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The first Digital Business Competitiveness Index shows Honduras's 156 surveyed companies scored 58.7 of 100 on digital maturity, with 59% already using generative AI tools but only 11.9% having a documented strategy to integrate the technology.

Merchants warn that the growing presence of Chinese products and stores threatens Honduras's small and medium businesses, which struggle to compete on price and selection, with concerns over a proposed mega-store affecting thousands of market vendors.

Honduras's banks will close their branches on September 15 for Independence Day, but customers can conduct transactions through digital channels and alternative services, the banking association said.

Honduras's Health Ministry is now requiring sellers of used clothing to obtain a sanitary license, a new requirement that traders say costs about 21,000 lempiras (roughly $840) and must be completed within three days, raising concerns among small vendors who previously faced no such mandate.

Over 14,100 manzanas of land in coastal Cortés and Atlántida are disputed by invasions that advocacy groups say cost the economy roughly $15 million a month and deter foreign investment.