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Applicable laws and regulations - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Statement [Line Items] |  |
Provision for modified special mention loans | $ 1,700 |
Loans, default period | 30 days |
Capital reserves | $ 95,210 | $ 95,210
IFRS generic provision | 3.00% |
Minimum of the year |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of liquid assets | 30.00% |
Percentage of capital adequacy index | 8.00% |
Percentage of ordinary primary capital | 4.50% |
Percentage of primary capital | 6.00% |
Normal |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of reserve for credit losses | 0.00% |
Special Mention |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of reserve for credit losses | 20.00% |
Substandard |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of reserve for credit losses | 50.00% |
Doubtful |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of reserve for credit losses | 80.00% |
Unrecoverable |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of reserve for credit losses | 100.00% |
Special Mention |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |
Loans, net | $ 10,900 |
Superintendence of Banks of Panama |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of liquidity coverage ratio | 199.00% | 249.00%
Maturity of deposits in overseas up | 186 days |
Percentage of liquidity index | 80.80% | 79.99%
Provisions and credit reserves | $ 136,000 | $ 136,000
Superintendence of Banks of Panama | Minimum of the year |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of liquidity coverage ratio | 80.00% | 65.00%

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