Edgar Filing: FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of October, 2017

Commission File Number 1-11414

BANCO LATINOAMERICANO DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR, S.A.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC.

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Business Park Torre V, Ave. La Rotonda, Costa del Este

P.O. Box 0819-08730

Panama City, Republic of Panama

(Address of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Yes ¨ No x

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 31, 2017

FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC.
(Registrant)

	By: /s/ Pierre Dulin

	Name:	Pierre Dulin
	Title:	General Manager

Banco Latinoamericano

de Comercio Exterior, S.A.

and Subsidiaries

Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statement of financial position as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, and related unaudited condensed consolidated interim statements of profit or loss, unaudited condensed consolidated interim statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, unaudited condensed consolidated interim statements of changes in equity and unaudited condensed consolidated interim statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A.

and Subsidiaries

Unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

Contents	Pages

Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statements of financial position	3

Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statements of profit or loss	4

Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income	5

Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statements of changes in equity	6

Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statements of cash flows	7

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements	8-72

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statement of financial position

September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016

(In US$ thousand)

		September 30,			December 31,
		2017			2016
	Notes	(Unaudited)			(Audited)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	3,14		799,435			1,069,538
Financial Instruments:
At fair value through OCI	4.2,14		16,796			30,607
Securities at amortized cost, net	4.3,14		70,697			77,214
Loans at amortized cost	4.5		5,343,191			6,020,731
Less:
Allowance for expected credit losses	4.5		111,728			105,988
Unearned interest and deferred fees	4.5		5,838			7,249
Loans at amortized cost, net			5,225,625			5,907,494

At fair value - Derivative financial instruments used for hedging – receivable	4.6,4.7,14		11,034			9,352

Property and equipment, net			7,849			8,549
Intangibles, net			2,368			2,909

Other assets:
Customers' liabilities under acceptances	14		4,902			19,387
Accrued interest receivable	14		32,869			44,187
Other assets	6		28,545			11,546
Total of other assets			66,316			75,120
Total assets			6,200,120			7,180,783

Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Deposits:	7,14
Noninterest-bearing - Demand			622			1,617
Interest-bearing - Demand			204,511			125,397
Time			2,797,876			2,675,838
Total deposits			3,003,009			2,802,852

At fair value – Derivative financial instruments used for hedging – payable	4.6,4.7,14		25,617			59,686

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss	4.1,4.7,14		-			24
Short-term borrowings and debt	9.1,14		737,129			1,470,075
Long-term borrowings and debt, net	9.2,14		1,357,796			1,776,738

Other liabilities:
Acceptances outstanding	14		4,902			19,387
Accrued interest payable	14		18,191			16,603
Allowance for expected credit losses on loan commitments and financial guarantees contracts	5		4,830			5,776
Other liabilities	10		16,907			18,328
Total other liabilities			44,830			60,094
Total liabilities			5,168,381			6,169,469

Stockholders' equity:	11,12,14
Common stock			279,980			279,980
Treasury stock	12		(64,667	)		(69,176	)
Additional paid-in capital in excess of assigned value of common stock			119,436			120,594
Capital reserves			95,210			95,210
Retained earnings			603,523			587,507
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	4.2,4.6,15		(1,743	)		(2,801	)
Total stockholders' equity			1,031,739			1,011,314
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity			6,200,120			7,180,783

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statements of profit or loss

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015

(In US$ thousand, except per share amounts)

		For the three months ended September 30,									For the six months ended September 30,
	Notes	2017			2016			2015			2017			2016			2015

Interest income:
Deposits			2,995			1,142			564			7,818			3,206			1,484
At fair value through OCI			124			457			1,355			420			1,956			4,944
At amortized cost			51,931			61,218			53,789			162,042			179,286			155,758
Total interest income			55,050			62,817			55,708			170,280			184,448			162,186
Interest expense:
Deposits			12,510			5,329			3,287			30,310			14,970			8,478
Short-term borrowings and debt			2,209			3,642			4,864			8,264			12,232			17,344
Long-term borrowings and debt			12,434			14,026			10,488			40,032			39,722			28,663
Total interest expense			27,153			22,997			18,639			78,606			66,924			54,485

Net interest income			27,897			39,820			37,069			91,674			117,524			107,701

Other income:
Fees and commissions, net			3,566			3,371			7,461			11,848			10,178			12,870
Derivate financial instruments and foreign currency exchange			(616	)		204			(902	)		(12	)		(135	)		(397	)
(Loss) gain per financial instrument at fair value through profit or loss			3			(324	)		7,709			(706	)		(4,091	)		8,009
Gain (loss) per financial instrument at fair value through OCI	4.2		-			69			(65	)		79			(246	)		364
Gain on sale of loans at amortized cost			15			87			208			113			490			720
Other income			201			150			498			810			1,057			1,030
Net other income			3,169			3,557			14,909			12,132			7,253			22,596

Total income			31,066			43,377			51,978			103,806			124,777			130,297

Expenses:
Impairment loss from expected credit losses on loans at amortized cost	4.5		362			5,077			8,761			9,981			17,186			15,380
Impairment loss (recovery) from expected credit losses on investment securities	4.2,4.3		75			(210	)		(286	)		(390	)		276			543
Impairment loss (recovery) from expected credit losses on loans commitments and financial guarantees contracts	5		215			(725	)		(6,740	)		(946	)		(59	)		(5,069	)
Salaries and other employee expenses			5,842			6,230			7,466			20,306			19,008			23,189
Depreciation of equipment and leasehold improvements			384			376			338			1,171			1,039			1,063
Amortization of intangible assets			174			222			125			553			425			447
Other expenses			3,553			4,416			4,942			11,731			13,201			13,986
Total expenses			10,605			15,386			14,606			42,406			51,076			49,539
Profit for the period			20,461			27,991			37,372			61,400			73,701			80,758

Earnings per share:
Basic	11		0.52			0.72			0.96			1.56			1.89			2.08
Diluted	11		0.52			0.71			0.96			1.56			1.88			2.07
Weighted average basic shares	11		39,362			39,102			38,969			39,289			39,059			38,909
Weighted average diluted shares	11		39,413			39,225			39,095			39,319			39,178			39,080

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015

(In US$ thousand)

	Notes	2017		2016			2015

Profit for the period			61,400		73,701			80,758
Other comprehensive income (loss):

Items that are or may be reclassified to consolidated statement of profit or loss:
Net change in unrealized losses on financial instruments at fair value through OCI	15		505		8,250			(3,582	)
Net change in unrealized losses on derivative financial instruments	15		553		(1,953	)		(2,151	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	15		1,058		6,297			(5,733	)

Total comprehensive income for the period			62,458		79,998			75,025

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statements of changes in equity

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015

(In US$ thousand)

	Common stock		Treasury stock			Additional paid- in capital in excess of assigned value of common stock			Capital reserves		Retained earnings			Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			Total

Balances at January 1, 2015		279,980		(77,627	)		119,644			95,210		501,669			(7,837	)		911,039
Profit for the period		-		-			-			-		80,758			-			80,758
Other comprehensive income		-		-			-			-		-			(5,733	)		(5,733	)
Issuance of restricted stock		-		1,259			(1,259	)		-		-			-			-
Compensation cost - stock options and stock units plans		-		-			2,457			-		-			-			2,457
Exercised options and stock units vested		-		2,971			(1,504	)		-		-			-			1,467
Repurchase of "Class B" and "Class E" common stock		-		-			-			-		-			-			-
Dividends declared		-		-			-			-		(30,005	)		-			(30,005	)
Balances at September 30, 2015		279,980		(73,397	)		119,338			95,210		552,422			(13,570	)		959,983

Balances at January 1, 2016		279,980		(73,397	)		120,177			95,210		560,642			(10,681	)		971,931
Profit for the period		-		-			-			-		73,701			-			73,701
Other comprehensive income		-		-			-			-		-			6,297			6,297
Issuance of restricted stock		-		1,259			(1,259	)		-		-			-			-
Compensation cost - stock options and stock units plans		-		-			2,480			-		-			-			2,480
Exercised options and stock units vested		-		2,953			(1,387	)		-		-			-			1,566
Repurchase of "Class B" and "Class E" common stock		-		-			-			-		-			-			-
Dividends declared		-		-			-			-		(45,104	)		-			(45,104	)
Balances at September 30, 2016		279,980		(69,185	)		120,011			95,210		589,239			(4,384	)		1,010,871

Balances at January 1, 2017		279,980		(69,176	)		120,594			95,210		587,507			(2,801	)		1,011,314
Profit for the period		-		-			-			-		61,400			-			61,400
Other comprehensive income		-		-			-			-		-			1,058			1,058
Issuance of restricted stock		-		1,259			(1,229	)		-		-			-			30
Compensation cost - stock options and stock units plans		-		-			(38	)		-		-			-			(38	)
Exercised options and stock units vested		-		3,278			109			-		-			-			3,387
Repurchase of "Class B" and "Class E" common stock		-		(28	)		-			-		-			-			(28	)
Dividends declared		-		-			-			-		(45,384	)		-			(45,384	)
Balances at September 30, 2017		279,980		(64,667	)		119,436			95,210		603,523			(1,743	)		1,031,739

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statements of cash flows

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015

(In US$ thousand)

	2017			2016			2015

Cash flows from operating activities
Profit for the period		61,400			73,701			80,758
Adjustments to reconcile profit for the period to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Activities of derivative financial instruments used for hedging		(35,559	)		(18,947	)		(22,245	)
Depreciation of equipment and leasehold improvements		1,171			1,039			1,094
Amortization of intangible assets		553			425			416
Impairment loss from expected credit losses		8,645			17,408			(10,854	)
Net gain (loss) on sale of financial assets at fair value through OCI		(79	)		246			(363	)
Compensation cost - share-based payment		(38	)		2,480			2,457
Interest income		(170,280	)		(184,453	)		(162,186	)
Interest expense		78,606			66,924			54,485
Net decrease (increase) in operating assets:
Net decrease (increase) in pledged deposits		18,720			(3,385	)		5,355
Financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss		-			53,383			(1,850	)
Net decrease (increase) in loans at amortized cost		671,889			298,665			(55,573	)
Other assets		(2,514	)		4,044			110,146
Net increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
Net increase due to depositors		200,157			330,536			608,814
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss		(24	)		(89	)		-
Other liabilities		(15,842	)		(16,850	)		(129,390	)
Cash provided by operating activities:
Interest received		181,598			184,608			171,631
Interest paid		(77,018	)		(62,640	)		(46,812	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		921,385			747,095			605,883

Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of equipment and leasehold improvements		(622	)		(1,520	)		(427	)
Acquisition of intangible assets		(26	)		(3,084	)		-
Proceeds from disposal of equipment and leasehold improvements		150			-			-
Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets		14			-			-
Proceeds from the redemption of of financial instruments at fair value through OCI		-			77,286			126,090
Proceeds from the sale of financial instruments at fair value through OCI		15,177			107,888			68,099
Proceeds from maturities of financial instruments at amortized cost		14,841			44,075			29,923
Purchases of financial instruments at fair value through OCI		-			(91,972	)		(87,692	)
Purchases of financial instruments at amortized cost		(8,324	)		(23,713	)		(35,082	)
Net cash provided by investing activities		21,210			108,960			100,911

Cash flows from financing activities:
Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings and debt and securities sold under repurchase agreements		(732,946	)		(1,310,550	)		(931,125	)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings and debt		220,172			374,859			811,276
Repayments of long-term borrowings and debt		(639,114	)		(425,301	)		(429,004	)
Dividends paid		(45,449	)		(45,104	)		(30,005	)
Exercised stock options		3,387			1,566			1,467
Repurchase of common stock		(28	)		-			-
Net cash (used in) financing activities		(1,193,978	)		(1,404,530	)		(577,391	)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(251,383	)		(548,475	)		129,403
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period		1,007,726			1,267,302			741,305
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period		756,343			718,827			870,708

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Corporate information

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (“Bladex Head Office” and together with its subsidiaries “Bladex” or the “Bank”), headquartered in Panama City, Republic of Panama, is a specialized multinational bank established to support the financing of trade and economic integration in Latin America and the Caribbean (the “Region”). The Bank was established pursuant to a May 1975 proposal presented to the Assembly of Governors of Central Banks in the Region, which recommended the creation of a multinational organization to increase the foreign trade financing capacity of the Region. The Bank was organized in 1977, incorporated in 1978 as a corporation pursuant to the laws of the Republic of Panama, and officially initiated operations on January 2, 1979. Under a contract law signed in 1978 between the Republic of Panama and Bladex, the Bank was granted certain privileges by the Republic of Panama, including an exemption from payment of income taxes in Panama.

The Bank operates under a general banking license issued by the National Banking Commission of Panama, predecessor of the Superintendency of Banks of Panama (the “SBP”).

In the Republic of Panama, banks are regulated by the SBP through Executive Decree No. 52 of April 30, 2008, which adopts the unique text of the Law Decree No. 9 of February 26, 1998, modified by the Law Decree No. 2 of February 22, 2008. Banks are also regulated by resolutions and agreements issued by this entity. The main aspects of this law and its regulations include: the authorization of banking licenses, minimum capital and liquidity requirements, consolidated supervision, procedures for management of credit and market risks, measures to prevent money laundering, the financing of terrorism and related illicit activities, and procedures for banking intervention and liquidation, among others.

Bladex Head Office’s subsidiaries are the following:

Bladex Holdings Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary, incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America (USA), on May 30, 2000. Bladex Holdings Inc. has ownership in two subsidiaries: Bladex Representacao Ltda. and Bladex Investimentos Ltda.

Bladex Representaçao Ltda., incorporated under the laws of Brazil on January 7, 2000, acts as the Bank’s representative office in Brazil. Bladex Representacao Ltda. is 99.999% owned by Bladex Head Office and the remaining 0.001% owned by Bladex Holdings Inc.

Bladex Investimentos Ltda. was incorporated under the laws of Brazil on May 3, 2011. Bladex Head Office owned 99% of Bladex Investimentos Ltda., and Bladex Holdings Inc. owned the remaining 1%. This company had invested substantially all of its assets in an investment fund, Alpha 4x Latam Fundo de Investimento Multimercado, incorporated in Brazil (“the Brazilian Fund”), registered with the Brazilian Securities Commission (“CVM”, for its acronym in Portuguese). Bladex Investimentos Ltda. merged with Bladex Representacao Ltda. on April 2016, being the latter the extinct company under Brazilian law and prevailing the acquiring company Bladex Representacao Ltda.

Bladex Development Corp. was incorporated under the laws of Panama on June 5, 2014. Bladex Development Corp. is 100% owned by Bladex Head Office.

