Honduras
Economy
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...
2008-04-15Economy
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...
2008-04-15Economy
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...
2008-03-11Economy
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...
2008-03-11Economy
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...
2008-03-07Economy
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...
2008-03-04Economy
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...
2008-02-13Economy
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...
2008-02-11Economy
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...
2008-02-11Economy
BMI View: In line with the Central American trend, Honduras posted its highest year-end inflation rate since 2004 last year, at 8.9%.
2008-02-11




