BLX Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA

PANAMA CITY, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A. (Bladex) (NYSE:BLX) announced today that the $0.1875 per share quarterly cash dividend corresponding to the second quarter of 2006 and approved by the Board of Directors on January 31, 2006, is payable on July 17, 2006, to stockholders of record as of July 7, 2006. As of May 31, 2006, Bladex had 37,559,874.20 common shares outstanding of all classes. Bladex is a supranational bank originally 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 http://www.blx.com/ or contact: Bladex Head Office Calle 50 y Aquilino de la Guardia Panama, Republic of Panama Attention: Carlos Yap S., Senior Vice President - Finance Tel.: +011-507-210-8563, E-mail: -or- i-advize Corporate Communications, Inc. 82 Wall Street Suite 805, New York, NY 10005 Attention: Melanie Carpenter / Peter Majeski Tel.: (212) 406-3690, E-mail: DATASOURCE: Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A. CONTACT: Carlos Yap S., Senior Vice President - Finance, Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A., +011-507-210-8563, or ; or Melanie Carpenter or Peter Majeski, both of i-advize Corporate Communications, Inc., +1-212-406-3690, or , for Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A. Web site: http://www.blx.com/

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