BLX Soluciones, S.A. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R. was incorporated under the laws of Mexico on June 13, 2014. BLX Soluciones is 99.9% owned by Bladex Head Office, and Bladex Development Corp. owns the remaining 0.1%. The company specializes in offering financial leasing and other financial products such as loans and factoring.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Corporate information (continued)

Bladex Head Office has an agency in New York City, USA (the “New York Agency”), which began operations on March 27, 1989. The New York Agency is principally engaged in financing transactions related to international trade, mostly the confirmation and financing of letters of credit for customers in the Region. The New York Agency also has authorization to book transactions through an International Banking Facility (“IBF”).

The Bank has representative offices in Buenos Aires, Argentina; in Mexico City, and Monterrey, Mexico (until April 5, 2017); in Lima, Peru; and in Bogota, Colombia.

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements were authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on October 17, 2017.

Basis of preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

2.1

Statement of compliance

These unaudited consolidated condensed interim financial statements of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting (IAS 34) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB"). As all of the disclosures required by IFRS for annual period consolidated financial statements are not included herein, these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016, contained in the Bank’s annual audited consolidated financial statements. The unaudited condensed consolidated interim statements of profit or loss, profit or loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results expected for any future period.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Cash and cash equivalents

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016

Cash and due from banks		7,359		89,656
Interest-bearing deposits in banks		792,076		979,882
Total		799,435		1,069,538

Less:
Pledged deposits		43,092		61,812
Total cash and cash equivalents		756,343		1,007,726

The following table presents the details on interest-bearing deposits in banks and pledged deposits:

	September 30, 2017					December 31, 2016
	Amount		Range Interest rate			Amount		Range Interest rate
Interest-bearing deposits in banks:
Demand deposits⁽¹⁾		792,076		0.05% to 1.30%			854,882		0.01% to 0.77%
Time deposits⁽²⁾		-		-			125,000		0.83% to 0.88%
Total		792,076					979,882

Pledged deposits:
New York⁽³⁾		3,000		-			2,800		-
Panama⁽⁴⁾		40,092		1.16	%		59,012		0.66	%
Total		43,092					61,812

⁽¹⁾

Demand deposits with bearing interest based on the daily rates determined by banks.

⁽²⁾

Time deposits “overnight” calculated on an average interest rate.

⁽³⁾

The New York Agency had a pledged deposit with the New York State Banking Department, as required by law since March 1994.

⁽⁴⁾

The Bank had pledged deposits to secure derivative financial instruments transactions.

Financial instruments

4.1

Financial instruments at FVTPL - Fair value through profit or loss

The fair value of financial liabilities at FVTPL is as follows:

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Liabilities
Foreign exchange forward		-		24
Total		-		24

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments

4.1

Financial instruments at FVTPL - Fair value through profit or loss (continued)

The information on the nominal amounts of derivative financial instruments at FVTPL is as follows:

	September 30, 2017						December 31, 2016
	Nominal		Fair Value				Nominal		Fair Value
	Amount		Asset		Liability		Amount		Asset		Liability
Foreign exchange forward		-		-		-		1,274		-		24
Total		-		-		-		1,274		-		24

4.2

Securities at fair value through other comprehensive income

The amortized cost, related unrealized gross gain (loss) and fair value of securities at fair value through other comprehensive income by country risk and type of debt are as follows:

	September 30, 2017
			Unrealized
	Amortized Cost		Gain		Loss		Fair Value
Sovereign debt:
Brazil		2,935		33		11		2,957
Chile		5,194		13		-		5,207
Trinidad and Tobago		8,953		-		321		8,632
		17,082		46		332		16,796

	December 31, 2016
			Unrealized
	Amortized Cost		Gain		Loss		Fair Value
Corporate debt:
Brazil		3,144		-		62		3,082
Venezuela		10,810		20		3		10,827

	13,954	20	65	13,909

Sovereign debt:
Brazil	2,926	-	140	2,786
Chile	5,229	-	59	5,170
Trinidad and Tobago	9,283	-	541	8,742
	17,438	-	740	16,698
	31,392	20	805	30,607

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.2

Securities at fair value through other comprehensive income (continued)

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there were no securities at fair value through OCI guaranteeing repurchase transactions.

The following table discloses those securities that had unrealized losses for a period less than 12 months and for 12 months or longer:

	September 30, 2017
	Less than 12 months				12 months or longer				Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Gross Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Gross Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Gross Losses

Sovereign debt		-		-		9,618		332		9,618		332
Total		-		-		9,618		332		9,618		332

	December 31, 2016
	Less than 12 months				12 months or longer				Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Gross Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Gross Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Gross Losses

Corporate debt		1,805		3		3,082		62		4,887		65
Sovereign debt		5,170		59		11,528		681		16,698		740
Total		6,975		62		14,610		743		21,585		805

The following table presents the realized gains and losses on sale of securities at fair value through other comprehensive income:

	Three months ended September 30,
	2017		2016			2015
Realized gain on sale of securities		-		72			30
Realized loss on sale of securities		-		(3	)		(95	)
Net gain (loss) on sale of securities at fair value through other comprehensive income		-		69			(65	)

	Nine months ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2015
Realized gain on sale of securities		667			7,544			466
Realized loss on sale of securities		(588	)		(7,790	)		(102	)
Net gain (loss) on sale of securities at fair value through other comprehensive income		79			(246	)		364

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.2

Securities at fair value through other comprehensive income (continued)

Securities at fair value through other comprehensive income classified by issuer’s credit quality indicators are as follows:

Rating⁽¹⁾	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
1-4		16,796		30,607
5-6		-		-
7		-		-
8		-		-
9		-		-
10		-		-
Total		16,796		30,607

⁽¹⁾ Current ratings as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

The amortized cost and fair value of securities at fair value through other comprehensive income by contractual maturity are shown in the following tables:

	September 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value

Due within 1 year		-		-		-		-
After 1 year but within 5 years		14,148		13,839		17,656		16,994
After 5 years but within 10 years		2,934		2,957		13,736		13,613
		17,082		16,796		31,392		30,607

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.2

Securities at fair value through other comprehensive income (continued)

The allowance for expected credit losses relating to securities at fair value through other comprehensive income, which is recorded in equity under accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), is as follow:

	Stage 1 ⁽¹⁾			Stage 2 ⁽²⁾		Stage 3 ⁽³⁾		Total
Allowance for expected credit losses as of December 31, 2016		42			263		-		305
Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses		-			-		-		-
Transfer to credit-impaired financial assets		-			-		-		-
Transfer to 12-month expected credit losses		-			-		-		-
Net effect of changes in reserve for expected credit losses		(2	)		6		-		4
Financial assets that have been derecognized during the period		(12	)		-		-		(12	)
Changes due to financial instruments recognized as of December 31, 2016:		(14	)		6		-		(8	)
New financial assets originated or purchased		-			-		-		-
Write-offs		-			-		-		-
Allowance for expected credit losses as of September 30, 2017		28			269		-		297

	Stage 1 ⁽¹⁾			Stage 2 ⁽²⁾			Stage 3 ⁽³⁾			Total
Allowance for expected credit losses as of December 31, 2015		234			178			6,737			7,149
Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses		(31	)		456			-			425
Transfer to credit-impaired financial assets		-			-			-			-
Transfer to 12-month expected credit losses		-			-			-			-
Net effect of changes in reserve for expected credit losses		(15	)		(168	)		-			(183	)
Financial assets that have been derecognized during the year		(174	)		(203	)		-			(377	)
Changes due to financial instruments recognized as of December 31, 2015:		(220	)		85			-			(135	)
New financial assets originated or purchased		28			-			-			28
Write-offs		-			-			(6,737	)		(6,737	)
Allowance for expected credit losses as of December 31, 2016		42			263			-			305

⁽¹⁾

12-month expected credit losses.

⁽²⁾

Lifetime expected credit losses.

⁽³⁾

Credit-impaired financial assets (lifetime expected credit losses).

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.3

Securities at amortized cost

The amortized cost, related unrealized gross gain (loss) and fair value of these securities by country risk and type of debt are as follows:

	September 30, 2017
			Unrealized
	Amortized Cost ⁽¹⁾		Gross Gain		Gross Loss		Fair Value
Corporate debt:
Brazil		4,589		114		24		4,679
Panama		8,324		-		-		8,324
		12,913		114		24		13,003

Sovereign debt:
Colombia		29,208		235		-		29,443
Mexico		20,287		-		100		20,187
Panama		8,510		357		-		8,867
		58,005		592		100		58,497
		70,918		706		124		71,500

	December 31, 2016
			Unrealized
	Amortized Cost ⁽²⁾		Gross Gain		Gross Loss		Fair Value
Corporate debt:
Brazil		4,614		-		146		4,468
Panama		3,000		-		-		3,000
		7,614		-		146		7,468
Sovereign debt:
Brazil		11,179		37		194		11,022
Colombia		29,812		34		280		29,566
Mexico		20,541		-		1,059		19,482
Panama		8,670		198		-		8,868
		70,202		269		1,533		68,938
		77,816		269		1,679		76,406

⁽¹⁾

Amounts do not include allowance for expected credit losses of US$221.

⁽²⁾

Amounts do not include allowance for expected credit losses of US$602.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.3

Securities at amortized cost (continued)

The amortized cost and fair value of securities at amortized cost by contractual maturity are shown in the following tables:

	September 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value

Due within 1 year		6,324		6,324		3,988		4,025
After 1 year but within 5 years		64,594		65,176		68,537		67,358
After 5 years but within 10 years		-		-		5,291		5,023
		70,918		71,500		77,816		76,406

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there were no securities at amortized cost, guaranteeing repurchase transactions.

Securities at amortized cost classified by issuer’s credit quality indicators are as follows:

Rating⁽¹⁾	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
1-4		61,110		76,333
5-6		9,808		1,483
7		-		-
8		-		-
9		-		-
10		-		-
Total		70,918		77,816

⁽¹⁾

Current ratings as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.3 Securities at amortized cost (continued)

The allowance for expected credit losses relating to securities at amortized cost is as follow:

	Stage 1 ⁽¹⁾			Stage 2 ⁽²⁾			Stage 3 ⁽³⁾		Total
Allowance for expected credit losses as of December 31, 2016		99			503			-		602
Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses		-			-			-		-
Transfer to credit-impaired financial assets		-			-			-		-
Transfer to 12-month expected credit losses		-			-			-		-
Net effect of changes in reserve for expected credit losses		(2	)		(23	)		-		(25	)
Financial assets that have been derecognized during the period		(10	)		(422	)		-		(432	)
Changes due to financial instruments recognized as of December 31, 2016:		(12	)		(445	)		-		(457	)
New financial assets originated or purchased		76			-			-		76
Allowance for expected credit losses as of September 30, 2017		163			58			-		221

	Stage 1 ⁽¹⁾			Stage 2 ⁽²⁾			Stage 3 ⁽³⁾		Total
Allowance for expected credit losses as of December 31, 2015		348			178			-		526
Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses		(43	)		444			-		401
Transfer to credit-impaired financial assets		-			-			-		-
Transfer to 12-month expected credit losses		-			-			-		-
Net effect of changes in reserve for expected credit losses		(5	)		(91	)		-		(96	)
Financial assets that have been derecognized during the year		(317	)		(28	)		-		(345	)
Changes due to financial instruments recognized as of December 31, 2015:		(365	)		325			-		(40	)
New financial assets originated or purchased		116			-			-		116
Allowance for expected credit losses as of December 31, 2016		99			503			-		602

⁽¹⁾

12-month expected credit losses.

⁽²⁾

Lifetime expected credit losses.

⁽³⁾

Credit-impaired financial assets (lifetime expected credit losses).

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.4

Recognition and derecognition of financial assets

During the periods ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Bank sold certain financial instruments in the secondary market measured at amortized cost. These sales were made on the basis of compliance with the Bank's strategy to optimize the loan portfolio.

The amounts and gains arising from the derecognition of these financial instruments are presented in the following table. These gains are presented within the line “gain on sale of loans at amortized cost” in the consolidated statement of profit or loss.

	Assignments and Participations		Gains

For the period ended September 30, 2017		70,400		98
For the period ended September 30, 2016		84,075		435
For the period ended September 30, 2015		63,938		336

4.5

Loans – at amortized cost

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

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Corporations:
Private		2,111,180		2,655,910
State-owned		712,083		786,900
Banking and financial institutions:
Private		1,823,376		1,738,999
State-owned		524,752		544,877
Middle-market companies:
Private		171,800		294,045
Total		5,343,191		6,020,731

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

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Banking and financial institutions		2,348,128		2,283,876
Industrial		1,002,857		1,242,441
Oil and petroleum derived products		723,007		788,186
Agricultural		584,413		1,007,139
Services		327,438		419,440
Mining		163,543		54,000
Others		193,805		225,649
Total		5,343,191		6,020,731

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.5

Loans – at amortized cost (continued)

Loans are reported at their amortized cost considering the principal outstanding amounts net of unearned interest, deferred fees and allowance for expected credit losses.

The amortization of net unearned interest and deferred fees are recognized as an adjustment to the related loan yield using the effective interest rate method.

The unearned discount interest and deferred commission amounted to $5,838 and $7,249 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

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

September 30, 2017
	Corporations				Banking and financial institutions				Middle-market companies
Rating⁽¹⁾	Private		State-owned		Private		State-owned		Private		Total
1-4		1,435,131		554,888		1,490,694		250,634		85,790		3,817,137
5-6		619,396		157,195		332,682		274,118		51,010		1,434,401
7		27,535		-		-		-		-		27,535
8		10,485		-		-		-		-		10,485
9		-		-		-		-		-		-
10		18,633		-		-		-		35,000		53,633
Total		2,111,180		712,083		1,823,376		524,752		171,800		5,343,191

December 31, 2016
	Corporations				Banking and financial institutions				Middle-market companies
Rating⁽¹⁾	Private		State-owned		Private		State-owned		Private		Total
1-4		1,714,936		646,797		1,457,984		259,981		174,107		4,253,805
5-6		863,937		140,103		281,015		284,896		84,938		1,654,889
7		58,673		-		-		-		-		58,673
8		4,000		-		-		-		-		4,000
9		-		-		-		-		35,000		35,000
10		14,364		-		-		-		-		14,364
Total		2,655,910		786,900		1,738,999		544,877		294,045		6,020,731

⁽¹⁾Current ratings as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.5

Loans – at amortized cost (continued)

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

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Country:
Argentina		290,307		325,321
Belgium		13,826		4,180
Bolivia		10,000		18,318
Brazil		988,713		1,163,825
Chile		209,022		69,372
Colombia		623,852		653,012
Costa Rica		404,187		400,371
Dominican Republic		141,538		243,696
Ecuador		188,503		129,269
El Salvador		78,128		104,723
Germany		42,500		50,000
Guatemala		225,839		315,911
Honduras		79,900		72,319
Jamaica		14,090		7,399
Luxembourg		15,898		14,722
Mexico		912,667		927,041
Nicaragua		32,790		36,949
Panama		476,949		498,651
Paraguay		57,999		108,068
Peru		322,430		467,408
Singapore		9,500		70,204
Switzerland		5,543		46,000
Trinidad and Tobago		156,692		184,389
United States of America		23,318		73,083
Uruguay		19,000		36,500
Total		5,343,191		6,020,731

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.5

Loans – at amortized cost (continued)

The remaining loan maturities are summarized as follows:

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Current:
Up to 1 month		791,031		896,310
From 1 month to 3 months		1,233,873		1,300,675
From 3 months to 6 months		983,080		1,267,194
From 6 months to 1 year		774,690		551,794
From 1 year to 2 years		472,497		631,629
From 2 years to 5 years		859,212		1,211,847
More than 5 years		164,690		95,918
		5,279,073		5,955,367

Impaired		64,118		65,364
Total		5,343,191		6,020,731

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the range of interest rates on loans fluctuates from 1.35% and 13.86% (2016: 1.21% y 12.69%).

