Honduras

The decision by the Banco Central de Honduras to hike the monetary policy rate by 50 bps in its September meeting to 5.00% is in line with our end-2011 policy rate forecast, although... 2011-10-18

Honduras's foreign currency reserve levels were down to US$2.6bn in August 2011, from US$3.1bn the previous month, and have dipped below the psychologically significant level of US$3.0bn... 2011-10-03

In our view the recent cabinet reshuffle imposed by Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Sosa, in which he removed both his security and foreign ministers on September 10, is another sign... 2011-10-03

BMI View: Our proprietary sovereign risk rating scores are broadly in line with market sentiment, although compared to the major ratings agencies we are more pessimistic about credit... 2011-09-29

Following the decision by Honduras's central bank to revalue the lempira in late July, we expect the authorities to continue moderately devaluing the currency in the coming months,... 2011-09-22

Honduras's short-term political risk rating holds up well in its sub-components of policy continuity and policy making process, as the government's commitment and ability to support... 2011-09-05

Honduras's consumer price inflation remained stable at 7.7% y-o-y in July 2011, still the highest level of price growth since May 2009. While we maintain that inflationary pressures... 2011-09-05

As Honduras continues to face an internal security crisis caused by the uptick in drug trafficking throughout the country, recent developments in the north have prompted a downward... 2011-09-02

Honduran President Porfirio Lobos raised new concerns about his safety on 18 July by making reference to threats against him by unclear forces from within the nation's conservative... 2011-07-29

Honduras' consumer price inflation remained stable at 7.7% y-o-y in June 2011, which is the highest level since May 2009. While we do not expect inflation to become a major concern... 2011-07-29