Honduras
Economy
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...
2011-10-18Economy
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...
2011-10-03Economy
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...
2011-10-03Economy
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...
2011-09-29Economy
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,...
2011-09-22Economy
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...
2011-09-05Economy
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...
2011-09-05Economy
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...
2011-09-02Economy
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...
2011-07-29Economy
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