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

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016

Fixed interest rates		2,298,910		2,709,555
Floating interest rates		3,044,281		3,311,176
Total		5,343,191		6,020,731

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, 90% and 93%, of the loan portfolio at fixed interest rates has remaining maturities of less than 180 days.

An analysis of credit-impaired balances is detailed as follows:

	September 30, 2017						2017
	Recorded investment		Past due principal balance		Related allowance Stage 3		Average principal loan balance		Interest income recognized
With an allowance recorded:
Private corporations		29,118		21,348		28,318		30,158		117
Middle-market companies		35,000		35,000		20,235		35,000		1,056
Total		64,118		56,348		48,553		65,158		1,173

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.5

Loans – at amortized cost (continued)

	December 31, 2016						2016
	Recorded investment		Past due principal balance		Related allowance Stage 3		Average principal loan balance		Interest income recognized
With an allowance recorded:
Private corporations		30,364		18,364		23,174		12,500		408
Middle-market companies		35,000		35,000		12,179		17,705		1,679
Total		65,364		53,364		35,353		30,205		2,087

The following is a summary of information of interest amounts recognized on an effective interest basis on net carrying amount for those financial assets in Stage 3:

	Three months ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2015
Interest revenue calculated on the net carrying amount (net of credit allowance)		310		720		75

	Nine months ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2015
Interest revenue calculated on the net carrying amount (net of credit allowance)		1,173		1,561		215

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

September 30, 2017
	91-120 days		121-150 days		151-180 days		Greater than 180 days		Total Past due		Delinquent		Current		Total
Corporations		2,000		-		4,000		18,633		24,633		-		2,798,630		2,823,263
Banking and financial institutions		-		-		-		-		-		-		2,348,128		2,348,128
Middle-market companies		-		-		-		35,000		35,000		-		136,800		171,800
Total		2,000		-		4,000		53,633		59,633		-		5,283,558		5,343,191

December 31, 2016
	91-120 days		121-150 days		151-180 days		Greater than 180 days		Total Past due		Delinquent		Current		Total
Corporations		-		-		4,000		14,364		18,364		-		3,424,446		3,442,810
Banking and financial institutions		-		-		-		-		-		-		2,283,876		2,283,876
Middle-market companies		-		-		-		35,000		35,000		-		259,045		294,045
Total		-		-		4,000		49,364		53,364		-		5,967,367		6,020,731

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.5

Loans – at amortized cost (continued)

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Bank had credit transactions in the normal course of business with 17% and 16%, respectively, of its Class “A” and “B” stockholders. All transactions were made based on arm’s-length terms and subject to prevailing commercial criteria and market rates and were subject to all of the Bank’s Corporate Governance and control procedures. As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, approximately 11% and 10%, respectively, of the outstanding loan portfolio was placed with the Bank’s Class “A” and “B” stockholders and their related parties. As of September 30, 2017, the Bank was not directly or indirectly owned or controlled by another corporation or any foreign government, and no Class “A” or “B” shareholder was the registered owner of more than 3.5% of the total outstanding shares of the voting capital stock of the Bank.

The allowances for expected credit losses related to loans at amortized cost are as follows:

	Stage 1 ⁽¹⁾			Stage 2 ⁽²⁾			Stage 3 ⁽³⁾			Total
Allowance for expected credit losses as of December 31, 2016		29,036			41,599			35,353			105,988
Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses – not credit-impaired		(157	)		157			-			-
Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses - credit-impaired		-			(4,772	)		4,772			-
Transfer to 12-month expected credit losses		1,482			(1,482	)		-			-
Net effect of changes in reserve for expected credit losses		(2,325	)		10,700			11,595			19,970
Financial assets that have been derecognized during the period		(22,418	)		(9,251	)		-			(31,669	)
Changes due to financial instruments recognized as of December 31, 2016:		(23,418	)		(4,648	)		16,367			(11,699	)
New financial assets originated or purchased		21,680			-			-			21,680
Write-offs		-			(1,074	)		(3,167	)		(4,241	)
Recoveries of amounts previously written off		-			-			-			-
Allowance for expected credit losses as of September 30, 2017		27,298			35,877			48,553			111,728

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.5

Loans – at amortized cost (continued)

	Stage 1 ⁽¹⁾			Stage 2 ⁽²⁾			Stage 3 ⁽³⁾			Total
Allowance for expected credit losses as of December 31, 2015		59,214			9,609			21,151			89,974
Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses – not credit-impaired		(9,117	)		9,119			-			2
Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses – not credit-impaired		(7	)		(6,317	)		6,324			-
Transfer to 12-month expected credit losses		2,038			(2,077	)		38			(1	)
Net effect of changes in reserve for expected credit losses		(39,621	)		48,021			26,491			34,891
Financial assets that have been derecognized during the year		(65,640	)		(16,756	)		-			(82,396	)
Changes due to financial instruments recognized as of December 31, 2015:		(112,347	)		31,990			32,853			(47,504	)
New financial assets originated or purchased		82,169			-			-			82,169
Write-offs		-			-			(18,807	)		(18,807	)
Recoveries of amounts previously written off		-			-			156			156
Allowance for expected credit losses as of December 31, 2016		29,036			41,599			35,353			105,988

⁽¹⁾

12-month expected credit losses.

⁽²⁾

Lifetime expected credit losses.

⁽³⁾

Credit-impaired financial assets (lifetime expected credit losses).

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.6

Derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes

Quantitative information on derivative financial instruments held for hedging purposes is as follows:

	September 30, 2017
	Nominal		Carrying amount of the hedging instrument					Changes in fair value used for calculating hedge
	Amount		Asset		Liability			ineffectiveness
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate swaps		367,587		794		(306	)		2,454
Cross-currency interest rate swaps		322,541		2,099		(23,547	)		20,615
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate swaps		287,500		90		(985	)		398
Cross-currency interest rate swaps		23,025		795		-			2,049
Foreign exchange forward		329,859		7,145		(726	)		9,683
Net investment hedges:
Foreign exchange forward		10,976		111		(53	)		189
Total		1,341,488		11,034		(25,617	)		35,388

	December 31, 2016
	Nominal		Carrying amount of the hedging instrument					Changes in fair value used for calculating hedge
	Amount		Asset		Liability			ineffectiveness
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate swaps		796,202		40		(2,005	)		(2,199	)
Cross-currency interest rate swaps		291,065		2,561		(44,944	)		(19,316	)
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate swaps		752,000		323		(1,699	)		696
Cross-currency interest rate swaps		23,025		-		(1,254	)		(1,313	)
Foreign exchange forward		352,553		6,428		(9,653	)		(5,093	)
Net investment hedges:
Foreign exchange forward		3,780		-		(131	)		(415	)
Total		2,218,625		9,352		(59,686	)		(27,640	)

The hedging instruments presented in the tables above are located in the line item in the statement of financial position at fair value - Derivative financial instruments used for hedging – receivable or at fair value – Derivative financial instruments used for hedging – payable.

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.6

Derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes (continued)

The gains and losses resulting from activities of derivative financial instruments and hedging recognized in the consolidated statements of profit or loss are presented below:

	Three months ended at September 30, 2017
	Gain (loss) recognized in OCI (effective portion)		Classification of gain (loss)	Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI to the consolidated statement of profit or loss			Gain (loss) recognized on derivatives (ineffective portion)
Derivatives – cash flow hedge
Interest rate swaps		145	Gain (loss) on interest rate swap		-			(122	)
Cross-currency interest rate swaps		364	Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange		-			(20	)
			Interest income loans at amortized cost		(2,068	)		-
Foreign exchange forward		3,752	Interest income – securities at FVOCI		-			-
			Interest income loans at amortized cost		-			-
			Interest expense – borrowings and debt		-			-
			Interest expenses – deposits		(1,444	)		-
			Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange		(1,074	)		-
Total		4,261			(4,586	)		(142	)

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.6

Derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes (continued)

	Nine months ended at September 30, 2017
	Gain (loss) recognized in OCI (effective portion)			Classification of gain (loss)	Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI to the consolidated statement of profit or loss			Gain (loss) recognized on derivatives (ineffective portion)
Derivatives – cash flow hedge
Interest rate swaps		(669	)	Gain (loss) on interest rate swap		-			162
Cross-currency interest rate swaps		(968	)	Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange		-			23
				Interest income loans at amortized cost		-			-
Foreign exchange forward		2,622		Interest income – securities at FVOCI		(2,355	)		-
				Interest income loans at amortized cost		-			-
				Interest expense – borrowings and debt		-			-
				Interest expenses – deposits		(4,276	)		-
				Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange		(19,649	)		-
Total		985				(26,280	)		185

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.6

Derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes (continued)

	Three months ended at September 30, 2016
	Gain (loss) recognized in OCI (effective portion)			Classification of gain (loss)	Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI to the consolidated statement of profit or loss			Gain (loss) recognized on derivatives (ineffective portion)
Derivatives – cash flow hedge
Interest rate swaps		784		Gain (loss) on interest rate swap		-			(265	)
Cross-currency interest rate swaps		(1,776	)	Gain (loss) on foreign exchange		-			(86	)
				Interest income – loans at amortized cost		(1,371	)		-
Forward foreign exchange		6,517		Interest income – securities at FVOCI		-			-
				Interest income – loans at amortized cost		-			-
				Interest expense – borrowings and debt		-			-
				Interest expenses – deposits		496			-
				Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange		(1,375	)		-
Total		5,525				(2,250	)		(351	)

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.6

Derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes (continued)

	Nine months ended at September 30, 2016
	Gain (loss) recognized in OCI (effective portion)			Classification of gain (loss)	Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI to the consolidated statement of profit or loss			Gain (loss) recognized on derivatives (ineffective portion)
Derivatives – cash flow hedge
Interest rate swaps		(1,674	)	Gain (loss) on interest rate swap		-			(1,226	)
Cross-currency interest rate swaps		(13	)	Gain (loss) on foreign exchange		-			(60	)
				Interest income – loans at amortized cost		-			-
Forward foreign exchange		4,641		Interest income – securities at FVOCI		-			-
				Interest income – loans at amortized cost		(3,127	)		-
				Interest expense – borrowings and debt		-			-
				Interest expenses – deposits		847			-
				Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange		3,259			-
Total		2,954				979			(1,286	)

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.6

Derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes (continued)

	Three months ended at September 30, 2015
	Gain (loss) recognized in OCI (effective portion)			Classification of gain (loss)	Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI to the consolidated statement of profit or loss			Gain (loss) recognized on derivatives (ineffective portion)
Derivatives – cash flow hedge
Interest rate swaps		(1,328	)	Gain (loss) on interest rate swap		-			-
Cross-currency interest rate swaps		3,741		Gain (loss) on foreign exchange		-			-
				Interest income – loans at amortized cost		-			-
Forward foreign exchange		1,965		Interest income – securities at FVOCI		(159	)		-
				Interest income – loans at amortized cost		(498	)		-
				Interest expense – borrowings and debt		-			-
				Interest expenses – deposits		(18	)		-
				Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange		4,359			-
Total		4,378				3,684			-

Derivatives – net investment hedge
Forward foreign exchange		533				-			-
Total		533				-			-

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.6

Derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes (continued)

	Nine months ended at September 30, 2015
	Gain (loss) recognized in OCI (effective portion)			Classification of gain (loss)	Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI to the consolidated statement of profit or loss			Gain (loss) recognized on derivatives (ineffective portion)
Derivatives – cash flow hedge
Interest rate swaps		(1,593	)	Gain (loss) on interest rate swap		-			-
Cross-currency interest rate swaps		6,787		Gain (loss) on foreign exchange		-			-
				Interest income – loans at amortized cost		-			-
Forward foreign exchange		3,571		Interest income – securities at FVOCI		(694	)		-
				Interest income – loans at amortized cost		(1,161	)		-
				Interest expense – borrowings and debt		-			-
				Interest expenses – deposits		77			-
				Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange		10,193			-
Total		8,765				8,415			-

Derivatives – net investment hedge
Forward foreign exchange		957				-			-
Total		957				-			-

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.6

Derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes (continued)

The Bank recognized in the consolidated statement of profit or loss the gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments and the gain (loss) of the hedged asset or liability related to qualifying fair value hedges, as follows:

	September 30, 2017
	Classification in consolidated statement of profit or loss	Gain (loss) on derivatives			Gain (loss) on hedge item			Net gain (loss)
Derivatives – fair value hedge
Interest rate swaps	Interest income – securities at FVOCI		(103	)		377			274
	Interest income at amortized cost		(12	)		160			148
	Interest expenses – borrowings and debt		1,212			(13,219	)		(12,007	)
	Derivative financial instruments and hedging		(150	)		243			93
Cross-currency interest rate swaps	Interest income loans at amortized cost		(986	)		1,619			633
	Interest expenses – borrowings and debt		1,381			(7,577	)		(6,196	)
	Derivative financial instruments and hedging		21,746			(22,379			(633	)
Total			23,088			(40,776	)		(17,688	)

	September 30, 2016
	Classification in consolidated statement of profit or loss	Gain (loss) on derivatives			Gain (loss) on hedge item			Net gain (loss)
Derivatives – fair value hedge
Interest rate swaps	Interest income – securities at FVOCI		(507	)		1,243			736
	Interest income – loans at amortized cost		(265	)		1,803			1,538
	Interest expenses – borrowings and debt		3,945			(21,193	)		(17,248	)
	Derivative financial instruments and hedging		(3,369	)		4,329			960
Cross-currency interest rate swaps	Interest income – loans at amortized cost		(265	)		673			408
	Interest expenses – borrowings and debt		50			(4,383	)		(4,333	)
	Derivative financial instruments and hedging		(2,358	)		1,970			(388	)
Total			(2,769	)		(15,558	)		(18,327	)

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.6

Derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes (continued)

