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The Part-Time Employment Law, enacted in March 2026 and intended to create 250,000 jobs, has produced only 60 registered contracts so far, prompting business groups to seek reforms before the year-end holiday season; the Labor Secretary attributes slow uptake to widespread labor informality.

COHEP is hosting a webinar on July 29 at 9:00 a.m. on commercial opportunities in Mesoamerica, aimed at helping Honduran private-sector companies explore regional competitive advantages and economic integration.

The president of the Cortés Chamber of Commerce warns that crime and weak rule of law are deterring both foreign and domestic companies from investing, expanding operations, and creating jobs in Honduras.

Honduras's tax authority (SAR) has activated mandatory electronic generation of the FYDUCA payment voucher, the customs fiscal document users must now generate and download through SAR's online system.

Honduras contracted with German company Tönnjes for $65 million to manufacture 2.9 million vehicle license plates through 2030, clearing a backlog of nearly one million vehicles still using temporary paper permits.

Honduras's maritime authority announced job openings across multiple departments—deck, security, engineering, technical services, IT, and administration—for Hondurans to work on international cruise ships, with applications due by July 17.

Honduras's Opportunity Electricity Market (MEO), created in 2019, is drawing fresh investment in power generation; by May 2026 it supplied 16.62% of national production through 39 plants, though faster payments to generators have increased Enee's purchase costs.

Honduras's banking and insurance regulator alerts the public to fraudulent messages falsely claiming to be from the CNBS and requesting identity verification, data updates, or biometric validation to unlock financial products.

COHEP will host a webinar on July 29 at 9 a.m. on commercial opportunities in Mesoamerica, aimed at helping Honduran firms explore regional competitive advantages and integrate into an expanding trade environment.

The president of Honduras's National Association of Industrialists says Congress should approve an energy-sector reform bill quickly, with a 20-year validity period, arguing that depoliticizing the issue and pursuing it on technical grounds will unlock investment and jobs.

Honduras's avocado producers are preparing to export to Europe and Asia through training, technical support, and partnerships with international cooperators, building on the country's annual production of over 15 million pounds.

The National Agricultural Development Bank's board has ordered an investigation into credit approvals to determine whether irregularities occurred in the approval process and to establish responsibility.

The head of Honduras's footwear industry association warns that cheap Chinese shoe imports are pushing most local workshops toward crisis, cutting production sharply.

Honduras has launched a centralized registry administered by the banking regulator to identify the true owners of companies, trusts, and investment funds operating in the country, aimed at eliminating corporate anonymity and meeting international transparency standards.

The Footwear Industry Association says more than 300 workshops have closed in three years and 2,000 workers lost jobs as cheap Chinese imports, rising production costs, and higher fuel and electricity prices undermine local manufacturers' competitiveness.

A labor confederation representative estimates that about 40% of Honduras's maquiladoras (assembly factories) have shut down, severely impacting employment and family incomes in the northern industrial zone.

Free-zones adviser Santos Roberto Peña reported that three new companies incorporated in Honduras during the first half of 2026 are expected to generate around 500 jobs.

Honduras's agriculture ministry and the national coffee institute signed a 100-million-lempira (about $4 million) cooperation agreement to boost coffee production through research, technical assistance, technology transfer, and improved quality standards.

Spain will resume exporting pork to Honduras under national health controls and monitoring protocols, as Honduran pork producers watch how the reopened market develops.

A relaunched national plan, backed by the government and tech firm KOLAU, will let more than 10,000 micro and small businesses create an AI-powered online store free in about one minute, officials say.

Honduras's state housing bank Banhprovi announced it has funds available for home loans of up to L1.2 million (about $48,000) at 4% annual interest over up to 30 years with no down payment, through branches in seven cities nationwide.

The US Embassy's charge d'affaires met with Honduran public and private leaders to support American firm SBA Communications' expansion of the country's telecommunications network, which officials say will create jobs and boost digital inclusion.

Mario Hung, representing Honduras's Chinese Descendants Association, defended Asian-owned businesses operating in Honduras as legal and tax-compliant, countering a recent Congressional motion to supervise and regulate them.

A study by the Honduran private-sector council found that blackouts and electrical interruptions cost businesses approximately L1.2 billion (about $48 million) a year, with small firms hit hardest, as the government pushes energy-sector reforms.

The president of Honduras's renewable energy association said Friday that private generators have no intention to seize state electricity company ENEE assets and are focused on their own projects within reformed power-sector regulations.

Honduras's private sector says chronic blackouts cause direct losses exceeding 1.2 billion lempiras (about $48 million) per year in lost production, calling for structural energy reforms rather than temporary fixes.

German business leaders met with President Nasry Asfura and Foreign Minister Mireya Agüero, announcing plans for an official visit to Honduras within 12 months to explore closer economic ties and potential investments.

Some Honduran businesses are being fined for playing music without copyright permits, prompting Congressman Rashid Mejía to question whether the enforcement unfairly burdens entrepreneurs while artists' royalty rights remain contested.

Honduras's private-sector council president said a 10% U.S. tariff on Honduran goods raises export costs, undercuts competitiveness, and discourages foreign investment—including from European firms—and is pushing the government to negotiate tariff reduction or elimination.

Coffee industry leader Fredy Pastrana warned that Honduras must accelerate compliance with the European Union's deforestation regulation before the new coffee year begins, noting the country is advancing geolocation of farms and market standards to maintain access to a key export market.