Ricardo Valarino's questions to Foreign Trade Bank of Latin America Inc (BLX) leadership • Q2 2025
Question
Ricardo Valarino asked for the near and mid-term outlook for Bladex's Return on Equity (ROE) and efficiency ratio, given that both metrics reached record levels in the quarter.
Answer
CEO Jorge L. Salas Taurel reiterated that while the record results were impacted by a one-off transaction, they would have been a record anyway. For the full year, he stated that Bladex expects to perform better than its efficiency guidance and achieve results in the upper end of its ROE guidance. He emphasized that the long-term strategic plan is to make the bank's performance less dependent on market interest rates.