Honduras

Among the hottest political issues in Honduras is that of consumer petrol prices, which has had implications for consumer spending and inflation. President Manuel Zelaya has presided... 2007-02-05

BMI View: With solid economic growth and fiscal consolidation anticipated over the next few years, Honduras' debt servicing outlook is sound.

Congress approved the 2007 budget in December, with the focus firmly on tackling poverty and crime. Almost half of the budget's US$2.59 expenditure programme has been earmarked for... 2007-01-12

BMI View: Consumer price inflation finished 2006 at 5.29%, an uptick from the year's low of 4.46% y-o-y, which was recorded in September. This vindicated our view that inflationary... 2007-01-10

BMI View: BMI's proprietary sovereign risk rating index, which our Financial Markets team launched back in March 2006, is designed to quantify the debt servicing capabilities... 2007-01-08

Data released by the Banco Central de Reserva de Honduras (BCH) showed that October's inflation reading came in at 4.51% y-o-y, a significant drop from the 8.50% recorded for the... 2006-11-30

Honduran President Manual Zelaya met with recently elected Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to discuss Central American integration. Both parties will take this opportunity to deal... 2006-11-30

BMI View: As a signatory to the Declaration of Guatemala, which was ratified on November 15, Honduras has pledged to fight corruption and promote transparency. But as one of the... 2006-11-21

The Honduran economy looks solid, with robust growth ( BMI projects real GDP expansion of 4.5% in 2006 and 4.4% in 2007) and falling inflation. The improving macroeconomic environment... 2006-11-16

BMI View: Honduran President Manuel Zelaya's bold plan to crack down on gang crime has met with a mixed reaction so far. While the country's crime problem clearly needs to be tackled,... 2006-11-03