SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report
of
Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 Or 15d-16 Of The
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For
the
month of July of 2008
BANCO
LATINOAMERICANO DE EXPORTACIONES, S.A.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
LATIN
AMERICAN EXPORT BANK
(Translation
of Registrant’s name into English)
Calle
50
y Aquilino de la Guardia
P.O.
Box
0819-08730
El
Dorado, Panama City
Republic
of Panama
(Address
of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form
20-F
x Form
40-F
o
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained
in
this Form is also thereby furnishing information to the Commission pursuant
to
Rule 12g-3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
Yes
o
No
x
(If
“Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). 82__.)
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BLADEX
ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF
MR.
TULIO VERA TO ASSET MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Panama
City, Republic of Panama, July 10, 2008 - Banco Latinoamericano de
Exportaciones, S.A. (Bladex) (NYSE: BLX), announced today the addition of
Mr.
Tulio P. Vera to Bladex Asset Management (BAM).
Mr.
Vera
joins Bladex after 9 years with Merrill Lynch as Managing Director, Chief
Global
Emerging Market Macro and Debt Strategist. Previous to Merrill Lynch, Mr.
Vera
was Global Head of Emerging Market Fixed Income Research at ABN Amro. Mr.
Vera
holds an M.A. and is ABD (Ph.D.) in Economics from New York
University.
Mr.
Vera
joins BAM as Chief Strategist and Head of Client Relations. He will be
responsible for identifying and analyzing opportunities in the Latin American
investment space, in addition to leveraging his expertise to expand and market
BAM to third-party investors.
Mr.
Manuel Mejía, Head of Bladex Asset Management, stated the following, "Tulio Vera
brings an unprecedented level of knowledge to BAM. With nearly 20 years of
experience in emerging market debt and strategy, BAM is fortunate to have
someone of his caliber join our team. I look forward to working closely with
Tulio to grow BAM’s footprint, while utilizing Bladex’s unique competitive
advantages within Latin America.”
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 www.bladex.com
or
contact:
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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: jcelorio@bladex.com
-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: bladex@i-advize.com
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto
duly authorized.
July
10,
2008
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Banco
Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A.
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By:
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/s/
Pedro Toll
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Name:
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Pedro
Toll
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Title:
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Deputy
Manager
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