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 December, 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 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__.)
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.
December
10, 2009
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FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN
AMERICA, INC.
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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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General
Manager
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Bladex Announces This
Year’s
Second Successful Closing of a
Syndicated Loan in the Asian Markets
Panama
City, Republic of Panama, December 9, 2009 – Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio
Exterior S.A. (“Bladex” or “the Bank”), (NYSE:BLX) announced today the
successful closing of a US113 million two-year syndicated loan. This
is the second syndication placed by Bladex this year in the Asian financial
markets, following the success of the first operation this past August.
The transaction was structured by Mizuho
Corporate Bank, Ltd. through the participation of ten commercial banks from
Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Gregory Testerman, Executive Vice
President – Treasury and Capital Markets at Bladex, added, “After the closing of
the first Asian syndication in August of 2009, we are very pleased to see such
keen interest on the part of Hong Kong and Taiwanese banks in Bladex’s second
Asian transaction this year. The syndication further diversifies our sources of
financing, and expands Bladex’s network of Asian correspondent banks. The
knowledge, coverage, and experience of Mizuho in the Asian financial markets
were critical to the success of this transaction.”
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 banks and state-owned entities in 23 countries of
the Region, as well as Latin American and international commercial banks and
institutional and retail investors.
Through September 30, 2009, Bladex had
disbursed accumulated credits of approximately US$161
billion.
For further information, please access
our website at www.bladex.com or contact:
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Mr. Christopher
Schech
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Melanie Carpenter/Peter
Majeski
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Chief Financial
Officer
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i-advize Corporate Communications,
Inc.
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Bladex
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82 Wall Street, Suite
805
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Calle 50 y Aquilino de la
Guardia
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New York, NY
10005
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Panama City,
Panama
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Tel: (212)
406-3690
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Tel: (507)
210-8567
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E-mail: Bladex
@i-advize.com
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E-mail:
cschech@bladex.com
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