UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE
ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the
month of September, 2009
BANCO
LATINOAMERICANO DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR, S.A.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA,
INC.
(Translation
of Registrant’s name into English)
Calle 50
y Aquilino de la Guardia
P.O. Box
0819-08730
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.
September
16, 2009
| FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC. | |||
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By:
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/s/ Pedro Toll | |
| Name: Pedro Toll | |||
| Title: General Manager | |||
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bladex Announces the Successful Closing of Two-Year Syndicated Loan
Panama City, Republic of Panama,
September 16, 2009 - Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A.
(“Bladex”, or “the Bank”, NYSE: BLX) announced today the
successful closing of a
US$100 million two-year syndicated
loan structured and placed through Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
(“Mizuho”) and China Development Bank Corporation
(“CDB”) within the Asian financial
markets.
Mr. Gregory Testerman, Senior Managing
Director for Treasury &
Capital Markets for Bladex stated, “This transaction is the first
syndication placed in Asia by a Latin American financial institution, without
mitigating the credit risk through the use of guarantees of any sort.
The loan enhances the diversification of Bladex’s financing sources, while further
developing the
Bank’s presence in the Asian
markets. Proceeds from this financing will be used to promote
foreign trade, as well
as the economic development
of Latin America, once again demonstrating Bladex’s commitment to the Region. The knowledge, coverage, and experience
of Mizuho and CDB in the Asian financial markets was of vital importance to the
success of this transaction, which was closed under unique conditions in
the global capital markets. Bladex is very satisfied with the
result.”
Bladex is a supranational bank
originally established by the Central Banks of Latin American and Caribbean
countries (“the
Region”), to support trade
finance in the Region. Established in Panama, its shareholders include central and
commercial banks in 23 countries in the Region, as well as international and
Latin American banks, and private investors.
Through June 30, 2009, Bladex had
disbursed accumulated credits of approximately $160 billion.
For more information, please access our
website at www.bladex.com
or
contact:
i-advize Corporate Communications,
Inc.,
Melanie Carpenter/Peter
Majeski
82 Wall Street, Suite
805
New York, NY 10005
Tel: (212) 406-3690,
E-mail address:
bladex@i-advize.com