Deposits (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Deposit Assets [Abstract]

Disclosure Of Maturity Period Of Bank Deposit [Table Text Block]

The remaining maturity profile of the Bank’s deposits is as follows:

(In thousands of US$)	December 31,
	2012		2011
Demand		131,875		67,586
Up to 1 month		1,194,102		1,474,088
From 1 month to 3 months		540,619		402,472
From 3 months to 6 months		281,120		196,016
From 6 months to 1 year		152,000		151,800
From 1 year to 2 years		7,000		-
From 2 years to 5 years		10,544		11,544
		2,317,260		2,303,506

Disclosure Related To Additional Information About Deposits [Table Text Block]

The following table presents additional information about deposits:

(In thousands of US$)	December 31,
	2012		2011
Aggregate amounts of time deposits of $100,000 or more		2,185,277		2,233,044
Aggregate amounts of deposits in offices outside Panama		229,170		220,340
Interest expense paid to deposits in offices outside Panama		1,332		983