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 June, 2004

                  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
                                 Apartado 6-1497
                             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 |_|

(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 |_| No |X|

(If "Yes" is marked,  indicate below the file number  assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). 82__.)



                                   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.

June 21, 2004

                                    Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A.

                                                 By: /s/ Pedro Toll

                                                 Name:  Pedro Toll
                                                 Title: Deputy Manager



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                                     BLADEX
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

             BANCO LATINOAMERICANO DE EXPORTACIONES, S. A. (BLADEX)
                      SECOND QUARTER 2004 DIVIDEND PAYMENT

Panama  City,  Republic  of Panama,  June 17,  2004 - Banco  Latinoamericano  de
Exportaciones,  S.A.  (BLADEX)  (NYSE:  BLX),  informs  that the $0.10 per share
quarterly  cash dividend  authorized for the year 2004 by the Board of Directors
on February 3, 2004  corresponding to the second quarter 2004 is payable on July
7,  2004 to  stockholders  of record as of June 28,  2004.  As of May 31,  2004,
BLADEX had 39,352,738 common shares of all classes outstanding.

BLADEX is a multinational bank established by the Central Banks of Latin America
and Caribbean  countries.  Based in Panama, its shareholders include central and
commercial banks in 23 countries of the region,  as well as international  banks
and private investors.

For  further  information,  please  access  our  web  site  on the  Internet  at
www.blx.com or contact:

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BLADEX,  Head  Office,  Calle 50 y Aquilino de la Guardia,  Panama,  Republic of
Panama
Attention:  Carlos  Yap  S.,  Senior  Vice  President  -  Finance  and  Perform.
Management
Tel.: (507) 210-8581, E-mail: cyap@blx.com

-or-

i-Advize Corporate Communications, Inc., 80 Wall Street, Suite 515,
New York, NY 10005
Attention: Melanie Carpenter / Peter Majeski
Tel.: (212) 406-3690, E-mail: bladex@i-advize.com
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