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President Nasry Asfura highlighted the state electricity utility's financial crisis, citing cumulative losses of 118 billion lempiras (about $4.7 billion) as a central challenge facing the administration.

Honduras has again been listed as a candidate country for Millennium Challenge Corporation funding in 2027, a US-backed program supporting governance and economic development, according to CCIT vice president Enrique Jaar.

Real economic output grew 5.0% year-over-year in June 2026 according to the Central Bank's monthly activity index, maintaining positive momentum despite global headwinds.

President Nasry Asfura called on Congress to approve energy-sector reforms aimed at reducing financial losses at the state-run electricity utility ENEE.

The European Union will provide 8 million euros (about $9.2 million) to support Honduras's electricity reforms and leverage additional energy investments, while expanding civil-society participation in its cooperation projects.

The National Housing Bank (BANHPROVI) plans to begin distributing L11 billion (about $440 million) in new financing from the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) for housing projects starting in late September 2026.

The CAF development bank approved $400 million in financing and technical support for Honduras's Integral Social Housing Program, which aims to expand affordable, accessible, and climate-resilient housing and strengthen the sector's financial institutions.

Family remittances to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras totaled $20.15 billion in the first five months of 2026, an 8.6% increase from the same period a year earlier.

Honduran authorities forecast slight fuel price increases next week, citing the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Economic analyst Nancy Ochoa projects the Honduran lempira will depreciate by 2.7% for the full year 2026 if current trends continue.

Leonardo Deras, a commissioner at electricity regulator CREE, warned that state utility ENEE is losing 1.3 billion lempiras (about $52 million) a month and that, without action, losses could reach 150,000 million lempiras (about $6 billion) in coming years.

The head of the Cortés Chamber of Commerce warned that a new increase to electricity rates will reduce competitiveness in the industrial region.

Finance Minister Emilio Hércules announced that Honduras will meet with the IMF's executive board on June 29, and said he hopes the board will issue a favorable communiqué for the country.

The Tegucigalpa Chamber of Commerce forecasts that payments of the traditional 14th-month bonus will pump approximately L24.9 billion (about $1 billion USD) into the public and private sectors combined.

FOSDEH economist Mario Palma says Honduras's public debt has risen to $18.454 billion this year, up from previous levels.