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A social enterprise led by young people with Down syndrome received regulatory approval from Honduras's health agency to formally sell food products, aiming to create employment and economic independence for people with disabilities.

Honduras's coffee industry is working to georeference farms across 15 departments before a January EU environmental regulation takes effect, though officials acknowledge the deadline is tight given that most farms are small and scattered, with 50% of Honduran coffee destined for European markets.

A representative of small and medium enterprises warned that ongoing power cuts and rising fuel prices pose an existential threat to hundreds of businesses across Honduras.

International banks and investors are showing interest in Honduras's electricity sector following approval of the Energy Justice Law, which establishes competitive bidding and auctions; the government estimates the sector needs about $6 billion in investment to modernize infrastructure and expand coverage.

Honduras's National Port Authority reported 1.3 billion lempiras (about $52 million) in revenue through mid-2026, a 20% increase from the prior period, and projects year-end receipts will exceed 2 billion lempiras with investments exceeding 400 million lempiras.

A new executive decree prohibits the importation of merchandise produced in whole or part through forced or compulsory labor, requiring businesses to verify international suppliers meet labor standards and strengthen due-diligence practices.

Honduras's banking regulator has ordered banks to equip affiliated merchants with mobile point-of-sale terminals to accept credit and debit card payments in person.

Honduran onion growers met with the Agriculture Ministry to press for relief from imports they say threaten local planting and supply.

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 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.

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.

The intercity bus sector, losing thousands of lempiras daily on major routes, is calling on the government to negotiate a subsidy or bonus to offset falling passenger revenue and rising operational costs including wages, fuel, taxes, and extortion.