Honduras
Economy
BMI View : Few states in Central America are substantially equipped to deal with the massive challenges to long-term political stability. At present Costa Rica and Panama stand out...
2011-11-30Economy
BMI View: The Honduran consumer price index (CPI) rose by 5.9%y-o-y in October 2011, its lowest level in 2011, and we expect further slowing through 2012. In the first 10 months...
2011-11-28Economy
Honduras plans to open a US-funded naval base at the end of November, the second in less than two years, as part of an ongoing attempt to combat drug-trafficking. The new base will...
2011-11-28Economy
Honduras's economic activity index (IMAE) slowed to 5.14% y-o-y in seasonally adjusted terms in July 2011, following a period of steady improvement in H111. Data for the month of July...
2011-10-27Economy
In early October former Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón said that the International Criminal court (ICC) could formally investigate the individuals who orchestrated the 2009 coup d'état...
2011-10-27Economy
The decision by the Banco Central de Honduras to hike the monetary policy rate by 50 bps in its September meeting to 5.00% is in line with our end-2011 policy rate forecast, although...
2011-10-18Economy
Honduras's foreign currency reserve levels were down to US$2.6bn in August 2011, from US$3.1bn the previous month, and have dipped below the psychologically significant level of US$3.0bn...
2011-10-03Economy
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...
2011-10-03
