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The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $86.8 million in its July 23 foreign-exchange sale, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L 26.7768 per dollar for July 24.

Honduras's central bank says higher net foreign reserves expanded money supply through currency conversion, but officials have partially offset that expansion by absorbing liquidity from the financial system.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $96.5 million in its daily currency sale on July 22, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.7722 per dollar for July 23.

Honduras's banking sector continues to strengthen as private deposits rise, driven by economic activity and robust family remittances, the central bank reports.

Honduras's central bank reported strengthened foreign-exchange reserves driven by sustained inflows of family remittances and revenues from goods and services exports.

The Central Bank of Honduras announced measures to reduce inflation, which reached 5.83% in June, by increasing open-market operations to drain excess money from the financial system starting in August, aiming to return inflation to its 4% target by year-end.

Economist Julio Raudales says the Central Bank of Honduras's inflation target of 5–6% is reachable if monetary policy remains disciplined and external shocks do not occur, though he cautions that balancing price control with economic growth remains a key challenge.

Active interest rates on business loans have decelerated across commerce, industry, and services, tracking softer deposit rates, according to Central Bank data.

Honduras's central bank raised its forecast for family remittances to grow 7% in 2026 (to $13.16 billion) and maintained a 3–4% economic growth outlook, though inflation and currency depreciation continue to pressure household purchasing power.

Honduras's central bank allocated $90.8 million in its July 20 foreign-exchange auction, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.7638 per dollar for July 21.

Honduras's net international reserves have accumulated $1.25 billion since January 27, the Central Bank reported as of July 17, with import coverage holding steady at 6.7 months.

The Central Bank of Honduras says the country's macroeconomic conditions remain positive despite a complex international environment.

Honduras's financial-intermediation sector grew 11.9% through May 2026, driven by increased lending to services, agriculture, manufacturing, construction, and consumer spending, boosting bank interest and commission income.

Honduras's IMAE economic index rose 3.3% in the first five months of 2026, driven by credit expansion and rising demand for some agricultural goods, despite global pressure from rising input costs.

Honduras's trade deficit in goods reached $2.98 billion through May 2026, up 12.8% year-over-year, driven by rising imports and a decline in maquila (assembly-for-export) trade.

Honduras's general-merchandise imports increased by $660 million, driven mainly by higher purchases of fuel, transport equipment, and industrial supplies that accounted for $629.6 million of the gain.

Honduras's merchandise exports reached $3.8 billion in May 2026, up 12% year-over-year, driven by higher volumes of coffee, recycled products, and bananas.

Honduras's agricultural sector expanded 4.5%, driven by increased coffee, banana, fruit, and palm oil production, while fishing grew on higher shrimp and tilapia exports.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $84.4 million in US dollars on July 17, setting a weighted average exchange rate of L26.7657 per dollar for July 18–20.

Honduras imported 12.3 million barrels of fuel through May 2026, with fuel distributors accounting for 74.8%, thermal power generators for 14.1%, and other importers for the remainder.

Diesel and kerosene prices rose 47.8% and 41.5% respectively from January through May 2026 compared to the same period last year, though both fuels declined month-over-month in May.

Honduras's average fuel-import cost reached $133.53 per barrel in May 2026, up 2.9% from April but marking a slowdown from the steep gains in March and April.

Family remittances to Honduras reached $6.59 billion in the first half of 2026, a 11.9% jump from the same period last year and above the Central Bank's projected 3.5% growth; if the trend holds, annual remittances may exceed $13.5 billion.

Honduras recorded a foreign-exchange surplus of $1.4 billion in the first half of 2026, led by remittances of $6.6 billion, which exceeded prior-year inflows by 12.4%.

Juan Carlos Hernández, president of Honduras's Colegio de Economistas, defended the central bank's decision to hold its benchmark interest rate steady, arguing that lower rates would risk fueling inflation by increasing money in circulation without proportional growth in goods and services.

The Central Bank of Honduras sold $98.3 million in its daily currency auction on July 14, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.7580 per dollar for July 15.

Honduras received $6.51 billion in family remittances in the first six months of 2026, a 12.3% increase from the same period in 2025, with over 85% coming from the United States and mothers receiving 38.6% of the total.

As of May 2026, Honduras's central bank's external debt consists of loans (59.4%), Special Drawing Rights allocations (38.8%), and other instruments (1.8%).

As of May 2026, Honduras's external public debt stood at $10.76 billion, with 70.1% owed to multilateral organizations, 20.9% to commercial creditors, and 9.0% to bilateral lenders.

The Central Bank of Honduras released its updated 2026–2027 monetary program, projecting inflation will converge to its 4.0% ± 1 percentage-point target by December 2026 and tightening money-supply measures to combat price pressures that reached 5.83% in June.