Honduras

BMI View: The central bank is unlikely to raise the Honduran benchmark interest rate (currently at 7.75%) in 2008 due to increasing downside risks to economic growth emanating from... 2008-04-15

BMI View: The central bank is unlikely to raise the Honduran benchmark interest rate (currently at 7.75%) in 2008 due to increasing downside risks to economic growth emanating from... 2008-04-15

President Manuel Zelaya's approval rating has increased over the past six months to 38% in February (from 33% in September last year). The perceived improvement in Zelaya's support... 2008-03-11

BMI View: Total external debt came in at spot on our forecast in 2007 at US$3.0bn. This outturn was equivalent to 29.3% of GDP and 138.9% of exports. Of the total liabilities, general... 2008-03-11

BMI View: It is becoming increasingly plain to us that Central America's equity markets are not evolving as quickly as had been hoped. Despite ongoing efforts to launch a regional... 2008-03-07

BMI View: The Honduran authorities and the IMF are in broad agreement over the country's macroeconomic programme in 2008. We believe that the government will fall just short of... 2008-03-04

With the US possibly entering, or already in, a recession, the risks to Central American economies are mounting. Here, we look at the potential effects on the region, with an emphasis... 2008-02-13

Although Honduras's trade deficit continues to widen, there are some positive trends. For one, the biggest rise in imports has come in the capital goods category, suggesting that... 2008-02-11

As anticipated, the Honduran government on January 28 officially signed its name to the Venezuelan-led Petrocaribe agreement, which will offer Honduras subsidized prices and favourable... 2008-02-11

BMI View: In line with the Central American trend, Honduras posted its highest year-end inflation rate since 2004 last year, at 8.9%.