Honduras

According to Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez, Honduras is discussing possible membership to the Alternativa Bolivariana para las Américas (ALBA), the Caracas-led economic and... 2008-07-31

Honduran consumer price inflation continues to accelerate, hitting an eight-year high of 12.2% y-o-y in June. As with much of the region, Honduras is reliant on expensive fuel and... 2008-07-31

BMI View: Despite sizeable US headwinds and an increasingly expensive import bill, we expect Honduras to rack up a ninth consecutive year of economic expansion in 2008, with real... 2008-07-29

BMI View: Faced with mounting energy bills and shrinking popular support, an increasing number of Central American and Caribbean governments have turned to Venezuelan leader Hugo... 2008-07-22

BMI View: Whether fixed or crawling, Central America's dollar pegs are feeling the pressures of deteriorating external conditions. In the absence of meaningful adjustment mechanisms,... 2008-07-04

The Honduran congress has rushed through new police legislation in a bid to come down harder on organised crime. The government has included measures in the law to reduce corruption... 2008-07-02

The Honduran congress has rushed through new police legislation in a bid to come down harder on organised crime. The government has included measures in the law to reduce corruption... 2008-07-02

n line with trends witnessed across the Central American region, Honduran inflation continues to march higher, jumping by 1.8% m-o-m in May, the largest monthly increment in a decade.... 2008-07-02

According to preliminary figures, foreign direct investment came in at US$816mn in 2007, roughly equivalent to a 21% y-o-y increment from the previous year. This result was encouraging,... 2008-06-09

BMI View: We are concerned about the spike seen in Central America's cumulative trade deficit in recent years caused by robust domestic demand and soaring global commodity prices.... 2008-06-09