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1Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (“Bladex”) 4Q21 Earnings Presentation February 22, 2022
1Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A.
4Q21 Earnings Presentation
2This presentation contains forward -looking statements ofexpected future developments within the meaning ofthe Private
Securities Litigation Reform Actof1995 and Section 21EoftheSecurities Exchange Actof1934 .Forward -looking statements can
beidentified bywords such as:“anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”,“goal”,“seek”,“believe”, “project”, “estimate”, “expect”, “strategy”,
“future”, “likely”,“may”,“should”, “will” and similar references tofuture periods .The forward -looking statements inthis
presentation include theBank’s financial position, asset quality and profitability, among others .These forward -looking statements
reflect theexpectations oftheBank’s management and arebased oncurrently available data ;however, actual performance and
results aresubject tofuture events and uncertainties, which could materially impact theBank’s expectations .Among thefactors
that can cause actual performance and results todiffer materially are asfollows :the coronavirus (COVID -19)pandemic and
government actions intended tolimit itsspread ;theanticipated changes intheBank’s credit portfolio ;thecontinuation ofthe
Bank’s preferred creditor status ;theimpact ofincreasing/decreasing interest rates and ofthemacroeconomic environment inthe
Region ontheBank’s financial condition ;theexecution oftheBank’s strategies and initiatives, including itsrevenue diversification
strategy ;theadequacy oftheBank’s allowance forexpected credit losses ;theneed foradditional allowance forexpected credit
losses ;theBank’s ability toachieve future growth, toreduce itsliquidity levels and increase itsleverage ;theBank’s ability to
maintain itsinvestment -grade credit ratings ;theavailability and mixoffuture sources offunding fortheBank’s lending operations ;
potential trading losses ;thepossibility offraud ;and theadequacy oftheBank’s sources ofliquidity toreplace deposit withdrawals .
Factors orevents that could cause ouractual results todiffer may emerge from time totime, and itisnotpossible forustopredict
allofthem .Readers arecautioned nottoplace undue reliance onthese forward -looking statements, which speak only asofthe
date hereof .We undertake noobligation topublicly update any forward -looking statement, whether asaresult ofnew
information, future developments orotherwise, except asmay berequired bylaw.3Higher quarterly profits (up 28% QoQ and 27% YoY) on strong loan origination and Credit Portfolio growth
(up 6% QoQ and 24% YoY) coupled with higher lending spreads and increased fee income
Stable quarterly dividends at 25 cents per share were declared by our Board, representing 46% of quarterly
earningsStable operating expenses QoQ , up 2% from prior year’s low pandemic levelsStrong asset quality, with close to zero percent NPLs to total loans. Credit loss provisions mostly associated
Completion of the open market stock repurchase program for a total of $60 million at year -end, under which
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