BLX Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA

PANAMA CITY, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A. (Bladex) (NYSE:BLX), announced today their quarterly cash dividend of US$0.22 per share, corresponding to the fourth quarter of 2008. The cash dividend was approved by the Board of Directors and is payable on February 9, 2009 to the Bank's stockholders as of record date January 29, 2009. As of December 31, 2008, Bladex had 36,413,087.79 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 website 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: Mr. Jaime Celorio, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Tel.: (507) 210-8630, E-mail: -or- i-advize Corporate Communications, Inc., 82 Wall Street, Suite 805, New York, NY 10005 Attention: Ms. Melanie Carpenter or Mr. Peter Majeski Tel.: (212) 406-3690, E-mail: DATASOURCE: Bladex CONTACT: Jaime Celorio, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Bladex, +011-507-210-8630, ; or Melanie Carpenter or Peter Majeski, i-advize Corporate Communications, Inc., +1-212-406-3690, , for Bladex Web site: http://www.bladex.com/

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