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Central Bank president Roberto Lagos met with IMF Deputy Managing Director Kenji Okamura in Bangkok to assess Honduras's economic program ahead of the sixth and final review, with both sides emphasizing fiscal discipline and structural reforms.

Finance Minister Emilio Hernández Hércules and Central Bank President Roberto Lagos are traveling to Washington to advance Honduras's sixth IMF program review and pursue new Millennium Account funding, citing favorable macroeconomic indicators and a reduction in economic risk.

Honduras's economic cabinet will meet with the International Monetary Fund next week in Washington to negotiate a new three-year agreement (2027–2029) as the Asfura administration closes, alongside discussions with the Millennium Challenge Corporation on 2027 funding.

Honduras and the Dominican Republic extended their memorandum of understanding between their investment promotion agencies for another year through July 2027, aimed at attracting foreign investment and strengthening bilateral economic ties.

Economic Development Minister Eddy Ordóñez said Honduras hopes the United States will hold tariffs steady or reduce them when current rates expire on July 24, and noted the government has removed non-tariff barriers and approved a forced-labor ban to support bilateral negotiations.