Loans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Receivables [Abstract]

Disclosure Related To Banks Loan Portfolio Table [Text Block]

The following table set forth details of the Bank’s loan portfolio:

(In thousands of US$)	December 31,
	2012		2011
Corporations:
Private		2,202,613		2,089,520
State-owned		538,638		232,893
Banking and financial institutions:
Private		1,775,938		1,716,406
State-owned		416,085		447,757
Middle-market companies:
Private		681,912		445,731
Sovereign		100,370		27,266
Total		5,715,556		4,959,573

Disclosure Related To Bank's Loan Portfolio By Industry [Table Text Block]

The composition of the loan portfolio by industry is as follows:

(In thousands of US$)	December 31,
	2012		2011
Banking and financial institutions		2,192,023		2,164,163
Industrial		1,108,223		967,929
Oil and petroleum derived products		894,368		645,875
Agricultural		853,377		730,119
Services		210,925		264,895
Mining		22,122		37,723
Sovereign		100,370		27,266
Others		334,148		121,603
Total		5,715,556		4,959,573

Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators [Table Text Block]

Loans classified by debtor’s credit quality indicators are as follows:

(In thousands of US$)	December 31, 2012
Rating (1)	Corporations				Banking and financial institutions				Middle-market companies		Sovereign		Total
	Private		State-owned		Private		State-owned		Private
1-6		2,202,613		538,638		1,775,938		416,085		681,912		100,370		5,715,556
7		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
8		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
9		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
10		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total		2,202,613		538,638		1,775,938		416,085		681,912		100,370		5,715,556

(In thousands of US$)	December 31, 2011
Rating (1)	Corporations				Banking and financial institutions				Middle-market companies		Sovereign		Total
	Private		State-owned		Private		State-owned		Private
1-6		2,057,520		232,893		1,716,406		447,757		445,731		27,266		4,927,573
7		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
8		24,000		-		-		-		-		-		24,000
9		8,000		-		-		-		-		-		8,000
10		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total		2,089,520		232,893		1,716,406		447,757		445,731		27,266		4,959,573

⁽¹⁾ Current ratings as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Schedule Of Loan Maturities [Table Text Block]

The remaining loan maturities are summarized as follows:

(In thousands of US$)	December 31,
	2012		2011
Current:
Up to 1 month		1,155,222		395,091
From 1 month to 3 months		1,475,201		1,110,307
From 3 months to 6 months		962,377		1,095,632
From 6 months to 1 year		752,822		767,526
From 1 year to 2 years		662,511		539,077
From 2 years to 5 years		692,884		1,000,486
More than 5 years		14,539		18,654
		5,715,556		4,926,773
Delinquent		-		800
Restructured and impaired:
Current balances with impairment		-		32,000
Past due balances with impairment		-		-
		-		32,000
Total		5,715,556		4,959,573

Schedule Of Loan By Country Risk Distribution [Table Text Block]

The following table provides a breakdown of loans by country risk:

(In thousands of US$)	December 31,
	2012		2011
Country:
Argentina		222,159		389,591
Belgium		30,692		-
Brazil		1,773,401		1,852,152
Chile		309,712		376,297
Colombia		450,037		734,213
Costa Rica		196,857		109,263
Dominican Republic		110,688		118,275
Ecuador		173,782		21,676
El Salvador		66,013		21,098
France		59,501		-
Germany		-		5,000
Guatemala		273,051		161,107
Honduras		70,701		45,509
Jamaica		9,772		1,768
Mexico		495,954		416,353
Netherlands		77,336		20,000
Nicaragua		10,169		9,995
Panama		277,144		118,526
Paraguay		27,060		30,286
Peru		841,032		341,784
Spain		9,695		340
Trinidad and Tobago		119,347		76,340
United States		2,925		-
Uruguay		108,528		110,000
		5,715,556		4,959,573

Schedule Of Loan Portfolio By Interest Rate Type [Table Text Block]

The fixed and floating interest rate distribution of the loan portfolio is as follows:

(In thousands of US$)	December 31,
	2012		2011
Fixed interest rates		3,282,876		2,360,115
Floating interest rates		2,432,680		2,599,458
		5,715,556		4,959,573

Schedule of Financing Receivables, Non Accrual Status [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of information in non-accruing loans, and interest amounts on non-accruing loans:

(In thousands of US$)	December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Loans in non-accrual status
Private corporations		-		32,000		28,000
Private middle-market companies		-		-		1,002
Total loans in non-accrual status		-		32,000		29,002
Interest which would have been recorded if the loans had not been in a non-accrual status		-		2,325		3,403
Interest income collected on non-accruing loans		2,288		2,375		3,335

Disclosure Related To Analysis Of Non-Accruing Loans With Impaired Balances [Table Text Block]

An analysis of non-accruing loans with impaired balances as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 is detailed as follows:

(In thousands of US$)	December 31, 2012						2012
	Recorded investment		Unpaid principal balance		Related allowance		Average principal loan balance		Interest income recognized
With an allowance recorded
Private corporations		-		-		-		-		2,288
Total		-		-		-		-		2,288

(In thousands of US$)	December 31, 2011						2011
	Recorded investment		Unpaid principal balance		Related allowance		Average principal loan balance		Interest Income recognized
With an allowance recorded
Private corporations		32,000		32,000		14,800		26,860		2,375
Total		32,000		32,000		14,800		26,860		2,375

Aging Analysis Of Loan Portfolio1 [Table Text Block]

The following table presents an aging analysis of the loan portfolio:

(In thousands of US$)	December 31, 2012
	91-120 days		121-150 days		151-180 days		Greater than 180 days		Total Past Due		Delinquent		Current		Total Loans
Corporations		-		-		-		-		-		-		2,741,251		2,741,251
Banking and financial institutions		-		-		-		-		-		-		2,192,023		2,192,023
Middle-market companies		-		-		-		-		-		-		681,912		681,912
Sovereign		-		-		-		-		-		-		100,370		100,370
Total		-		-		-		-		-		-		5,715,556		5,715,556

(In thousands of US$)	December 31, 2011
	91-120 days		121-150 days		151-180 days		Greater than 180 days		Total Past Due		Delinquent		Current		Total Loans
Corporations		-		-		-		-		-		-		2,322,413		2,322,413
Banking and financial institutions		-		-		-		-		-		-		2,164,163		2,164,163
Middle-market companies		-		-		-		-		-		800		444,931		445,731
Sovereign		-		-		-		-		-		-		27,266		27,266
Total		-		-		-		-		-		800		4,958,773		4,959,573