Honduras

Honduras' foreign reserves rallied briefly in March, jumping to US$3.0bn from US$2.4bn the month prior, likely on the back of the country's first international debt issuance. However... 2013-05-06

Honduran Police Chief Juan Carlos Bonilla has made public that authorities has identified three individuals who were allegedly plotting to kill public officials in an attempt to destabilise... 2013-05-03

On March 13, Honduran F5 fighter jets flew over the Gulf of Fonseca, an area of the Pacific Ocean which is currently jointly administered by Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua pursuant... 2013-04-02

Honduras ended 2012 with a current account shortfall of 9.9% of GDP and we see a further widening of the country's external account deficit ahead. In 2012, the large deficit was prompted... 2013-04-02

BMI View: Central America's energy sector is fragmented and overly reliant on expensive imported fuels and unreliable hydropower. Plans to change this include the construction of an... 2013-04-02

The Honduran government has authorised an issue of up to US$750mn in international bonds, looking to join a growing number of Latin American frontier economies taking advantage of low... 2013-03-04

On February 7, the Honduran Supreme Court voted against two motions filed in favour of the restitution of four constitutional court judges, whose dismissal in December by the legislatures... 2013-03-04

Although the latest sovereign risk ratings data shows no change in the average overall score for Latin America since our last (October) update, we continue to see 2013 as a challenging... 2013-02-28

Honduras will face rising pressure on its balance of payments position in 2013, with its current account deficit set to widen on the back of weak exports and substantial profit repatriation,... 2013-02-28

We believe that in the coming years Central America's poor infrastructure and lack of regulatory convergence will weigh on the regional economies' export competitiveness and growth.... 2013-02-15