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Financial risk - Concentration by sector and industry (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Securities at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | $ 631,123 | $ 164,074
FVOCI |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 193,488 | 231,348
Costs: | Securities at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 631,123 | 164,074
Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 5,734,605 | 4,911,397
Loans at amortized cost | Costs: |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 5,734,605 | 4,911,397
Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 805,274 | 639,264
Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts | Costs: |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 201,515 | 74,366
Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts | Amount committed/guaranteed |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 603,759 | 564,898
Customers' liabilities under acceptances | Costs: | FVOCI |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 193,488 | 231,348
Financial institutions | Securities at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 174,186 | 61,991
Financial institutions | FVOCI |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 134,392 | 141,974
Financial institutions | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 2,691,728 | 2,708,262
Financial institutions | Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 421,949 | 270,716
Manufacturing | Securities at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 180,088 | 66,053
Manufacturing | FVOCI |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 44,586 | 45,654
Manufacturing | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 1,122,325 | 760,985
Manufacturing | Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 193,169 | 173,493
Oil and petroleum derived products | Securities at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 74,954 | 20,911
Oil and petroleum derived products | FVOCI |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 14,510 | 38,607
Oil and petroleum derived products | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 1,091,264 | 586,030
Oil and petroleum derived products | Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 62,208 | 98,189
Agricultural | Securities at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 0 | 0
Agricultural | FVOCI |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 0 | 0
Agricultural | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 267,382 | 336,715
Agricultural | Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 0 | 0
Services | Securities at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 66,609 | 0
Services | FVOCI |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 0 | 0
Services | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 220,942 | 264,597
Services | Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 55,612 | 63,086
Mining | Securities at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 9,912 | 0
Mining | FVOCI |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 0 | 0
Mining | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 95,364 | 94,955
Mining | Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 0 | 0
Sovereign | Securities at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 51,586 | 15,119
Sovereign | FVOCI |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 0 | 5,113
Sovereign | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 23,610 | 35,415
Sovereign | Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 0 | 0
Other | Securities at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 73,788 | 0
Other | FVOCI |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 0 | 0
Other | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 221,990 | 124,438
Other | Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 72,336 | 33,780
Private | Securities at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 362,085 | 56,979
Private | FVOCI |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 59,096 | 60,403
Private | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 1,934,056 | 1,425,929
Private | Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 336,181 | 276,249
State-owned | Securities at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 43,266 | 29,985
State-owned | FVOCI |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 0 | 23,858
State-owned | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 1,085,211 | 741,791
State-owned | Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 47,144 | 92,299
Private financial institutions | Securities at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 127,690 | 33,715
Private financial institutions | FVOCI |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 0 | 0
Private financial institutions | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 2,123,881 | 2,231,742
Private financial institutions | Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 140,289 | 65,434
State-owned financial institutions | Securities at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 46,496 | 28,276
State-owned financial institutions | FVOCI |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 134,392 | 141,974
State-owned financial institutions | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 567,847 | 476,520
State-owned financial institutions | Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 281,660 | 205,282
Sovereign | Securities at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 51,586 | 15,119
Sovereign | FVOCI |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 0 | 5,113
Sovereign | Loans at amortized cost |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | 23,610 | 35,415
Sovereign | Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts |  |
Financial Risk |  |
Loans, net | $ 0 | $ 0

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