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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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 JUNE, 2003

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                  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)

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                        Calle 50 y Aquilino de la Guardia
                                 Apartado 6-1497
                             El Dorado, Panama City
                               Republic of Panama
              (Address of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)

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    (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 |_|

  (Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
             contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
         information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

                                 Yes |_| No |X|

            If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file assigned to the
      registrant in connection with Rule 12g-3-2(b): 82- _________

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                                    SIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized.

      June 23, 2003

                                    BANCO LATINOAMERCIANO DE EXPORTACIONES, S.A.


                                             By: /s/ Pedro Toll
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                                                     Pedro Toll
                                                  General Manager



                                INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit 99.(I) - Press Release, dated June 23, 2003, relating to an announcement
regarding the preliminary results of BLADEX's rights offering.