	September 30, 2015
	Classification in consolidated statement of profit or loss	Gain (loss) on derivatives			Gain (loss) on hedge item			Net gain (loss)
Derivatives – fair value hedge
Interest rate swaps	Interest income – securities at FVOCI		(828	)		1,133			305
	Interest income at amortized cost		(307	)		3,077			2,770
	Interest expenses – borrowings and debt		4,481			(16,959	)		(12,478	)
	Derivative financial instruments and hedging		4,504			(4,926	)		(422	)
Cross-currency interest rate swaps	Interest income loans at amortized cost		(131	)		324			193
	Interest expenses – borrowings and debt		840			(3,090	)		(2,250	)
	Derivative financial instruments and hedging		(14,711	)		16,701			1,990
Total			(6,152	)		(3,740	)		(9,892	)

Derivatives financial position and performance

The following tables details the changes of the market value of the underlying item in the statement of financial position related to fair value hedges:

	September 30, 2017
Fair value hedges	Carrying amount		Thereof accumulated fair value adjustments			Line item in the statement of financial position
Interest rate risk
Loans		87		-		Loans at amortized cost
Issuances		352,717		(2,283	)	Short and long term borrowings and debt

Foreign exchange rate risk and FX
Securities at FVOCI		12,363		(137	)	Financial instruments at FVOCI
Loans		478		21		Loans at amortized cost
Issuances		23,086		(1,075	)	Short and long term borrowings and debt

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.6

Derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes (continued)

Derivatives financial position and performance (continued)

	December 31, 2016
Fair value hedges	Carrying amount		Thereof accumulated fair value adjustments			Line item in the statement of financial position
Interest rate risk
Loans		18,514		12		Loans at amortized cost
Issuances		752,910		2,089		Short and long term borrowings and debt

Foreign exchange rate risk and FX
Securities at FVOCI		22,468		(232	)	Financial instruments at FVOCI
Loans		1,469		(618	)	Loans at amortized cost
Issuances		45,647		1,189		Short and long term borrowings and debt

The following tables detail the profile of the timing of the nominal amount of the hedging instrument:

	September 30, 2017
Risk type	Foreign Exchange risk		Interest rate risk		Foreign exchange and Interest rate risk		Total
Up to 1 month		47,549		-		-		47,549
31 to 60 days		62,135		75,000		-		137,135
61 to 90 days		49,606		45,087		-		94,693
91 to 180 days		57,996		60,000		16,821		134,817
181 to 365 days		70,133		37,500		8,127		115,760
1 to 2 years		195,169		21,500		73,193		289,862
2 to 5 years		4,413		413,000		23,025		440,438
More than 5 years		-		3,000		78,234		81,234
Total		487,001		655,087		199,400		1,341,488

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.6

Derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes (continued)

Derivatives financial position and performance (continued)

Analysis of maturity of the derivatives by type of risk covered:

	December 31, 2016
Risk type	Foreign Exchange risk		Interest rate risk		Foreign exchange and Interest rate risk		Total
Up to 1 month		66,149		-		-		66,149
31 to 60 days		33,393		85,000		-		118,393
61 to 90 days		24,093		60,000		-		84,093
91 to 180 days		71,533		745,080		-		816,613
181 to 365 days		109,228		160,422		189		269,839
1 to 2 years		92,115		50,000		24,948		167,063
2 to 5 years		73,311		434,500		96,218		604,029
More than 5 years		-		13,200		79,246		92,446
Total		469,822		1,548,202		200,601		2,218,625

The following tables detail the sources of ineffectiveness for our cash flow hedge positions:

	September 30, 2017
Type of risk hedge	USD-OIS			Tenor		Xccy basis		Credit spread			Total Ineffectiveness
Interest rate risk		10			258		-		(16	)		252
Foreign exchange risk		(6	)		-		8		(1	)		1
Total		4			258		8		(17	)		253

	December 31, 2016
Type of risk hedge	USD-OIS		Tenor		Xccy basis			Credit spread			Total Ineffectiveness
Interest rate risk		19		-		-			604			623
Foreign exchange risk		25		-		(4	)		(5	)		16
Total		44		-		(4	)		599			639

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.6

Derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes (continued)

For control purposes, derivative instruments are recorded at their nominal amount (“notional amount”) in memorandum accounts. Interest rate swaps are made either in a single currency or cross currency for a prescribed period to exchange a series of interest rate flows, which involve fixed for floating interest payments, and vice versa. The Bank also engages in certain foreign exchange trades to serve customers’ transaction needs and to manage foreign currency risk. All such positions are hedged with an offsetting contract for the same currency.

The Bank manages and controls the risks on these foreign exchange trades by establishing counterparty credit limits by customer and by adopting policies that do not allow for open positions in the credit and investment portfolio. The Bank also uses foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the foreign exchange risk associated with the Bank’s equity investment in a non-U.S. dollar functional currency foreign subsidiary. Derivative and foreign exchange instruments negotiated by the Bank are executed mainly over-the-counter (OTC). These contracts are executed between two counterparties that negotiate specific agreement terms, including notional amount, exercise price and maturity.

The maximum length of time over which the Bank has hedged its exposure to the variability in future cash flows on forecasted transactions is 6.44 years.

The Bank estimates that approximately $1,043 reported as losses in OCI as of September 30, 2017, related to foreign exchange forward contracts, are expected to be reclassified into interest income as an adjustment to yield of hedged loans during the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2018.

The Bank estimates that approximately $486 of losses reported in OCI as of September 30, 2017, related to forward foreign exchange contracts are expected to be reclassified into interest expense as an adjustment to yield of hedged available-for-sale securities during the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2018.

Types of Derivatives and Foreign Exchange Instruments

Interest rate swaps are contracts in which a series of interest rate flows in a single currency are exchanged over a prescribed period. The Bank has designated a portion of these derivative instruments as fair value hedges and a portion as cash flow hedges. Cross currency swaps are contracts that generally involve the exchange of both interest and principal amounts in two different currencies. The Bank has designated a portion of these derivative instruments as fair value hedges and a portion as cash flow hedges. Foreign exchange forward contracts represent an agreement to purchase or sell foreign currency at a future date at agreed-upon terms. The Bank has designated these derivative instruments as cash flow hedges and net investment hedges.

In addition to hedging derivative financial instruments, the Bank has derivative financial instruments held for trading purposes as disclosed in Note 4.1.

4.7

Offsetting of financial assets and liabilities

In the ordinary course of business, the Bank enters into derivative financial instrument transactions and securities sold under repurchase agreements under industry standards agreements. Depending on the collateral requirements stated in the contracts, the Bank and counterparties can receive or deliver collateral based on the fair value of the financial instruments transacted between parties. Collateral typically consists of cash deposits and securities. The master netting agreements include clauses that, in the event of default, provide for close-out netting, which allows all positions with the defaulting counterparty to be terminated and net settled with a single payment amount.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association master agreement (“ISDA”) and similar master netting arrangements do not meet the criteria for offsetting in the consolidated statement of financial position. This is because they create for the parties to the agreement a right of set-off of recognized amounts that is enforceable only following an event of default, insolvency or bankruptcy of the Bank or the counterparties or following other predetermined events.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.7

Offsetting of financial assets and liabilities (continued)

The following tables summarize financial assets and liabilities that have been offset in the consolidated statement of financial position or are subject to master netting agreements:

Derivative financial instruments – assets

September 30, 2017
			Gross amounts offset in the consolidated		Net amount of assets presented in the		Gross amounts not offset in the consolidated statement of financial position
Description	Gross amounts assets		statement of financial position		consolidated statement of financial position		Financial instruments		Cash collateral received			Net Amount
Derivative financial instruments used for hedging – receivable – at fair value		11,034		-		11,034		-		(23,570	)		(12,536	)
Total		11,034		-		11,034		-		(23,570	)		(12,537	)

December 31, 2016
			Gross amounts offset in the consolidated		Net amount of assets presented in the		Gross amounts not offset in the consolidated statement of financial position
Description	Gross amounts assets		statement of financial position		consolidated statement of financial position		Financial instruments		Cash collateral received		Net Amount
Derivative financial instruments used for hedging – receivable – at fair value		9,352		-		9,352		-		-		9,352
Total		9,352		-		9,352		-		-		9,352

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial instruments (continued)

4.7

Offsetting of financial assets and liabilities (continued)

Derivative financial instruments – assets (continued)

The following table presents the reconciliation of assets that have been offset or are subject to master netting agreements to individual line items in the consolidated statement of financial position:

	September 30, 2017
Description	Gross amounts of assets		Gross amounts offset in the consolidated statement of financial position		Net amount of assets presented in the consolidated statement of financial position
Derivative financial instruments used for hedging – receivable – at fair value		11,034		-		11,034
Total		11,034		-		11,034

	December 31, 2016
Description	Gross amounts of assets		Gross amounts offset in the consolidated statement of financial position		Net amount of assets presented in the consolidated statement of financial position
Derivative financial instruments used for hedging – receivable – at fair value		9,352		-		9,352
Total		9,352		-		9,352

Financial liabilities and derivative financial instruments – liabilities

September 30, 2017
	Gross		Gross amounts offset in the consolidated		Net amount of liabilities presented in the consolidated		Gross amounts not offset in the consolidated statement of financial position
Description	amounts of liabilities		statement of financial position		statement of financial position		Financial instruments		Cash collateral pledged			Net Amount
Derivative financial instruments used for hedging – payable – at fair value		25,617		-		25,617		-		(40,092	)		(14,475	)
Total		25,617		-		25,617		-		(40,092	)		(14,475	)

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Financial Instruments (continued)

4.7

Offsetting of financial assets and liabilities (continued)

Financial liabilities and derivative financial instruments – liabilities (continued)

December 31, 2016
	Gross		Gross amounts offset in the consolidated		Net amount of liabilities presented in the consolidated		Gross amounts not offset in the consolidated statement of financial position
Description	Amounts of liabilities		statement of financial position		statement of financial position		Financial instruments		Cash collateral pledged			Net Amount

Financial liabilities at FVTPL		24		-		24		-		-			24
Derivative financial instruments used for hedging – payable – at fair value		59,686		-		59,686		-		(59,012	)		674
Total		59,710		-		59,710		-		(59,012	)		698

The following table presents the reconciliation of liabilities that have been offset or are subject to master netting agreements to individual line items in the consolidated statement of financial position:

	September 30, 2017
Description	Gross amounts of liabilities		Gross amounts offset in the consolidated statement of financial position		Net amount of liabilities presented in the consolidated statement of financial position
Derivative financial instruments:
Derivative financial instruments used for hedging – payable – at fair value		25,617		-		25,617
Total derivative financial instruments		25,617		-		25,617

	December 31, 2016
Description	Gross amounts of liabilities		Gross amounts offset in the consolidated statement of financial position		Net amount of liabilities presented in the consolidated statement of financial position
Derivative financial instruments:
Financial liabilities at FVTPL		24		-		24
Derivative financial instruments used for hedging – payable – at fair value		59,686		-		59,686
Total derivative financial instruments		59,710		-		59,710

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Loans commitments and financial guarantees contracts

In the normal course of business, to meet the financing needs of its customers, the Bank is party to loans commitments and financial guarantees contracts. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position. Credit risk represents the possibility of loss resulting from the failure of a customer to perform in accordance with the terms of a contract.

The Bank’s outstanding loans commitments and financial guarantees contracts are as follows:

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Confirmed letters of credit		146,309		216,608
Stand-by letters of credit and guaranteed – Commercial risk		181,461		176,177
Credit commitments		30,825		10,250
Total		358,595		403,035

The remaining maturity profile of the Bank’s outstanding loans commitments and financial guarantees contracts is as follows:

Maturities	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Up to 1 year		353,157		399,257
From 1 to 2 years		1,300		-
From 2 to 5 years		3,560		3,200
More than 5 years		578		578
		358,595		403,035

Loans commitments and financial guarantees contracts classified by issuer’s credit quality indicators are as follows:

Rating⁽¹⁾	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
1-4		128,601		145,255
5-6		229,994		193,368
7		-		64,412
8		-		-
9		-		-
10		-		-
Total		358,595		403,035

⁽¹⁾

Current ratings as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

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Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Loans commitments and financial guarantees contracts (continued)

The breakdown of the Bank’s loans commitments and financial guarantees contracts exposure by country risk is as follows:

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Country:
Argentina		30,676		-
Bolivia		-		190
Brazil		26,688		-
Canada		200		160
Chile		141		-
Colombia		81,020		78,815
Costa Rica		11,189		2,250
Dominican Republic		-		26,787
Ecuador		118,628		172,522
El Salvador		988		1,305
Guatemala		11,700		7,000
Honduras		1,877		1,170
Mexico		10,599		11,118
Panama		34,573		39,756
Paraguay		4		-
Peru		29,940		42,764
Switzerland		-		1,000
United Kingdom		-		70
Uruguay		372		18,128
Total		358,595		403,035

Letters of credit and guarantees

The Bank, on behalf of its client’s base, advises and confirms letters of credit to facilitate foreign trade transactions. When confirming letters of credit, the Bank adds its own unqualified assurance that the issuing bank will pay and that if the issuing bank does not honor drafts drawn on the letter of credit, the Bank will. The Bank provides stand-by letters of credit and guarantees, which are issued on behalf of institutional clients in connection with financing between its clients and third parties. The Bank applies the same credit policies used in its lending process, and once issued the commitment is irrevocable and remains valid until its expiration. Credit risk arises from the Bank's obligation to make payment in the event of a client’s contractual default to a third party. Risks associated with stand-by letters of credit and guarantees are included in the evaluation of the Bank’s overall credit risk.

Credit commitments

Commitments to extend credit are binding legal agreements to lend to clients. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and require payment of a fee to the Bank. As some commitments expire without being drawn down, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Loans commitments and financial guarantees contracts (continued)

The allowances for credit losses related to loans commitments and financial guarantees contracts are as follows:

	Stage 1 ⁽¹⁾			Stage 2 ⁽²⁾			Stage 3 ⁽³⁾		Total
Allowance for expected credit losses as of December 31, 2016		1,144			4,632			-		5,776
Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses		(0.3	)		0.3			-		-
Transfer to credit-impaired instruments		-			-			-		-
Transfer to 12-month expected credit losses		-			-			-		-
Net effect of changes in reserve for expected credit loss		(36	)		(833	)		-		(869	)
Instruments that have been derecognized during the period		(957	)		-			-		(957	)
Changes due to instruments recognized as of December 31, 2016:		(993	)		(833	)		-		(1,826	)
New instruments originated or purchased		880			-			-		880
Allowance for expected credit losses as of September 30, 2017		1,031			3,799			-		4,830

	Stage 1 ⁽¹⁾			Stage 2 ⁽²⁾			Stage 3 ⁽³⁾		Total
Allowance for expected credit losses as of December 31, 2015		2,914			2,510			-		5,424
Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses		(646	)		693			-		47
Transfer to credit-impaired instruments		-			-			-		-
Transfer to 12-month expected credit losses		-			-			-		-
Net effect of changes in reserve for expected credit loss		(748	)		1,756			-		1,008
Instruments that have been derecognized during the year		(2,631	)		(326	)		-		(2,957	)
Changes due to instruments recognized as of December 31, 2015:		(4,025	)		2,123			-		(1,902	)
New instruments originated or purchased		2,254			-			-		2,254
Allowance for expected credit losses as of December 31, 2016		1,143			4,633			-		5,776

⁽¹⁾

12-month expected credit losses.

