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 July 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__.)
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BLADEX’S
ANNOUNCES FILING
OF
ITS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 20-F
Panama
City, Republic of Panama, July 7, 2008 - Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones,
S.A. (“Bladex” or “the Bank”) (NYSE: BLX), announced today that it filed on June
20th,
its
annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 (the
“2007 Annual Report”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”). The 2007 Annual Report can be accessed by visiting either the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov
or
Bladex’s website website at www.bladex.com.
In
addition, investors may receive a hard copy of Bladex’s complete audited
financial statements free of charge by requesting a copy from i-advize Corporate
Communications, Inc. at 212-406-3694, or via email at bladex@i-advize.com.
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:
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Bladex,
Head Office, Calle 50 y Aquilino de la Guardia, Panama, Republic
of
Panama
Attention:
Jaime Celorio, Chief Financial Officer
Tel.:
(507) 210-8563, E-mail: jcelorio@bladex.com
-or-
i-advize
Corporate Communications, Inc., 82 Wall Street, Suite 805,
New
York, NY 10005
Attention:
Melanie Carpenter or Peter Majeski
Tel.:
(212) 406-3690, E-mail: bladex@i-advize.com
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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, thereto
duly authorized.
July
7,
2008
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By:
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/s/
Pedro Toll
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Name:
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Pedro
Toll
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Title:
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Deputy
Manager
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