FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC. | CIK:0000890541 | 3

  • Filed: 4/30/2018
  • Entity registrant name: FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC. (CIK: 0000890541)
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  • ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForSegmentReportingExplanatory

    3.21 Segment reporting
     
    The Bank’s segment reporting is based on the following business segments: Commercial, which incorporates the Bank’s core business of financial intermediation and fee generation activities relating to the Bank’s Commercial Portfolio; and Treasury, which is responsible for the Bank’s funding and liquidity management, along with the management of its activities in investment securities, as well as the management of the Bank’s interest rate, liquidity, price, and currency risks.