⁽²⁾

Lifetime expected credit losses.

⁽³⁾

Credit-impaired financial assets (lifetime expected credit losses).

The reserve for expected credit losses on loans commitments and financial guarantees contracts reflects the Bank’s Management estimate of expected credit losses items such as: confirmed letters of credit, stand-by letters of credit, guarantees and credit commitments.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Other assets

Following is a summary of other assets:

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Investment in financial assets		9,041		-
Accounts receivable		5,456		5,413
Real estate owned		5,119		-
IT projects under development		4,843		4,199
Other ⁽¹⁾		4,086		1,934
		28,545		11,546

⁽¹⁾ As of September 30, 2017, $1.7 million corresponds to leasing under development.

Deposits

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

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Demand		205,133		127,014
Up to 1 month		908,834		1,201,328
From 1 month to 3 months		703,352		463,479
From 3 month to 6 months		327,120		336,627
From 6 month to 1 year		587,181		436,884
From 1 year to 2 years		126,004		190,000
From 2 years to 5 years		145,385		47,520
		3,003,009		2,802,852

The following table presents additional information regarding the Bank’s deposits:

September 30,

2017

December 31,
2016

Aggregate amounts of time deposits of $100,000 or more

3,002,388

2,802,474

Aggregate amounts of deposits in the New York Agency

266,128

250,639

Three months ended September 30,

2017

2016

2015

Interest expense paid to deposits in the New York Agency.

966

576

317

Nine months ended September 30,

2017

2016

2015

Interest expense paid to deposits in the New York Agency.

2,524

1,429

919

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Bank does not have financing transactions under repurchase agreements.

As of September 30, 2017, the Bank did not incur interest expense generated by financing transactions under repurchase agreements. During the periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, interest expense related to financing transactions under repurchase agreements totaled $835.2 and $176.0, respectively, corresponding to interest expense generated by the financing contracts under repurchase agreements. These expenses are included in the interest expense – short-term borrowings and debt line in the consolidated statements of profit or loss.

Borrowings and debt

9.1

Short-term borrowings and debt

The breakdown of short-term (original maturity of less than one year) borrowings and debt, together with contractual interest rates, is as follows:

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
Short-term Borrowings:
At fixed interest rates		325,355			788,075
At floating interest rates		404,474			657,000
Total borrowings		729,829			1,445,075
Short-term Debt:
At fixed interest rates		7,300			25,000
At floating interest rates		-			-
Total debt		7,300			25,000
Total short-term borrowings and debt		737,129			1,470,075

Average outstanding balance during the period		707,348			1,348,230
Maximum balance at any month-end		1,070,070			1,876,322
Range of fixed interest rates on borrowing and debt in U.S. dollars		1.40% to 1.75%			1.10% to 1.50%
Range of floating interest rates on borrowing in U.S. dollars		1.59% to 1.85%			1.14% to 1.48%
Range of fixed interest rates on borrowing in Mexican pesos		7.67	%		6.16	%
Range of floating interest rate on borrowing in Mexican pesos		7.88	%		5.72	%
Weighted average interest rate at end of the period		2.11	%		1.30	%
Weighted average interest rate during the period		1.54	%		1.10	%

The balances of short-term borrowings and debt by currency, is as follows:

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Currency
US dollar		727,300		1,470,000
Mexican peso		9,829		75
Total		737,129		1,470,075

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Borrowings and debt (continued)

9.2

Long-term borrowings and debt

Borrowings consist of long-term and syndicated loans obtained from international banks. Debt instruments consist of public and private issuances under the Bank's Euro Medium Term Notes Program (“EMTN”) as well as public issuances in the Mexican market. The breakdown of borrowings and long-term debt (original maturity of more than one year), together with contractual interest rates gross of prepaid commission of $5,222 and $5,133 as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, is as follows:

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
Long-term Borrowings:
At fixed interest rates with due dates from October 2017 to February 2022.		49,304			61,148
At floating interest rates with due dates from November 2017 to March 2021.		579,000			631,326
Total borrowings		628,304			692,474
Long-term Debt:
At fixed interest rates with due dates from March 2018 to March 2024.		533,447			921,479
At floating interest rates with due dates from January 2018 to March 2022.		201,267			167,918
Total long-term debt		734,714			1,089,397
Total long-term borrowings and debt outstanding		1,363,018			1,781,871

Net average outstanding balance during the period		1,566,619			1,881,085
Maximum outstanding balance at any month – end		2,010,078			2,054,138
Range of fixed interest rates on borrowing and debt in U.S. dollars		2.25% to 3.25%			2.85% to 3.75%
Range of floating interest rates on borrowing and debt in U.S. dollars		2.22% to 2.87%			1.66% to 2.49%
Range of fixed interest rates on borrowing in Mexican pesos		4.75% to 9.09%			4.75% to 8.90%
Range of floating interest rates on borrowing and debt in Mexican pesos		7.75% to 7.97%			6.19% to 6.54%
Range of fixed interest rate on debt in Japanese yens		0.46% to 0.81%			0.46% to 0.81%
Range of fixed interest rate on debt in Euros		3.75	%		3.75	%
Range of fixed interest rate on debt in Australian dollar		3.33	%		3.33	%
Weighted average interest rate at the end of the period		3.42	%		2.98	%
Weighted average interest rate during the period		3.37	%		2.84	%

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Borrowings and debt (continued)

9.2

Long-term borrowings and debt (continued)

The balances of long-term borrowings and debt by currency, is as follows:

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Currency
US dollar		956,048		1,392,995
Mexican peso		225,571		219,347
Japanese yen		98,735		95,238
Euro		59,136		52,574
Australian dollar		23,528		21,717
Total		1,363,018		1,781,871

The Bank's funding activities include: (i) EMTN, which may be used to issue notes for up to $2.3 billion, with maturities from 7 days up to a maximum of 30 years, at fixed or floating interest rates, or at discount, and in various currencies. The notes are generally issued in bearer or registered form through one or more authorized financial institutions; (ii) Short-and Long-Term Notes “Certificados Bursatiles” Program (the “Mexico Program”) in the Mexican local market, registered with the Mexican National Registry of Securities maintained by the National Banking and Securities Commission in Mexico (“CNBV”, for its acronym in Spanish), for an authorized aggregate principal amount of 10 billion Mexican pesos with maturities from one day to 30 years.

Some borrowing agreements include various events of default and covenants related to minimum capital adequacy ratios, incurrence of additional liens, and asset sales, as well as other customary covenants, representations and warranties. As of September 30, 2017 the Bank was in compliance with all covenants.

The future maturities of long-term borrowings and debt outstanding as of September 30, 2017, are as follows:

Due in	Outstanding
2017		27,938
2018		322,984
2019		363,635
2020		378,272
2021		200,999
2022		10,054
2024		59,136
		1,363,018

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

10.

Other liabilities

Following is a summary of other liabilities:

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Accruals and other accumulated expenses		5,394		4,170
Accounts payable		8,475		11,179
Others		3,038		2,979
		16,907		18,328

11.

Earnings per share

The following table presents a reconciliation of the income and share data used in the basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) computations for the dates indicated:

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2017		2016		2015		2017		2016		2015
Profit for the period		20,461		27,991		37,372		61,400		73,701		80,758

Basic earnings per share		0.52		0.72		0.96		1.56		1.89		2.08
Diluted earnings per share		0.52		0.71		0.96		1.56		1.88		2.07

Weighted average common shares outstanding - applicable to basic		39,362		39,102		38,969		39,289		39,059		38,909

Effect of diluted securities:
Stock options and restricted stock units plans		51		123		126		30		119		171
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding applicable to diluted EPS		39,413		39,225		39,095		39,319		39,178		39,080

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

12.

Capital and Reserves

Common stock

The Bank’s common stock is divided into four categories:

“Class A”; shares may only be issued to Latin American Central Banks or banks in which the state or other government agency is the majority shareholder.

“Class B”; shares may only be issued to banks or financial institutions.

“Class E”; shares may be issued to any person whether a natural person or a legal entity.

“Class F”; may only be issued to state entities and agencies of non-Latin American countries, including, among others, central banks and majority state-owned banks in those countries, and multilateral financial institutions either international or regional institutions.

The holders of “Class B” shares have the right to convert or exchange their “Class B” shares, at any time, and without restriction, for “Class E” shares, at a rate of one-to-one.

The following table provides detailed information on the Bank’s common stock activity per class for each of the periods in the three-year period ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015:

(Share units)	“Class A”		“Class B”			“Class E”		“Class F”		Total
Authorized		40,000,000		40,000,000			100,000,000		100,000,000		280,000,000

Outstanding at January 1, 2015		6,342,189		2,479,050			29,956,100		-		38,777,339
Conversions		-		(4,581	)		4,581		-		-
Repurchase common stock		-		-			-		-		-
Restricted stock issued – directors		-		-			57,000		-		57,000
Exercised stock options - compensation plans		-		-			70,358		-		70,358
Restricted stock units – vested		-		-			64,208		-		64,208
Outstanding at September 30, 2015		6,342,189		2,474,469			30,152,247		-		38,968,905

Outstanding at January 1, 2016		6,342,189		2,474,469			30,152,247		-		38,968,905
Conversions		-		-			-		-		-
Restricted stock issued – directors		-		-			57,000		-		57,000
Exercised stock options - compensation plans		-		-			68,409		-		68,409
Restricted stock units – vested		-		-			65,358		-		65,358
Outstanding at September 30, 2016		6,342,189		2,474,469			30,343,014		-		39,159,672

Outstanding at January 1, 2017		6,342,189		2,474,469			30,343,390		-		39,160,048
Conversions		-		(64,663	)		64,663		-		-
Repurchase common stock		-		(1,000	)		-		-		(1,000	)
Restricted stock issued – directors		-		-			57,000		-		57,000
Exercised stock options - compensation plans		-		-			77,995		-		77,995
Restricted stock units – vested		-		-			70,519		-		70,519
Outstanding at September 30, 2017		6,342,189		2,408,806			30,613,567		-		39,364,562

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

12.

Capital and Reserves (continued)

The following table presents information regarding shares repurchased but not retired by the Bank and accordingly classified as treasury stock:

	“Class A”				“Class B”				“Class E”						Total
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount

Outstanding at January 1, 2015		318,140		10,708		589,174		16,242		2,295,186			50,677			3,202,500			77,627
Repurchase of common stock		-		-		-		-		-			-			-			-
Restricted stock issued – directors		-		-		-		-		(57,000	)		(1,259	)		(57,000	)		(1,259	)
Exercised stock options - compensation plans		-		-		-		-		(70,358	)		(1,553	)		(70,358	)		(1,553	)
Restricted stock units – vested		-		-		-		-		(64,208	)		(1,418	)		(64,208	)		(1,418	)
Outstanding at September 30, 2015		318,140		10,708		589,174		16,242		2,103,620			46,447			3,010,934			73,397

Outstanding at January 1, 2016		318,140		10,708		589,174		16,242		2,103,620			46,447			3,010,934			73,397
Repurchase of common stock		-		-		-		-		-			-			-			-
Restricted stock issued – directors		-		-		-		-		(57,000	)		(1,259	)		(57,000	)		(1,259	)
Exercised stock options - compensation plans		-		-		-		-		(68,409	)		(1,510	)		(68,409	)		(1,510	)
Restricted stock units – vested		-		-		-		-		(65,358	)		(1,443	)		(65,358	)		(1,443	)
Outstanding at September 30, 2016		318,140		10,708		589,174		16,242		1,912,853			42,235			2,820,167			69,185

Outstanding at January 1, 2017		318,140		10,708		589,174		16,242		1,912,477			42,226			2,819,791			69,176
Repurchase of common stock		-		-		1,000		28		-			-			1,000			28
Restricted stock issued - directors		-		-		-		-		(57,000	)		(1,259	)		(57,000	)		(1,259	)
Exercised stock options - compensation plans		-		-		-		-		(77,995	)		(1,721	)		(77,995	)		(1,721	)
Restricted stock units - vested		-		-		-		-		(70,519	)		(1,557	)		(70,519	)		(1,557	)
Outstanding at September 30, 2017		318,140		10,708		590,174		16,270		1,706,963			37,689			2,615,277			64,667

Reserves

The Banking Law in the Republic of Panama requires banks with general banking license to maintain a total capital adequacy index that shall not be lower than 8% of total assets and off-balance sheet irrevocable contingency transactions, weighted according to their risk; and primary capital equivalent that shall not be less than 4.5% of its assets and loans commitments and financial guarantees contracts, weighted according to their risk. As of September 30, 2017, the Bank’s total capital adequacy ratio is 19.36% which is in compliance with the minimum capital adequacy ratios required by the Banking Law in the Republic of Panama.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

12.

Capital and Reserves (continued)

Restriction on retained earnings

The Bank does not have restrictions on its ability to access its retained earnings other than those resulting from the supervisory framework within which the Bank operates. The supervisory framework requires banks to keep an additional reserve within equity for credit risk coverage of its credit facilities. As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the amount stands at $115.4 million and $62.5 million, respectively of retained earnings are restricted from dividend distribution for purposes of complying with local regulatory requirements.

Additional paid-in capital

As of September 30, 2017 and December, 31 2016, the additional paid-in capital consists of additional cash contributions to the common capital paid by shareholders.

13.

Business segment information

The Bank’s activities are managed and executed in two business segments: Commercial and Treasury. The business segment results are determined based on the Bank’s managerial accounting process as defined by IFRS 8 – Operating Segments, which assigns consolidated statement of financial positions, revenue and expense items to each business segment on a systematic basis. The Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM), represented by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Management Committee reviews internal management reports from each division at least quarterly. Segment profit, as included in the internal management reports is used to measure performance as management believes that this information is the most relevant in evaluating the results of the respective segments relative to other entities that operate within the same industry.

The Bank’s net interest income represents the main driver of profits; therefore, the Bank presents its interest-earning assets by business segment, to give an indication of the size of business generating net interest income. Interest-earning assets also generate gains and losses on sales, such as for financial instruments at fair value through OCI and financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss, which are included in net other income, in the Treasury Segment. The Bank also discloses its other assets and contingencies by business segment, to give an indication of the size of business that generates net fees and commissions, also included in net other income, in the Commercial Business Segment.

The Commercial Business Segment incorporates all of the Bank’s financial intermediation and fees generated by the commercial portfolio. The commercial portfolio includes book value of loans at amortized cost, acceptances, loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts. Profits from the Commercial Business Segment include net interest income from loans at amortized cost, fee income, gain on sale of loans at amortized cost, impairment loss from expected credit losses on loans at amortized cost, impairment loss from expected credit losses on loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts, and allocated expenses.

