Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (NYSE:BLX) Q2 2022 Earnings Conference Call August 4, 2022 11:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Carlos Raad - Investor Relations

Jorge Salas - Chief Executive Officer

Ana Mendez - Chief Financial Officer

Sam Canineu - Chief Commercial Officer

Ed Vivone - Head of Treasury & Capital Markets

Conference Call Participants

Jim Marrone - Singular Research

Pedro Escudero - DOMA Perpetual

Operator

Good morning and welcome to Bladex's Second Quarter 2022 Earnings Call. A slide presentation is accompanying today's webcast and is available in the Investors section of the company's website, www.bladex.com. There’s an opportunity for you to ask questions at the end of today’s presentation. This conference call is being recorded. As a reminder, all participants will be in listen-only mode.

Now, I would like to turn the line over to Mr. Carlos Raad, Investor Relations Officer. Please, go ahead, sir.

Carlos Raad

Thank you. Good morning, everyone, and thanks for joining our second quarter 2020 earnings call.

Before we begin our presentation, allow me to remind you that certain statements made during the course of the discussion may constitute forward-looking statements which are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to materially differ, including factors that may be beyond the company's control. For a description of these risks, please refer to our filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and our earnings release.

Speaking on today's call is our CEO, Jorge Salas, who will provide an overview of the second quarter and our strategic priorities. Ana Mendez, our CFO, will then discuss the quarter's financial results in more detail. And after that we'll open the call for your questions. Also joining us today is Mr. Sam Canineu, our Chief Commercial Officer and the rest of the Executive Bladex's team. All will be available for the Q&A.

With this, let me turn the call to Jorge. Please, go ahead.

Jorge Salas

Thanks, Carlos, and good morning, everyone, joining us today to discuss our second quarter results. Today I'll start with sharing results. I would like to take the opportunity to provide an overview on the strategy that we have been working on for the last year; a strategy with clear objectives, enhanced profitability, ensure long-term sustainability and of course, increased overall value creation for all of our stakeholders.