Honduras

BMI View: We are revising up our forecast for Honduras' real GDP growth from 3.4% to 4.0% in 2012. We believe the country's telecommunications, construction and retail sectors will... 2012-04-09

In March, media outlets indicated the possible introduction of a tax on foreign currency purchases in the country. However we are skeptical about whether such a tax is likely as many... 2012-03-30

BMI View: Honduras' economic activity indicator (IMAE) fell slightly in November from 5.16% y-o-y to 5.07% y-o-y, bringing the January through November average to 5.0% y-o-y. This... 2012-03-04

Inflation in Honduras continues to fall, hitting 5.4% y-o-y as of January 2012 from an August 2011 high of 7.7%. This is in large part due to moderating imported price pressure, with... 2012-03-01

BMI View: In our last sovereign risk ratings, we argued that there were more credit downgrades in the pipeline, and since September there has been a discernible shift in this direction... 2012-02-08

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... 2011-11-30

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... 2011-11-28

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... 2011-11-28

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... 2011-10-27

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... 2011-10-27