SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report
of
Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 Or 15d-16 Of The
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For
the
month of August of 2008
BANCO
LATINOAMERICANO DE EXPORTACIONES, S.A.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
LATIN
AMERICAN EXPORT BANK
(Translation
of Registrant’s name into English)
Calle
50
y Aquilino de la Guardia
P.O.
Box
0819-08730
El
Dorado, 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
o
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained
in
this Form is also thereby furnishing information to the Commission pursuant
to
Rule 12g-3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
Yes
o No
x
(If
“Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). 82__.)
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, thereto
duly authorized.
| August 12, 2008 | ||
| Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A. | ||
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| By: | /s/ Pedro Toll | |
| Name: |
Pedro Toll |
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| Title: | Deputy Manager | |
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE-
BLADEX
SUCCESSFULLY CLOSES TWO-YEAR SYNDICATED TERM LOAN FACILITY
Panama
City, Republic of Panama, August 11, 2008 - Banco Latinoamericano de
Exportaciones, S.A. (“Bladex” or “the Bank”) (NYSE: BLX) announced today the
successful closing of a two-year syndicated term loan facility, jointly
lead-arranged by Santander Investment Securities and Standard Chartered
Bank. The $150 million facility was substantially oversubscribed, closing
with $245 million in total commitments among thirteen participating
banks.
"This
transaction underlines Bladex's ability to sustain robust asset growth, despite
the market's continued liquidity limitations," commented Gregory Testerman,
Bladex's Senior MD for Treasury & Capital Markets. "Taken together
with recent rating upgrades, consistently strong financial results, and high
levels of capital and liquidity, this transaction reflects the Bank's
exceptional ability to manage the challenges currently affecting the global
banking sector. Furthermore, the Bank is well-positioned to continue
leveraging today's unique market opportunities."
"Bladex
is very satisfied with the distribution capabilities and overall professionalism
of Santander and Standard Chartered in successfully bringing this transaction
to
market," Mr. Testerman added.
Bladex
is
a supranational bank established by the Central Banks of Latin America and
Caribbean countries to promote trade finance in the Region. Based in Panama,
its
shareholders include central and state-owned entities in 23 countries of
the
Region, as well as Latin American and international commercial banks and
institutional and retail investors.
For
further information, please access our web site on the Internet at www.bladex.com
or
contact:
Attention:
Gregory Testerman, Senior MD for Treasury & Capital Markets
Tel.:
(507) 210-8567, E-mail: gtesterman@bladex.com
-or-
Jaime
Celorio, Chief Financial Officer
Tel:
(507) 210-8563, Email: jcelorio@bladex.com
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