The Treasury Business Segment incorporates deposits in banks and all of the Bank’s financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss, financial instruments at fair value through OCI and securities at amortized cost. Profits from the Treasury Business Segment include net interest income from deposits with banks, financial instruments at fair value through OCI and securities at amortized cost, derivative financial instruments foreign currency exchange, gain (loss) for financial instrument at fair value through profit or loss, gain (loss) for financial instrument at fair value through OCI, impairment loss for expected credit losses on investment securities, other income and allocated expenses.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

13.

Business segment information (continued)

The following table provides certain information regarding the Bank’s operations by segment:

	Periods ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2015
Commercial
Interest income		160,594			177,026			154,065
Interest expense		(68,947	)		(71,645	)		(60,597	)
Net interest income		91,647			105,381			93,468
Net other income ⁽²⁾		12,410			11,632			14,080
Total income		104,057			117,013			107,548
Impairment loss from expected credit losses on loans at amortized cost and impairment loss from expected credit losses on loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts		(9,035	)		(17,127	)		(10,311	)
Expenses, less impairment loss from expected credit losses		(26,217	)		(25,412	)		(30,367	)
Profit for the period		68,805			74,474			66,870
Commercial assets and loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts (end of period balances):
Interest-earning assets ^{(3 and 5)}		5,337,353			6,384,687			6,682,445
Other assets and loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts ⁽⁴⁾		362,919			367,003			437,436
Total interest-earning assets, other assets and loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts		5,700,272			6,751,690			7,119,881

Treasury
Interest income		9,686			7,422			8,121
Interest expense		(9,659	)		4,721			6,112
Net interest income		27			12,143			14,233
Net other income ⁽²⁾		(278	)		(4,379	)		8,516
Total income		(251	)		7,764			22,749
Impairment loss for expected credit losses on investment securities		390			(276	)		(543	)
Expenses, less impairment loss for expected credit losses		(7,544	)		(8,261	)		(8,318	)
Profit (loss) for the period		(7,405	)		(773	)		13,888
Treasury assets (end of period balances):
Interest-earning assets ^{(3 and 5)}		887,149			900,127			1,603,395
Total interest-earning assets		887,149			900,127			1,603,395

Combined business segment total
Interest income		170,280			184,448			162,186
Interest expense		(78,606	)		(66,924	)		(54,485	)
Net interest income		91,674			117,524			107,701
Net other income ⁽²⁾		12,132			7,253			22,596
Total income		103,806			124,777			130,297
Impairment loss from expected credit losses on loans at amortized cost and impairment loss from expected credit losses on loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts		(9,035	)		(17,127	)		(10,311	)
Impairment loss from expected credit losses on investment securities		390			(276	)		(543	)
Expenses, less impairment loss from expected credit losses		(33,761	)		(33,673	)		(38,685	)
Profit for the period		61,400			73,701			80,758

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

13.

Business segment information (continued)

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Total assets and loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts (end of period balances):
Interest-earning assets ^{(2 and 4)}		6,224,502		7,191,443
Other assets and loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts ⁽³⁾		362,919		422,422
Total interest-earning assets, other assets and loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts		6,587,421		7,613,865

	⁽¹⁾	The numbers set out in these tables have been rounded and accordingly may not total exactly.
	⁽²⁾	Net other income consists of other income including gains on sale of loans at amortized cost, gains (loss) per financial instrument at FVTPL and FVOCI, derivative instruments and foreign currency exchange.

⁽³⁾

Includes deposits and loans at amortized cost, net of unearned interest and deferred fees.

⁽⁴⁾

Includes customers’ liabilities under acceptances, loans commitments and financial guarantees contracts.

⁽⁵⁾

Includes cash and cash equivalents, interest-bearing deposits with banks, financial instruments at fair value through OCI, financial instruments at amortized cost and financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss.

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
Reconciliation of total assets:
Interest-earning assets – business segment		6,224,502			7,191,443
Allowance for expected credit losses on loans at amortized cost		(111,728	)		(105,988	)
Allowance for expected credit losses on securities at amortized cost		(221	)		(602	)
Customers’ liabilities under acceptances		4,902			19,387
Intangibles, net		2,368			2,909
Accrued interest receivable		32,869			44,187
Property and equipment, net		7,849			8,549
Derivative financial instruments used for hedging - receivable		11,034			9,352
Other assets		28,545			11,546
Total assets – consolidated financial statements		6,200,120			7,180,783

14.

Fair value of financial instruments

The Bank determines the fair value of its financial instruments using the fair value hierarchy established in IFRS 13 - Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure, which requires the Bank to maximize the use of observable inputs (those that reflect the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market information obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (those that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances) when measuring fair value. Fair value is used on a recurring basis to measure assets and liabilities in which fair value is the primary basis of accounting. Additionally, fair value is used on a non-recurring basis to evaluate assets and liabilities for impairment or for disclosure purposes. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Depending on the nature of the asset or liability, the Bank uses some valuation techniques and assumptions when estimating fair value. The Bank applied the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 – Assets or liabilities for which an identical instrument is traded in an active market, such as publicly-traded instruments or futures contracts.

Level 2 – Assets or liabilities valued based on observable market data for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other observable inputs that can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

14.

Fair value of financial instruments (continued)

Level 3 – Assets or liabilities for which significant valuation assumptions are not readily observable in the market; instruments measured based on the best available information, which might include some internally-developed data, and considers risk premiums that a market participant would require.

When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities that are required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Bank considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and considers the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. When possible, the Bank uses active and observable markets to price identical assets or liabilities. When identical assets and liabilities are not traded in active markets, the Bank uses observable market information for similar assets and liabilities. However, certain assets and liabilities are not actively traded in observable markets and the Bank must use alternative valuation techniques to determine the fair value measurement. The frequency of transactions, the size of the bid-ask spread and the size of the investment are factors considered in determining the liquidity of markets and the relevance of observed prices in those markets.

When there has been a significant decrease in the volume or level of activity for a financial asset or liability, the Bank uses the present value technique which considers market information to determine a representative fair value in usual market conditions.

A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, including the general classification of such assets and liabilities under the fair value hierarchy is presented below:

Financial instruments at FVTPL and FVOCI

Financial instruments at FVTPL are carried at fair value, which is based upon quoted prices when available, or if quoted market prices are not available, on discounted expected cash flows using market rates commensurate with the credit quality and maturity of the security.

Financial instruments at FVOCI are carried at fair value, based on quoted market prices when available, or if quoted market prices are not available, based on discounted expected cash flows using market rates commensurate with the credit quality and maturity of the security.

When quoted prices are available in an active market, financial instruments at FVOCI and financial instruments at FVTPL are classified in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. If quoted market prices are not available or they are available in markets that are not active, then fair values are estimated based upon quoted prices of similar instruments, or where these are not available, by using internal valuation techniques, principally discounted cash flows models. Such securities are classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Derivative financial instruments

The valuation techniques and inputs depend on the type of derivative and the nature of the underlying instrument. Exchange-traded derivatives that are valued using quoted prices are classified within level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

For those derivative contracts without quoted market prices, fair value is based on internal valuation techniques using inputs that are readily observable and that can be validated by information available in the market. The principal technique used to value these instruments is the discounted cash flows model and the key inputs considered in this technique include interest rate yield curves and foreign exchange rates. These derivatives are classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The fair value adjustments applied by the Bank to its derivative carrying values include credit valuation adjustments (“CVA”), which are applied to OTC derivative instruments, in which the base valuation generally discounts expected cash flows using the Overnight Index Swap (“OIS”) interest rate curves. Because not all counterparties have the same credit risk as that implied by the relevant OIS curve, a CVA is necessary to incorporate the market view of both, counterparty credit risk and the Bank’s own credit risk, in the valuation.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

14.

Fair value of financial instruments (continued)

Derivative financial instruments (continued)

Own-credit and counterparty CVA is determined using a fair value curve consistent with the Bank’s or counterparty credit rating. The CVA is designed to incorporate a market view of the credit risk inherent in the derivative portfolio. However, most of the Bank’s derivative instruments are negotiated bilateral contracts and are not commonly transferred to third parties. Derivative instruments are normally settled contractually, or if terminated early, are terminated at a value negotiated bilaterally between the counterparties. Therefore, the CVA (both counterparty and own-credit) may not be realized upon a settlement or termination in the normal course of business. In addition, all or a portion of the CVA may be reversed or otherwise adjusted in future periods in the event of changes in the credit risk of the Bank or its counterparties or due to the anticipated termination of the transactions.

Transfer of financial assets

Gains or losses on sale of loans depend in part on the carrying amount of the financial assets involved in the transfer, and its fair value at the date of transfer. The fair value of instruments is determined based upon quoted market prices when available, or are based on the present value of future expected cash flows using information related to credit losses, prepayment speeds, forward yield curves, and discounted rates commensurate with the risk involved.

Financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis by caption on the consolidated statement of financial positions using the fair value hierarchy are described below:

	September 30, 2017
	Level 1^(a)		Level 2^(b)		Level 3^(c)		Total
Assets
Securities at fair value through OCI:
Corporate debt		-		-		-		-
Sovereign debt		16,796		-		-		16,796
Total securities at fair value through OCI		16,796		-		-		16,796
Financial instruments at FVTPL
Foreign exchange forward		-		-		-		-
Total financial instruments at FVTPL		-		-		-		-
Derivative financial instruments used for hedging – receivable:
Interest rate swaps		-		884		-		884
Cross-currency interest rate swaps		-		2,894		-		2,894
Foreign exchange forward		-		7,256		-		7,256
Total derivative financial instrument used for hedging – receivable		-		11,034		-		11,034
Total financial assets at fair value		16,796		11,034		-		27,830
Liabilities
Financial instruments at FVTPL
Foreign exchange forward		-		-		-		-
Total financial instruments at FVTPL		-		-		-		-
Derivative financial instruments used for hedging – payable:
Interest rate swaps		-		1,291		-		1,291
Cross-currency interest rate swaps		-		23,547		-		23,547
Foreign exchange forward		-		779		-		779
Total derivative financial instruments used for hedging – payable		-		25,617		-		25,617
Total financial liabilities at fair value		-		25,617		-		25,617

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

14.

Fair value of financial instruments (continued)

	December 31, 2016
	Level 1^(a)		Level 2^(b)		Level 3^(c)		Total
Assets
Securities at fair value through OCI:
Corporate debt		13,909		-		-		13,909
Sovereign debt		13,912		2,786		-		16,698
Total securities at fair value through OCI		27,821		2,786		-		30,607
Derivative financial instruments used for hedging – receivable:
Interest rate swaps		-		363		-		363
Cross-currency interest rate swaps		-		2,561		-		2,561
Foreign exchange forward		-		6,428		-		6,428
Total derivative financial instrument used for hedging – receivable		-		9,352		-		9,352
Total financial assets at fair value		27,821		12,138		-		39,959
Liabilities
Financial instruments at FVTPL:
Interest rate swaps		-		-		-		-
Cross-currency interest rate swaps		-		-		-		-
Foreign exchange forward		-		24		-		24
Total financial instruments at FVTPL		-		24		-		24
Derivative financial instruments used for hedging – payable:
Interest rate swaps		-		3,704		-		3,704
Cross-currency interest rate swaps		-		46,198		-		46,198
Foreign exchange forward		-		9,784		-		9,784
Total derivative financial instruments used for hedging – payable		-		59,686		-		59,686
Total financial liabilities at fair value		-		59,710		-		59,710

^(a)

Level 1: Quoted market prices in an active market.

^(b)

Level 2: Internally developed models with significant observable market or quoted market prices in an inactive market.

^(c)

Level 3: Internally developed models with significant unobservable market information.

The following information should not be interpreted as an estimate of the fair value of the Bank. Fair value calculations are only provided for a limited portion of the Bank’s financial assets and liabilities. Due to a wide range of valuation techniques and the degree of subjectivity used in making the estimates, comparison of fair value information of the Bank and other companies may not be meaningful for comparative analysis.

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Bank’s management in estimating the fair values of financial instruments whose fair value is not measured on a recurring basis:

Financial instruments with carrying value that approximates fair value

The carrying value of certain financial assets, including cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits in banks, customers’ liabilities under acceptances, accrued interest receivable and certain financial liabilities including customer’s demand and time deposits, securities sold under repurchase agreements, accrued interest payable, and acceptances outstanding, as a result of their short-term nature, are considered to approximate fair value. These instruments are classified in Level 2.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

14.

Fair value of financial instruments (continued)

Securities at amortized cost

The fair value has been based upon current market quotations, where available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value has been estimated based upon quoted price of similar instruments, or where these are not available, on discounted expected cash flows using market rates commensurate with the credit quality and maturity of the security. These securities are classified in Levels 1 and 2.

Loans at amortized cost

The fair value of the loan portfolio, including impaired loans, is estimated by discounting future cash flows using the current rates at which loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities, considering the contractual terms in effect as of December 31 of the relevant year. These assets are classified in Level 2.

Short and long-term borrowings and debt

The fair value of short and long-term borrowings and debt is estimated using discounted cash flow analysis based on the current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements, taking into account the changes in the Bank’s credit margin. These liabilities are classified in Level 2.

The following table provides information on the carrying value and estimated fair value of the Bank’s financial instruments that are not measured on a recurring basis:

	September 30, 2017
	Carrying value		Fair value		Level 1^(a)		Level 2^(b)		Level 3^(c)
Financial assets
Instruments with carrying value that approximates fair value
Cash and deposits on banks		799,435		799,435		-		799,435		-
Acceptances		4,902		4,902		-		4,902		-
Interest receivable		32,869		32,869		-		32,869		-
Securities at amortized cost ⁽²⁾		70,697		71,500		45,749		25,751		-
Loans at amortized cost ⁽¹⁾		5,225,625		5,431,846		-		5,431,846		-

Financial liabilities
Instruments with carrying value that approximates fair value
Deposits		3,003,009		3,003,009		-		3,003,009		-
Acceptances		4,902		4,902		-		4,902		-
Interest payable		18,191		18,191		-		18,191		-
Short-term borrowings and debt		737,129		737,345		-		737,345		-
Long-term borrowings and debt, net		1,363,018		1,384,750		-		1,384,750		-

^(a)

Level 1: Quoted market prices in an active market.

^(b)

Level 2: Internally developed models with significant observable market or quoted market prices in an inactive market.

^(c)

Level 3: Internally developed models with significant unobservable market information.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

14.

