Panama City, Republic of Panama, October 14, 2009 – Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A.. (“Bladex”) (NYSE:BLX) announced today the successful closing of a three-year loan to Refinería La Pampilla S.A. (“Repsol”) in the amount of US$100 million, one of the largest bilateral transactions closed by a Latin American bank this year.

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