Honduras

A territorial dispute over the Isla de Conejo could provoke a deterioration in relations between Honduras and El Salvador, and could pose a downside risk to our short-term political... 2006-11-03

Our short-term political risk rating, which takes into account the trend in inflation (as a potential risk factor for public discontent), rose to 70.0 this month, from 69.0. August's... 2006-10-11

BMI View: The trade deficit this year is in line to come in close to our US$3.40bn forecast. The cumulative deficit in the January to July period was US$1.77bn, as the growth of... 2006-10-10

BMI View: Honduras has already negotiated some US$1.8bn in debt relief with the members of the Paris Club of lenders, of a total external debt of around US$4.4bn. A pardoning of... 2006-09-11

Honduras returned to its normal clock on August 6, after adopting Daylight Savings Time in May. The change was introduced by the government to try to check the impact of rising oil... 2006-09-11

BMI View: The government is flying in the face of the opposition from some transnational oil companies by planning to launch an international tender to buy cheaper oil, which should... 2006-09-11

The central bank is forecasting GDP growth this year of between 5% and 5.5% as a result of the expansion of the farming, industry and commerce sectors. However, there are continued... 2006-08-21

Honduras looks set to achieve yet more multilateral and bilateral debt relief. Banco Central de Honduras (BCH) chief Gabriela Nunez said last week that the country had negotiated... 2006-08-21

In its seven months in office the government of president Zelaya has faced more than 140 different protests ranging from taxi-drivers to teachers to health workers and other public... 2006-08-14

The central bank is forecasting GDP growth this year of between 5% and 5.5% as a result of the expansion of the farming, industry and commerce sectors. However, there are continued... 2006-08-11