Bladex Assigned 'BBB/F2' Ratings by Fitch
July 10 2008 - 9:26AM
PR Newswire (US)
PANAMA CITY, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Banco
Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A. ("Bladex" or "the Bank")
(NYSE:BLX), announced today that Fitch Ratings has assigned Bladex
the following ratings: --Foreign Currency long-term Issuer Default
Rating (IDR) 'BBB'; --Foreign currency short-term (IDR) 'F2';
--Individual rating 'C'; --Support rating #'5'; --Support floor
'NF'; A press release distributed earlier today by Fitch stated
that the decision "reflects the Bank's expertise, competitive
position, high asset quality, sound risk management policies,
strong capitalization, lean operational structure and ample
liquidity. They also factor in the loan and funding concentration,
narrow product offering, and relatively low but improving returns."
Jaime Rivera, Chief Executive Officer of Bladex, stated, "The
rating action is one more confirmation of the strength of the
Bank's growing business, and of its ability to execute on its
strategy of offering an increasingly larger array of trade finance
services to an increasingly large client base." 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 http://www.bladex.com/ or contact:
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: -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: DATASOURCE: Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A.
CONTACT: Jaime Celorio, Chief Financial Officer, Bladex,
+011-507-210-8563, ; or Melanie Carpenter or Peter Majeski, both of
i-advize Corporate Communications, Inc., +1-212-406-3690, Web site:
http://www.blx.com/
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