BLX Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA

PANAMA CITY, March 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A. (Bladex) (NYSE:BLX), reminds its shareholders that per the press release issued on February 15, 2007, the US$0.22 per share quarterly cash dividend corresponding to the first quarter of 2007 is payable on April 10, 2007, to stockholders of record as of March 30, 2007. As of February 28, 2007, Bladex had 36,329,071.29 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 at http://www.blx.com/ or contact: Bladex, Head Office, Calle 50 y Aquilino de la Guardia, Panama City, Republic of Panama Attention: Carlos Yap S., Senior Vice President - Finance Tel.: (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, Bladex, +011-507-210-8563, , or Melanie Carpenter or Peter Majeski, +1-212-406-3690, , both of i-advize Corporate Communications, Inc., for Bladex Web site: http://www.blx.com/

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