BLX Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA

PANAMA CITY, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A. ("Bladex") (NYSE:BLX), a leading provider of trade finance services for the Latin American and Caribbean region, will host an investor luncheon at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, November 12, 2007 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of its listing. The event will feature presentations from Mr. Gonzalo Menendez-Duque, Chairman of the Board, and Mr. Jaime Rivera, Chief Executive Officer. Bladex Day will take place from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. This event is by invitation only and space is limited. Those analysts or investors interested in attending the event must contact Melanie Carpenter of i-advize Corporate Communications at (212) 406-3692 or via email at . Management's presentations will be available via the internet at http://www.blx.com/ following the event. Bladex is a supranational bank originally established by the Central Banks of Latin American and Caribbean countries to promote trade finance in the Region. Based in Panama, its shareholders include central banks and state- owned entities in 23 countries in the Region, as well as Latin American and international commercial banks and institutional and retail investors. Through June 30, 2007, over its 27 years of operations, Bladex had disbursed accumulated credits of over US$148 billion. For further information, please visit 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.: (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, +011-507-210-8563, ; or Melanie Carpenter or Peter Majeski, both of i-advize Corporate Communications, Inc., +1-212-406-3690, , for Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones Web site: http://www.blx.com/

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