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Applicable laws and regulations - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Loans, Default Period | 30 days |
Loans at amortized cost |  | $ 5,892,997
Minimum |  |
Percentage of Capital Adequacy Index | 8.00% |
Percentage of Ordinary Primary Capital | 4.50% |
Percentage of Primary Capital | 6.00% |
Minimum | Ratio [Member] |  |
Percentage of Liquid Assets | 30.00% |
Normal [Member] |  |
Percentage of Reserve For Credit Losses | 0.00% |
Special mention loans |  |
Percentage of Reserve For Credit Losses | 20.00% |
Substandards [Member] |  |
Percentage of Reserve For Credit Losses | 50.00% |
Doubtful [Member] |  |
Percentage of Reserve For Credit Losses | 80.00% |
Unrecoverable [Member] |  |
Percentage of Reserve For Credit Losses | 100.00% |
Special mention loans |  |
Loans at amortized cost | $ 10,900 |
Superintendence of Banks of Panama [Member] |  |
Percentage of Liquidity Coverage Ratio | 249.00% | 131.00%
Maturity of Deposits in Overseas up | 186 days |
Percentage of Liquidity Index | 79.99% | 100.36%
Provisions and Credit Reserves | $ 136,000 | $ 136,000
Superintendence of Banks of Panama [Member] | Minimum |  |
Percentage of Liquidity Coverage Ratio | 65.00% | 50.00%

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