Dividend Declaration

RNS Number:3565D
Banco LatinoamericanoDeExport SA
9 May 2001


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



                 BANCO LATINOAMERICANO DE EXPORTACIONES, S.A.

                (BLADEX) DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS


Panama City, Republic of Panama, April 27, 2001 -Banco Latinoamericano de
Exportaciones, S.A. (BLADEX) (NYSE: BLX) today reported that its Board of
Directors, at a meeting held on April 26, 2001, declared a regular quarterly
cash dividend of US$0.47 per common share. This dividend is payable on May 29,
2001 to stockholders of record as of May 18, 2001. As of March 31, 2001,
BLADEX had 18,682,155 common shares of all classes outstanding.

At the same meeting, the Board of Directors also declared a regular quarterly
cash dividend of $0.84 per preferred share, payable on May 15, 2001 to
preferred stockholders of record as of April 30, 2001. As of March 31, 2001,
BLADEX had 1,537,458 preferred shares outstanding.

BLADEX, with $6.0 billion in assets, is a specialized multinational bank
established to finance trade in the Latin American and Caribbean region. Its
shareholders include central banks from 23 countries in the region and 173
commercial banks (from the region, as well as international banks) and private
investors. Its mission is to channel funds for the development of Latin
America and the Caribbean, and to provide integrated solutions for the
promotion of the region' s exports. BLADEX is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange. Further investor information can be found at www.blx.com.

BLADEX, Head Office, Calle 50 y Aquilino de la Guardia, Panama, Panama

Attention: Carlos Yap, Vice President, Finance and Performance Management

Tel. No. [phone], e-mail: [e-mail],

-or-

The Galvin Partnership, 67 Mason Street, Greenwich , CT 06830

Attention: William W. Galvin

Tel. No. [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]