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Financial risk - Bank’s financial assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Financial assets available to support future funding |  |
Guaranteed | $ 489,639 | $ 29,254
Available as collateral | 7,288,925 | 6,129,305
Cash and due from banks |  |
Financial assets available to support future funding |  |
Guaranteed | 42,051 | 17,804
Available as collateral | 1,211,001 | 846,008
Notional of investment securities |  |
Financial assets available to support future funding |  |
Guaranteed | 447,588 | 11,450
Available as collateral | 343,319 | 371,900
Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial assets available to support future funding |  |
Available as collateral | $ 5,734,605 | $ 4,911,397

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