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Research and Markets: Global Financial Services Regulation Provides Detailed Data on Some 1300 Regulatory Authorities Self-Regulatory Organizations and Associ

newscom.corporate-ir.com .

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(Logo: http://www.blx.

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of Global Financial Services Regulation to their offering.

The data provided includes: legal basis, financing, key personnel and
contact details, structure of the organization, history, regulatory
objectives, activities and implementation, enforcement, accountability,
complaints and redress, relationships with other regulatory bodies and
principal publications., Senior Vice President, Finance,
Bladex, +011-507-210-8563, or cyap@blx., +1-212-406 -3690; Luisa de Polo, Assistant Manager,
Shareholder Relations, Bladex, +011-507-210-8667, or lpolo@blx .

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Global Financial Services Regulation provides detailed data on some 1300
regulatory authorities , self-regulatory organizations and associations
maintaining the integrity of financial markets on both national and
international levels, including:

statutory regulators;

ministries of finance and economy;

central banks;

stock exchanges;

clearing houses;

ombudsmen;

compensation schemes;

deposit insurers;

professional organizations and associations setting mandatory or
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Investors' Contacts: Carlos Yap S.

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If you are unable to participate during the live webcast , the call will be
archived at http://www.

Bladex is a multinational bank originally established by the Central Banks
of Latin American and Caribbean countries to promote trade finance in the
Region .

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DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http://www.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
The leading information service for legal and compliance professionals in
financial services markets worldwide, Global Financial Services Regulation
offers:

- news and analysis of important legislative and regulatory developments;

- practical reports on important aspects of financial services regulation
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For more information visit
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Webcast Alert: Bladex Announces First Quarter 2005 Earnings Conference Call

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researchandmarkets. PANAMA CITY, Bladex (NYSE: BLX)
announces the following Webcast:

What: Bladex 1st Quarter 2005 Earnings Conference Call

When: Friday, May 6, 2005 @ 11:00 AM EDT

Where:
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How: Live over the Internet --
Simply log on to the web at the address above. Based in Panama, its shareholders include central banks and state-
owned entities in 23 countries in the Region, Latin American and international
commercial banks, and institutional and retail investors in the New York Stock
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