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Financial risk - Future undiscounted cash flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | $ 1,253,052 | $ 863,812 | $ 1,178,170 |
Securities and other financial assets, net | 831,913 | 398,068 |  |
Derivative financial instruments - assets | 10,805 | 27,778 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Deposits | (3,037,457) | (3,140,875) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (427,497) | (10,663) |  |
Borrowings and debt, net | (3,321,911) | (1,985,070) | $ (3,138,310) | $ (3,518,446)
Derivative financial instruments - fair value liabilities | (28,455) | (9,211) |  |
Liquidity risk |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 1,253,052 | 863,812 |  |
Securities and other financial assets, net | 831,913 | 398,068 |  |
Loans, net | 5,713,022 | 4,896,647 |  |
Derivative financial instruments - assets | 10,805 | 27,778 |  |
Total | 7,808,792 | 6,186,305 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Deposits | (3,037,457) | (3,140,875) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (427,497) | (10,663) |  |
Borrowings and debt, net | (3,333,233) | (1,994,245) |  |
Derivative financial instruments - fair value liabilities | (28,455) | (9,211) |  |
Total | (6,826,642) | (5,154,994) |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |
Confirmed lettes of credit | 214,230 | 216,782 |  |
Stand-by letters of credit and guarantees | 268,196 | 210,497 |  |
Credit commitments | 121,333 | 137,619 |  |
Total | 603,759 | 564,898 |  |
Net position | 378,391 | 466,413 |  |
Up to 3 months | Liquidity risk |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 1,253,052 | 863,831 |  |
Securities and other financial assets, net | 36,984 | 11,541 |  |
Loans, net | 1,936,018 | 1,712,049 |  |
Derivative financial instruments - assets | 2,791 | 0 |  |
Total | 3,228,845 | 2,587,421 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Deposits | (2,641,995) | (2,678,292) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (333,031) | 0 |  |
Borrowings and debt, net | (583,283) | (166,034) |  |
Derivative financial instruments - fair value liabilities | 0 | (3,020) |  |
Total | (3,558,309) | (2,847,346) |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |
Confirmed lettes of credit | 149,672 | 167,301 |  |
Stand-by letters of credit and guarantees | 75,245 | 35,041 |  |
Credit commitments | 35,000 | 0 |  |
Total | 259,917 | 202,342 |  |
Net position | (589,381) | (462,267) |  |
3 to 6 months | Liquidity risk |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities and other financial assets, net | 44,743 | 20,961 |  |
Loans, net | 1,040,765 | 998,923 |  |
Derivative financial instruments - assets | 3,592 | 119 |  |
Total | 1,089,100 | 1,020,003 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Deposits | (310,326) | (166,832) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (60,218) | (5,784) |  |
Borrowings and debt, net | (726,715) | (60,816) |  |
Derivative financial instruments - fair value liabilities | (4,821) | (1,081) |  |
Total | (1,102,080) | (234,513) |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |
Confirmed lettes of credit | 62,123 | 29,466 |  |
Stand-by letters of credit and guarantees | 118,287 | 106,943 |  |
Credit commitments | 0 | 0 |  |
Total | 180,410 | 136,409 |  |
Net position | (193,390) | 649,081 |  |
6 months to 1 year | Liquidity risk |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities and other financial assets, net | 179,219 | 60,311 |  |
Loans, net | 1,349,286 | 1,255,069 |  |
Derivative financial instruments - assets | 0 | 129 |  |
Total | 1,528,505 | 1,315,509 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Deposits | (79,034) | (293,306) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | 0 | (4,977) |  |
Borrowings and debt, net | (802,911) | (456,932) |  |
Derivative financial instruments - fair value liabilities | (7,773) | (71) |  |
Total | (889,718) | (755,286) |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |
Confirmed lettes of credit | 2,435 | 20,015 |  |
Stand-by letters of credit and guarantees | 54,375 | 55,963 |  |
Credit commitments | 45,000 | 4,286 |  |
Total | 101,810 | 80,264 |  |
Net position | 536,977 | 479,959 |  |
After 1 year but within 5 years | Liquidity risk |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities and other financial assets, net | 599,397 | 312,027 |  |
Loans, net | 1,568,311 | 293,489 |  |
Derivative financial instruments - assets | 4,422 | 26,691 |  |
Total | 2,172,130 | 632,207 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Deposits | (8,090) | (6,638) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (35,515) | 0 |  |
Borrowings and debt, net | (1,348,323) | (1,425,806) |  |
Derivative financial instruments - fair value liabilities | (15,145) | (5,039) |  |
Total | (1,407,073) | (1,437,483) |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |
Confirmed lettes of credit | 0 | 0 |  |
Stand-by letters of credit and guarantees | 20,289 | 12,550 |  |
Credit commitments | 41,333 | 133,333 |  |
Total | 61,622 | 145,883 |  |
Net position | 703,435 | (951,159) |  |
More than 5 Years | Liquidity risk |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities and other financial assets, net | 0 | 0 |  |
Loans, net | 151,529 | 1,156,625 |  |
Derivative financial instruments - assets | 0 | 839 |  |
Total | 151,529 | 1,157,464 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Deposits | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | 0 | 0 |  |
Borrowings and debt, net | (16,536) | (24,922) |  |
Derivative financial instruments - fair value liabilities | (716) | 0 |  |
Total | (17,252) | (24,922) |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |
Confirmed lettes of credit | 0 | 0 |  |
Stand-by letters of credit and guarantees | 0 | 0 |  |
Credit commitments | 0 | 0 |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |  |
Net position | 134,277 | 1,132,542 |  |
Gross inflows (outflows) | Liquidity risk |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 1,253,052 | 863,831 |  |
Securities and other financial assets, net | 860,343 | 404,840 |  |
Loans, net | 6,045,909 | 5,416,155 |  |
Derivative financial instruments - assets | 10,805 | 27,778 |  |
Total | 8,170,109 | 6,712,604 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Deposits | (3,039,445) | (3,145,068) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (428,764) | (10,761) |  |
Borrowings and debt, net | (3,477,768) | (2,134,510) |  |
Derivative financial instruments - fair value liabilities | (28,455) | (9,211) |  |
Total | (6,974,432) | (5,299,550) |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |
Confirmed lettes of credit | 214,230 | 216,782 |  |
Stand-by letters of credit and guarantees | 268,196 | 210,497 |  |
Credit commitments | 121,333 | 137,619 |  |
Total | 603,759 | 564,898 |  |
Net position | $ 591,918 | $ 848,156 |  |

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