Honduras

In our view the recent cabinet reshuffle imposed by Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Sosa, in which he removed both his security and foreign ministers on September 10, is another sign of the country's weak political risk profile. Moreover, the killing of another journalist, Medardo Flores, on September 8 is likely to mean the president continues to come under pressure about the growing security threats in the small Central American economy, which finds itself struggling to deal with the ongoing violence caused by powerful organised crime groups involved in the region's

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