And Confirmation [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 9,490 | 9,693 | 11,019
Negotiation And Acceptance [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 183 | 399 | 379
Amendment [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 688 | 605 | 869
Structuring [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 603 | 5,622 | 4,950
Other [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | (546) | (672) | (32)
Syndicated loans [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 603 | 5,622 | 4,950
Syndicated loans [Member] | Issuance And Confirmation [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 0 | 0 | 0
Syndicated loans [Member] | Negotiation And Acceptance [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 0 | 0 | 0
Syndicated loans [Member] | Amendment [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 0 | 0 | 0
Syndicated loans [Member] | Structuring [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 603 | 5,622 | 4,950
Syndicated loans [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 0 | 0 | 0
Documentary and stand-by Letters of Credit [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 9,000 | 9,506 | 10,767
Documentary and stand-by Letters of Credit [Member] | Issuance And Confirmation [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 8,090 | 8,381 | 9,281
Documentary and stand-by Letters of Credit [Member] | Negotiation And Acceptance [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 183 | 399 | 379
Documentary and stand-by Letters of Credit [Member] | Amendment [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 688 | 632 | 1,020
Documentary and stand-by Letters of Credit [Member] | Structuring [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 0 | 0 | 0
Documentary and stand-by Letters of Credit [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 39 | 94 | 87
Other [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 815 | 519 | 1,468
Other [Member] | Issuance And Confirmation [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 1,400 | 1,312 | 1,738
Other [Member] | Negotiation And Acceptance [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 0 | 0 | 0
Other [Member] | Amendment [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 0 | (27) | (151)
Other [Member] | Structuring [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | 0 | 0 | 0
Other [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |
Fee and commission income (expense) | $ (584) | $ (766) | $ (119)

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