Fair value of financial instruments (continued)

The following table provides information on the carrying value and estimated fair value of the Bank’s financial instruments that are not measured on a recurring basis:

	December 31, 2016
	Carrying value		Fair value		Level 1^(a)		Level 2^(b)		Level 3^(c)
Financial assets
Instruments with carrying value that approximates fair value
Cash and deposits on banks		1,069,538		1,069,538		-		1,069,538		-
Acceptances		19,387		19,387		-		19,387		-
Interest receivable		44,187		44,187		-		44,187		-
Securities at amortized cost ⁽²⁾		77,214		76,406		73,406		3,000		-
Loans at amortized cost ⁽¹⁾		5,907,494		6,021,006		-		6,021,006		-

Financial liabilities
Instruments with carrying value that approximates fair value
Deposits		2,802,852		2,802,852		-		2,802,852		-
Acceptances		19,387		19,387		-		19,387		-
Interest payable		16,603		16,603		-		16,603		-
Short-term borrowings and debt		1,470,075		1,470,045		-		1,470,045		-
Long-term borrowings and debt, net		1,776,738		1,808,228		-		1,808,228		-

^(a)

Level 1: Quoted market prices in an active market.

^(b)

Level 2: Internally developed models with significant observable market or quoted market prices in an inactive market.

^(c)

Level 3: Internally developed models with significant unobservable market information.

⁽¹⁾

The carrying value of loans at amortized cost is net of the allowance for expected credit losses of $111.7 million and unearned interest and deferred fees of $5.8 million for September 30, 2017; allowance for expected credit losses of $106.0 million and unearned interest and deferred fees of $7.2 million for December 31, 2016.

⁽²⁾

The carrying value of securities at amortized cost is net of the allowance for expected credit losses of $0.2 million for September 30, 2017 and $0.6 million for December 31, 2016.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

15.

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

The breakdown of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to financial instruments at FVOCI, derivative financial instruments, and foreign currency translation is as follows:

	Financial instruments at FVOCI			Derivative financial instruments			Total
Balance as of January 1, 2015		(6,817	)		(1,020	)		(7,837	)
Net unrealized gain (loss) arising from the period		(1,380	)		(3,974	)		(5,354	)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) loss included in the profit of the period ⁽¹⁾		(2,202	)		1,823			(379	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) from the period		(3,582	)		(2,151	)		(5,733	)
Balance as of September 30, 2015		(10,399	)		(3,171	)		(13,570	)

Balance as of January 1, 2016		(8,931	)		(1,750	)		(10,681	)
Net unrealized gain (loss) arising from the period		6,933			2,137			9,070
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) loss included in the profit of the period ⁽¹⁾		1,317			(4,090	)		(2,773	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) from the period		8,250			(1,953	)		6,297
Balance as of September 30, 2016		(681	)		(3,703	)		(4,384	)

Balance as of January 1, 2017		(853	)		(1,948	)		(2,801	)
Net unrealized gain (loss) arising from the period		330			(207	)		123
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) loss included in the profit of the period ⁽¹⁾		175			760			935
Other comprehensive income (loss) from the period		505			553			1,058
Balance as of September 30, 2017		(348	)		(1,395	)		(1,743	)

⁽¹⁾ Reclassification adjustments include amounts recognized in profit of the year that had been part of other comprehensive income (loss) in this and previous years.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

15.

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

The following table presents amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income to the profit of the period:

Three months ended September 30, 2017
Details about accumulated other comprehensive income components	Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			Affected line item in the consolidated statement of profit or loss where net income is presented
Realized gains (losses) on financial instruments at FVOCI:		-		Interest income – financial instruments at FVOCI
		-		Net gain on sale of financial instruments at FVOCI
		(3	)	Derivative financial instruments and hedging
		(3	)

Gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments:
Foreign exchange forward		(2,068	)	Interest income – loans at amortized cost
		76		Interest expense – borrowings and deposits
		(326	)	Net gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange
Interest rate swaps		(122	)	Net gain (loss) on interest rate swaps
Cross-currency interest rate swap		-		Net gain (loss) on cross-currency interest rate swap
		(2,440	)

Nine months ended September 30, 2017
Details about accumulated other comprehensive income components	Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			Affected line item in the consolidated statement of profit or loss where net income is presented
Realized gains (losses) on financial instruments at FVOCI:		-		Interest income – financial instruments at FVOCI
		(144	)	Net gain on sale of financial instruments at FVOCI
		(31	)	Derivative financial instruments and hedging
		(175	)

Gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments:
Foreign exchange forward		(6,097	)	Interest income – loans at amortized cost
		(1,174	)	Interest expense – borrowings and deposits
		6,414		Net gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange
Interest rate swaps		92		Net gain (loss) on interest rate swaps
Cross-currency interest rate swap		5		Net gain (loss) on cross-currency interest rate swap
		(760	)

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

15.

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Three months ended September 30, 2016
Details about accumulated other comprehensive income components	Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			Affected line item in the consolidated statement of profit or loss where net income is presented
Realized gains (losses) on financial instruments at FVOCI:		-		Interest income – financial instruments at FVOCI
		168		Net gain on sale of financial instruments at FVOCI
		185		Derivative financial instruments and hedging
		353

Gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments:
Foreign exchange forward		(1,414	)	Interest income – loans at amortized cost
		470		Interest expense – borrowings and deposits
		2,528		Net gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange
Interest rate swaps		264		Net gain (loss) on interest rate swaps
Cross-currency interest rate swap		421		Net gain (loss) on cross-currency interest rate swap
		2,269

Nine months ended September 30, 2016
Details about accumulated other comprehensive income components	Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			Affected line item in the consolidated statement of profit or loss where net income is presented
Realized gains (losses) on financial instruments at FVOCI:		-		Interest income – financial instruments at FVOCI
		(800	)	Net gain on sale of financial instruments at FVOCI
		(517	)	Derivative financial instruments and hedging
		(1,317	)

Gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments:
Foreign exchange forward		(3,168	)	Interest income – loans at amortized cost
		878		Interest expense – borrowings and deposits
		5,022		Net gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange
Interest rate swaps		870		Net gain (loss) on interest rate swaps
Cross-currency interest rate swap		488		Net gain (loss) on cross-currency interest rate swap
		4,090

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

15.

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Three months ended September 30, 2015
Details about accumulated other comprehensive income components	Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			Affected line item in the consolidated statement of profit or loss where net income is presented
Realized gains (losses) on financial instruments at FVOCI:		(235	)	Interest income – financial instruments at FVOCI
		1,543		Net gain on sale of financial instruments at FVOCI
		(260	)	Derivative financial instruments and hedging
		1,048

Gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments:
Forward foreign exchange		(498	)	Interest income – loans at amortized cost
		911		Interest expense – borrowings and deposits
		–		Net gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange
Interest rate swaps		–		Net gain (loss) on interest rate swaps
Cross-currency interest rate swap		–		Net gain (loss) on cross-currency interest rate swap
		413

Nine months ended September 30, 2015
Details about accumulated other comprehensive income components	Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			Affected line item in the consolidated statement of profit or loss where net income is presented
Realized gains (losses) on financial instruments at FVOCI:		(572	)	Interest income – financial instruments at FVOCI
		3,268		Net gain on sale of financial instruments at FVOCI
		(494	)	Derivative financial instruments and hedging
		2,202

Gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments:
Forward foreign exchange		(327	)	Interest income – loans at amortized cost
		(234	)	Interest expense – borrowings and deposits
		(1,232	)	Net gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange
Interest rate swaps		–		Net gain (loss) on interest rate swaps
Cross-currency interest rate swap		–		Net gain (loss) on cross-currency interest rate swap
		(1,793	)

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

16.

Related party transactions

During the reporting periods, total compensation paid to directors and the executives of Bladex as representatives of the Bank amounted to:

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2015		2017		2016		2015
Expenses:
Compensation costs paid to directors		218		252		238		441		491		480
Compensation costs paid to executives		246		346		354		1,636		3,696		4,226

17.

Litigation

Bladex is not engaged in any litigation that is material to the Bank’s business or, to the best of the knowledge of the Bank’s management that is likely to have an adverse effect on its business, financial condition or results of operations.

18.

Risk management

Risk is inherent in the Bank’s activities, but it is managed through a process of ongoing identification, measurement and monitoring, subject to risk limits and other controls. This process of risk management is critical to the Bank’s continuing profitability and each individual within the Bank is accountable for the risk exposures relating to his or her responsibilities. The Bank is exposed to market, credit, compliance and liquidity risk. It is also subject to country risk and various operating risks.

The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall risk management approach and for approving the risk management strategies and principles. The Board has appointed an Administration Committee which has the responsibility to monitor the overall risk process within the Bank.

The Risk Committee has the overall responsibility for the development of the risk strategy and implementing principles, frameworks, policies and limits. The Risk Committee is responsible for managing risk decisions and monitoring risk levels and reports on a weekly basis to the Supervisory Board.

The Risk Management Unit is responsible for implementing and maintaining risk related procedures to ensure an independent control process is maintained. The unit works closely with the Risk Committee to ensure that procedures are compliant with the overall framework.

The Risk Management Unit is responsible for monitoring compliance with risk principles, policies and limits across the Bank. This unit also ensures the complete capture of the risks in risk measurement and reporting systems. Exceptions are reported on a daily basis, where necessary, to the Risk Committee, and the relevant actions are taken to address exceptions and any areas of weakness.

The Bank‘s Assets/Liabilities Committee (ALCO) is responsible for managing the Bank’s assets and liabilities and the overall financial structure. It is also primarily responsible for the funding and liquidity risks of the Bank. The Bank’s policy is that risk management processes throughout the Bank are audited annually by the Internal Audit function, which examines both the adequacy of the procedures and the Bank’s compliance with the procedures. Internal Audit discusses the results of all assessments with management, and reports its findings and recommendations to the Audit Committee.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

18.

Risk management (continued)

Risk measurement and reporting systems

The Bank’s risks are measured using a method that reflects both the expected loss likely to arise in normal circumstances and unexpected losses, which are an estimate of the ultimate actual loss based on statistical models. The models make use of probabilities derived from historical experience, adjusted to reflect the economic environment. The Bank also runs worst-case scenarios that would arise in the event that extreme events which are unlikely to occur do, in fact, occur.

Monitoring and controlling risks is primarily performed based on limits established by the Bank. These limits reflect the business strategy and market environment of the Bank as well as the level of risk that the Bank is willing to accept, with additional emphasis on selected industries. In addition, the Bank’s policy is to measure and monitor the overall risk bearing capacity in relation to the aggregate risk exposure across all risk types and activities. Information compiled from all the businesses is examined and processed in order to analyze, control and identify risks on a timely basis. This information is presented and explained to the Board of Directors, the Risk Committee, and the head of each business division. The report includes aggregate credit exposure, credit metric forecasts, market risk sensitivities, stop losses, liquidity ratios and risk profile changes. On a monthly basis, detailed reporting of industry, customer and geographic risks takes place. Senior management assesses the appropriateness of the allowance for credit losses on a monthly basis. The Supervisory Board receives a comprehensive risk report once a quarter which is designed to provide all the necessary information to assess and conclude on the risks of the Bank. For all levels throughout the Bank, specifically tailored risk reports are prepared and distributed in order to ensure that all business divisions have access to extensive, necessary and up–to–date information.

Risk mitigation

As part of its overall risk management, the Bank uses derivatives and other instruments to manage exposures resulting from changes in interest rates, foreign currencies, equity risks, credit risks, and exposures arising from forecast transactions.

In accordance with the Bank’s policy, its risk profile is assessed before entering into hedge transactions, which are authorized by the appropriate level of seniority within the Bank. The effectiveness of hedges is assessed by the Risk Controlling Unit (based on economic considerations rather than the IFRS hedge accounting regulations). The effectiveness of all the hedge relationships is monitored by the Risk Controlling Unit quarterly. In situations of ineffectiveness, the Bank will enter into a new hedge relationship to mitigate risk on a continuous basis.

Risk concentration

Concentrations arise when a number of counterparties are engaged in similar business activities, or activities in the same geographical region, or have similar economic features that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic, political or other conditions. Concentrations indicate the relative sensitivity of the Bank’s performance to developments affecting a particular industry or geographical location. In order to avoid excessive concentrations of risk, the Bank’s policies and procedures include specific guidelines to focus on maintaining a diversified portfolio. Identified concentrations of credit risks are controlled and managed accordingly. Selective hedging is used within the Bank to manage risk concentrations at both the relationship and industry levels.

The Bank has exposure to the following risk from financial instruments:

18.1 Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk that the Bank will incur a loss because its customers or counterparties fail to discharge their contractual obligations. The Bank manages and controls credit risk by setting limits on the amount of risk it is willing to accept for individual counterparties and for geographical and industry concentrations, and by monitoring exposures in relation to such limits.

The Bank has established a credit quality review process to provide early identification of possible changes in the creditworthiness of counterparties, including regular collateral revisions. Counterparty limits are established by the use of a credit risk classification system, which assigns each counterparty a risk rating. Risk ratings are subject to regular revision. The credit quality review process aims to allow the Bank to assess the potential loss as a result of the risks to which it is exposed and take corrective action.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

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Risk management (continued)

18.1 Credit risk (continued)

Individually assessed allowances

The Bank determines the allowances appropriate for each individually significant loan or advance on an individual basis, taking into account any overdue payments of interests, credit rating downgrades, or infringement of the original terms of the contract. Items considered when determining allowance amounts include the sustainability of the counterparty’s business plan, its ability to improve performance if it is in a financial difficulty, projected receipts and the expected payout should bankruptcy ensue, the availability of other financial support, the realizable value of collateral and the timing of the expected cash flows. Allowances for losses are evaluated at each reporting date, unless unforeseen circumstances require more careful attention.

Collectively assessed allowances

Allowances are assessed collectively for losses on loans and advances and for debt investments at amortized costs that are not individually significant and for individually significant loans and advances that have been assessed individually and found not to be impaired. The Bank generally bases its analyses on historical experience and prospective information. However, when there are significant market developments, regional and/or global, the Bank would include macroeconomic factors within its assessments. These factors include, depending on the characteristics of the individual or collective assessment: unemployment rates, current levels of bad debt, changes in the law, changes in regulation, bankruptcy trends, and other consumer data. The Bank may use the aforementioned factors as appropriate to adjust the impairment allowances.

Allowances are evaluated separately at each reporting date with each portfolio. The collective assessment is made for groups of assets with similar risk characteristics, in order to determine whether provision should be made due to incurred loss events for which there is objective evidence, but the effects of which are not yet evident in the individual loans assessments. The collective assessment takes account of data from the loan portfolio (such as historical losses on the portfolio, levels of arrears, credit utilization, loan to collateral ratios and expected receipts and recoveries once impaired) or economic data (such as current economic conditions, unemployment levels and local or industry–specific problems). The approximate time when a loss is likely to have been incurred and the time it will be identified as requiring an individually assessed impairment allowance is also taken into consideration. The impairment allowance is then reviewed by credit management to ensure alignment with the Bank’s overall policy.

Financial guarantees and letters of credit are assessed in a similar manner as for loans.

Derivative financial instruments

Credit risk arising from derivative financial instruments is, at any time, limited to those with positive fair values, as recorded on the statement of financial position at fair value.

