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Financial risk - Bank’s interest rate gap position (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Assets |  |  |  |
Securities and other financial assets | $ 831,913 | $ 398,068 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (427,497) | (10,663) |  |
Borrowings and debt | (3,321,911) | (1,985,070) | $ (3,138,310) | $ (3,518,446)
Interest rate and foreign exchange risk |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 1,253,052 | 863,812 |  |
Securities and other financial assets | 824,611 | 395,422 |  |
Loans | 5,739,918 | 4,916,346 |  |
Total assets | 7,817,581 | 6,175,580 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | (3,036,228) | (3,138,900) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (427,497) | (10,663) |  |
Borrowings and debt | (3,321,911) | (1,985,070) |  |
Total liabilities | (6,785,636) | (5,134,633) |  |
Net effect of derivative financial instruments held for interest risk management | (17,650) | 16,503 |  |
Total interest rate sensitivity | 1,014,295 | 1,057,450 |  |
Interest rate risk | Up to 3 months |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 1,249,545 | 859,481 |  |
Securities and other financial assets | 26,693 | 9,554 |  |
Loans | 2,510,544 | 3,468,477 |  |
Total assets | 3,786,782 | 4,337,512 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | (2,634,776) | (2,675,867) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (332,417) | 0 |  |
Borrowings and debt | (1,265,779) | (1,103,703) |  |
Total liabilities | (4,232,972) | (3,779,570) |  |
Net effect of derivative financial instruments held for interest risk management | 2,791 | (3) |  |
Total interest rate sensitivity | (443,399) | 557,939 |  |
Interest rate risk | 3 to 6 months |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities and other financial assets | 28,906 | 9,139 |  |
Loans | 1,593,471 | 895,794 |  |
Total assets | 1,622,377 | 904,933 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | (309,601) | (166,317) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (60,052) | (5,728) |  |
Borrowings and debt | (653,454) | (45,859) |  |
Total liabilities | (1,023,107) | (217,904) |  |
Net effect of derivative financial instruments held for interest risk management | (1,230) | (373) |  |
Total interest rate sensitivity | 598,040 | 686,656 |  |
Interest rate risk | 6 months to 1 year |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities and other financial assets | 121,834 | 55,960 |  |
Loans | 1,378,589 | 434,813 |  |
Total assets | 1,500,423 | 490,773 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | (78,439) | (290,000) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | 0 | (4,935) |  |
Borrowings and debt | (452,621) | (16,511) |  |
Total liabilities | (531,060) | (311,446) |  |
Net effect of derivative financial instruments held for interest risk management | (7,773) | 58 |  |
Total interest rate sensitivity | 961,590 | 179,385 |  |
Interest rate risk | After 1 year but within 5 years |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities and other financial assets | 647,178 | 320,769 |  |
Loans | 246,721 | 117,262 |  |
Total assets | 893,899 | 438,031 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | (8,000) | (6,500) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (35,028) | 0 |  |
Borrowings and debt | (933,671) | (794,522) |  |
Total liabilities | (976,699) | (801,022) |  |
Net effect of derivative financial instruments held for interest risk management | (10,722) | 15,982 |  |
Total interest rate sensitivity | (93,522) | (347,009) |  |
Interest rate risk | More than 5 Years |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities and other financial assets | 0 | 0 |  |
Loans | 10,593 | 0 |  |
Total assets | 10,593 | 0 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | 0 | 0 |  |
Borrowings and debt | (16,386) | (24,475) |  |
Total liabilities | (16,386) | (24,475) |  |
Net effect of derivative financial instruments held for interest risk management | (716) | 839 |  |
Total interest rate sensitivity | (6,509) | (23,636) |  |
Non interest rate risk |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 3,507 | 4,331 |  |
Securities and other financial assets | 0 | 0 |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Total assets | 3,507 | 4,331 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Demand deposits and time deposits | (5,412) | (216) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | 0 | 0 |  |
Borrowings and debt | 0 | 0 |  |
Total liabilities | (5,412) | (216) |  |
Net effect of derivative financial instruments held for interest risk management | 0 | 0 |  |
Total interest rate sensitivity | $ (1,905) | $ 4,115 |  |

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