With gross–settled derivatives, the Bank is also exposed to a settlement risk, being the risk that the Bank honors its obligation, but the counterparty fails to deliver the counter value.

Credit–related commitments risks

The Bank makes available to its customers guarantees that may require that the Bank makes payments on their behalf and enters into commitments to extend credit lines to secure their liquidity needs. Letters of credit and guarantees (including standby letters of credit) commit the Bank to make payments on behalf of customers in the event of a specific act, generally related to the import or export of goods. Such commitments expose the Bank to similar risks to loans and are mitigated by the same control processes and policies.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

18.

Risk management (continued)

18.1 Credit risk (continued)

Collateral and other credit enhancements

The amount and type of collateral required depends on an assessment of the credit risk of the counterparty. Guidelines are in place covering the acceptability and valuation of each type of collateral.

The main types of collateral obtained are, as follows:

For commercial lending, charges over real estate properties, inventory and trade receivables.

The Bank also obtains guarantees from parent companies for loans to their subsidiaries. Management monitors the market value of collateral and will request additional collateral in accordance with the underlying agreement. It is the Bank’s policy to dispose of repossessed properties in an orderly fashion. The proceeds are used to reduce or repay the outstanding claim. In general, the Bank does not occupy repossessed properties for business use.

The Bank also makes use of master netting agreements with counterparties with whom a significant volume of transactions are undertaken. Such arrangements provide for single net settlement of all financial instruments covered by the agreements in the event of default on any one contract. Master netting arrangements do not normally result in an offset of balance–sheet assets and liabilities unless certain conditions for offsetting.

Although master netting arrangements may significantly reduce credit risk, it should be noted that:

Credit risk is eliminated only to the extent that amounts due to the same counterparty will be settled after the assets are realized.

The extent to which overall credit risk is reduced may change substantially within a short period because the exposure is affected by each transaction subject to the arrangement.

18.2 Liquidity risk

Liquidity refers to the Bank’s ability to maintain adequate cash flows to fund operations and meet obligations and other commitments on a timely basis.

As established by the Bank’s liquidity policy, the Bank’s liquid assets are held in overnight deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or in the form of interbank deposits with reputable international banks that have A1, P1, or F1 ratings from two of the major internationally – recognized rating agencies and are primarily located outside of the Region. In addition, the Bank’s liquidity policy allows for investing in negotiable money market instruments, including Euro certificates of deposit, commercial paper, and other liquid instruments with maturities of up to three years. These instruments must be of investment grade quality A or better, must have a liquid secondary market and be considered as such according to Basel III rules.

The Bank performs daily reviews, controls and periodic stress tests on its liquidity position, including the application of a series of limits to restrict its overall liquidity risk and to monitor the liquidity level according to the macroeconomic environment. The Bank determines the level of liquid assets to be held on a daily basis, adopting a Liquidity Coverage Ratio methodology referencing the Basel Committee guidelines. Additionally, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio is complemented with the use of the Net Stable Funding Ratio to maintain an adequate long-term funding structure. Specific limits have been established to control (1) cumulative maturity “gaps” between assets and liabilities, for each maturity classification presented in the Bank’s internal liquidity reports, and (2) concentrations of deposits taken from any client or economic group maturing in one day and total maximum deposits maturing in one day.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

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Risk management (continued)

18.2 Liquidity risk (continued)

The Bank follows a Contingent Liquidity Plan. The plan contemplates the regular monitoring of several quantified internal and external reference benchmarks (such as deposit level, Emerging Markets Bonds Index Plus, LIBOR-OIS spread and market interest rates), which in cases of high volatility would trigger implementation of a series of precautionary measures to reinforce the Bank’s liquidity position. In the Bank’s opinion, its liquidity position is adequate for the Bank’s present requirements.

While the Bank’s liabilities generally mature over somewhat shorter periods than its assets, the associated liquidity risk is diminished by the short-term nature of the loan portfolio, as the Bank is engaged primarily in the financing of foreign trade.

The following table details the Banks’s assets and liabilities grouped by its remaining maturity with respect to the contractual maturity:

	September 30, 2017
Description	Up to 3 months			3 to 6 months			6 months to 1 year			1 to 5 years			More than 5 years			Without maturity			Total
Assets
Cash and cash equivalent		799,435			–			–			–			–			–			799,435
Investment securities		–			700			5,624			78,214			2,955			–			87,493
Loans at amortized cost		2,024,904			983,080			774,690			1,336,194			224,323						5,343,191
Unearned interest and deferred fees		(854	)		(675	)		(137	)		(3,897	)		(275	)		–			(5,838	)
Allowance for expected credit losses		–			–			–			–			–			(111,728	)		(111,728	)
Other assets		33,593			8,201			5,578			16,812			2,142			21,241			87,567
Total		2,857,078			991,306			785,755			1,427,323			229,145			(90,487	)		6,200,120

Liabilities
Deposits in banks		2,260,608			311,011			313,190			118,200			–			–			3,003,009
Other liabilities		301,010			554,236			261,255			973,166			68,734			6,971			2,165,372
Total		2,561,618			865,247			574,445			1,091,366			68,734			6,971			5,168,381
Net position		295,461			126,059			211,310			335,957			160,410			(97,457	)		1,031,739

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

18.

Risk management (continued)

18.2 Liquidity risk (continued)

	December 31, 2016
Description	Up to 3 months			3 to 6 months			6 months to 1 year			1 to 5 years			More than 5 years			Without maturity			Total
Assets
Cash and cash equivalent		1,069,538			–			–			–			–			–			1,069,538
Investment securities		1,024			3,000			–			83,643			20,756			(602	)		107,821
Loans at amortized cost		2,262,349			1,267,194			551,794			1,843,476			95,918			–			6,020,731
Unearned interest and deferred fees		(663	)		(906	)		(258	)		(4,762	)		(660	)		–			(7,249	)
Allowance for expected credit losses		–			–			–			–			–			(105,988	)		(105,988	)
Other assets		55,445			6,587			3,721			6,399			642			23,136			95,930
Total		3,387,693			1,275,875			555,257			1,928,756			116,656			(83,454	)		7,180,783

Liabilities
Deposits in banks		2,306,413			173,288			275,631			47,520			–			–			2,802,852
Other liabilities		884,453			744,135			346,294			1,330,515			61,220			–			3,366,617
Total		3,190,866			917,423			621,925			1,378,035			61,220			–			6,169,469

Net position		196,827			358,452			(66,668	)		550,721			55,436			(83,454	)		1,011,314

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

18.

Risk management (continued)

18.3 Market risk

Market risk generally represents the risk that values of assets and liabilities or revenues will be adversely affected by changes in market conditions. Market risk is inherent in the financial instruments associated with many of the Bank’s operations and activities, including loans, deposits, investment and financial instruments at FVTPL, short- and long-term borrowings and debt, derivatives and trading positions. This risk may result from fluctuations in different parameters: interest rates, currency exchange rates, inflation rates and changes in the implied volatility. Accordingly, depending on the instruments or activities impacted, market risks can have wide ranging, complex adverse effects on the Bank’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and business

Interest rate risk

The Bank endeavors to manage its assets and liabilities in order to reduce the potential adverse effects on the net interest income that could be produced by interest rate changes. The Bank’s interest rate risk is the exposure of earnings (current and potential) and capital to adverse changes in interest rates and is managed by attempting to match the term and repricing characteristics of the Bank’s interest rate sensitive assets and liabilities. The Bank’s policy with respect to interest rate risk provides that the Bank establishes limits with regards to: (1) changes in net interest income due to a potential impact, given certain movements in interest rates and (2) changes in the amount of available equity funds of the Bank, given a one basis point movement in interest rates.

The following summary table presents a sensitivity analysis of the effect on the Bank’s results of operations derived from a reasonable variation in interest rates which its financial obligations are subject to, based on change in points.

	Change in interest rate	Effect on income

September 30, 2017	+200 bps		20,732,105
	-200 bps		(5,018,319	)

September 30, 2016	+200 bps		8,672,488
	-200 bps		(8,206,113	)

September 30, 2015	+200 bps		37,304,725
	-200 bps		4,265,871

This analysis is based on the prior year changes in interest rates and assesses the impact on income, with balances as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. This sensitivity provides an idea of the changes in interest rates, taking as example the volatility of the interest rate of the previous year.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

18.

Risk management (continued)

18.3 Market risk (continued)

Interest rate risk (continued)

The table below summarizes the Bank's exposure based on the terms of repricing of interest rates on financial assets and liabilities.

	September 30, 2017
Description	Up to 3 months		3 to 6 months		6 months to 1 year			1 to 5 years		More than 5 years		Total
Assets
Securities and other financial assets		–		700		5,624			78,214		2,955		87,493
Loans at amortized cost		2,024,904		983,080		774,690			1,336,194		224,323		5,343,191
Total		2,024,904		983,780		780,314			1,414,408		227,278		5,430,684

Liabilities
Deposits		1,444,206		292,556		942,914			118,200		–		2,797,876
Short and long term borrowings and debt, net		282,777		534,884		267,079			951,049		59,136		2,094,925
Total		1,726,983		827,440		1,209,993			1,069,249		59,136		4,892,801
Total interest rate sensibility		297,921		156,340		(429,679	)		345,159		168,142		537,883

	December 31, 2016
Description	Up to 3 months		3 to 6 months		6 months to 1 year			1 to 5 years			More than 5 years			Total
Assets
Time deposit		125,000		–		–			–			–			125,000
Securities and other financial assets		9,025		3,000		–			72,094			18,200			102,319
Loans at amortized cost		4,350,913		1,445,290		141,060			83,919			–			6,021,182
Total		4,484,938		1,448,290		141,060			156,013			18,200			6,248,501

Liabilities
Deposits		2,179,399		173,288		275,631			47,520			–			2,675,838
Short and long term borrowings and debt, net		2,168,964		402,643		133,190			495,883			46,133			3,246,813
Total		4,348,363		575,931		408,821			543,403			46,133			5,922,651
Total interest rate sensibility		136,575		872,359		(267,761	)		(387,390	)		(27,933	)		325,850

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

18.

Risk management (continued)

18.3 Market risk (continued)

Currency risk

Currency risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in exchange rates of foreign currencies, and other financial variables, as well as the reaction of market participants to political and economic events. For purposes of accounting standards this risk does not come from financial instruments that are not monetary items, or for financial instruments denominated in the functional currency. Exposure to currency risk is low since the Bank’s has maximum exposure limits established by the Board.

Most of the Bank’s assets and most of its liabilities are denominated in US American Dollars and hence the Bank does not incur a significant currency exchange risk. The currency exchange rate risk is mitigated by the use of derivatives, which, although perfectly covered economically, may generate a certain accounting volatility.

The following table details the maximum to foreign currency, where all assets and liabilities are presented based on their book value, except for derivatives, which are included within other assets and other liabilities based on its value nominal.

	September 30, 2017
	Brazilian Real expressed in US$		European Euro expressed in US$		Japanese Yen expressed in US$		Colombian Peso expressed in US$		Mexican Peso expressed in US$		Other currencies expressed in US$⁽¹⁾		Total
Exchange rate		3.1670		1.1820		112.535		2937.650		18.2109

Assets
Cash and cash equivalent		1,729		9		1		53		330		79		2,201
Loans at amortized cost		–		–		–		–		137,364		–		137,364
Other assets		9,569		59,160		97,747		–		94,133		121,276		381,885
Total		11,298		59,169		97,748		53		231,827		121,355		521,450

Liabilities
Borrowings and deposit placements		–		59,100		97,747		–		137,345		121,276		415,468
Other liabilities		10,933		–		–		–		94,397		–		105,330
Total		10,933		59,100		97,747		–		231,742		121,276		520,798

Net currency position		365		69		1		53		85		79		652

⁽¹⁾

It includes other currencies such as: Argentine pesos, Australian- dollar, Swiss franc, Pound sterling, Peruvian soles and Remimbis.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

18.

Risk management (continued)

18.3 Market risk (continued)

Currency risk (continued)

	December 31, 2016
	Brazilian Real expressed in US$		European Euro expressed in US$		Japanese Yen expressed in US$		Colombian Peso expressed in US$		Mexican Peso expressed in US$			Other currencies expressed in US$⁽¹⁾		Total
Exchange rate		3.25		1.06		116.68		3,002.00		20.6139			–

Assets
Cash and cash equivalent		4,014		6		6		55		2,339			74		6,494
Investments and other financial assets		–		–		–		–		–			–		–
Loans at amortized cost		–		–		–		–		295,580			–		295,580
Other assets		–		52,800		94,279		–		79,104			–		226,183
Total		4,014		52,806		94,285		55		377,023			74		528,257

Liabilities
Borrowings and deposit placements		–		–		94,279		–		280,557			–		374,836
Other liabilities		3,933		52,800		–		–		96,951			–		153,684
Total		3,933		52,800		94,279		–		377,508			–		528,520

Net currency position		81		6		6		55		(485	)		74		(263	)

⁽¹⁾

It includes other currencies such as: Argentine pesos, Australian- dollar, Canadian dollar, Swiss franc, Peruvian soles and Remimbis.

18.4 Operational Risk

Operational risk is the risk of loss arising from systems failure, human error, fraud or external events. When controls fail to operate effectively, operational risks can cause damage to reputation, have legal or regulatory implications, or lead to financial loss. Bladex, like all financial institutions, is exposed to operational risks, including the risk of fraud by employees and outsiders, failure to obtain proper internal authorizations, failure to properly document transactions, equipment failures, and errors by employees, and any failure, interruption or breach in the security or operation of the Bank’s information technology systems could result in interruptions in such activities. Operational problems or errors may occur, and their occurrence may have a material adverse impact on the Bank’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. The Bank cannot expect to eliminate all operational risks, but it endeavors to manage these risks through a control framework and by monitoring and responding to potential risks. Controls include effective segregation of duties, access, authorization and reconciliation procedures, staff education and assessment processes, such as the use of internal audit.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

18.

Risk management (continued)

18.4 Operational Risk (continued)

Capital management

The primary objectives of the Bank’s capital management policy are to ensure that the Bank complies with externally imposed capital requirements and maintains strong credit ratings and healthy capital ratios in order to support its business and to maximize shareholder value.

The Bank manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it according to changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of its activities. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Bank may adjust the amount of dividend payment to shareholders, return capital to shareholders or issue capital securities. No changes have been made to the objectives, policies and processes from the previous years. However, they are under constant review by the Board.

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
Tier 1 capital		1,049,159			1,054,719

Risk weighted assets		5,420,443			6,350,544
Tier 1 capital ratio		19.36	%		16.61	%

19.

Subsequent Events

Bladex announced a quarterly cash dividend of $15,155 which represents $0.385 US dollar cent per share corresponding to the 3rd quarter of 2017. The cash dividend was approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on October 17, 2017 and it is payable on November 21, 2017 to the Bank’s stockholders as of November 1, 2017 record date.