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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.

Available resources in Honduras's banking system grew 22.7% as of September 24, 2026, driven partly by increased domestic investment in government and central bank securities.

A UNAH economist warns that Honduras may receive over $12 billion in remittances in 2026, but that dependence on migrant money discourages investment in productive industries and exports.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $90.1 million in its October 12 foreign-exchange sale, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.9020 per dollar for October 13.

Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa is offering free mammograms without requiring a medical referral to promote early detection of breast cancer.

Honduras's Central Bank forecasts year-over-year inflation of 5.0% by December 2026, declining through September 2028 to settle within the monetary authority's target range of 4.0% ± 1.0 percentage point.

Honduras's business-confidence index (ICAE) reached 56.7 points in September 2026, the highest for that month in four years, and remained in expansion territory (above 50.0) for a ninth consecutive month.

Honduran attorney Disney Thompson, based in the United States, cautioned that migration fraud targeting asylum seekers is rising, with scammers falsely promising political asylum and residency while only arranging work permits, and some lawyers failing to represent clients at immigration hearings.

Congress approved a special law to facilitate Honduran migrants' return and relocation of household goods, but implementation stalls pending technical regulations from the Finance Ministry and Customs authorities, a congresswoman said.

Honduras's judiciary launched a review of 1,811 case files at Morocelí Prison in El Paraíso to verify inmates' legal status and identify pending sentence reductions or other penitentiary benefits.

Honduras advanced to 51st place from 67th in the World Economic Forum's 2026 Global Gender Gap Index among 145 economies, with a larger jump of 27 positions in economic participation and opportunity.

The Private Sector Council is supporting the Fourth National Women's ALMA Meeting on October 14 in Tegucigalpa, featuring business networking, an expo, and panels on technology and inclusive economic growth.

Honduras's international reserves reached $1.24 billion in accumulation through September 24, strengthening the country's external position and providing coverage for 6.6 months of imports.

Honduras's naval forces seized a fishing vessel near Cayo Savanna in Gracias a Dios and confiscated 1,200 pounds of lobster and 1,000 pounds of conch caught during the closed season, after crew members allegedly attempted to bribe authorities with 80,000 lempiras (about $3,200).

Honduras's health system lacks a permanent Health Secretary after more than 10 months, leaving emergency decrees unaccountable and the hospital network without stable institutional management, according to CESPAD analysis.

Real España defeated Estrella Roja 1–0 on Sunday to reclaim first place in Honduras's Apertura tournament after nine rounds, with Olimpia close behind in second.

Military police in Naco, Cortés, arrested a 42-year-old man allegedly affiliated with MS-13 and seized 244 packets of suspected crack cocaine and powder cocaine during a patrol operation.

Members of Congress will convene in Tegucigalpa on Monday and Tuesday, then travel to Danlí in El Paraíso on Wednesday for the first mobile session of the 2026–2030 term, where lawmakers plan to prioritize local initiatives and meet with civil society.

The National Congress president says lawmakers are preparing major reforms to criminal and procedural codes—including no parole for members of designated terrorist groups and allowing prosecution based on gang tattoos alone—pending the Supreme Court's legal opinion.

Diunsa will open its first store in southern Honduras at Pacific Place, a new 25,000-square-meter mall in Choluteca, in a 700-million-lempira investment expected to create 350 direct jobs and about 1,400 indirect positions.

Toll-road concessionaire Covi Honduras says it is waiting for the government to deliver the unfinished Canal Seco highway under the original contract before it can assume maintenance and open a fourth toll station at Lamaní, Comayagua, warning that the delay undermines the financing structure of the entire concession.

Honduras's Medical College is holding a 12-hour nationwide assembly on October 12 to press 15 labor demands, including halted dismissals, back pay, and a 12% budget allocation to public health, with emergency and critical-care units required to maintain coverage.

The Health Ministry's UMAC mobile clinics will operate in Esparta, San Francisco de La Paz, Morocelí, and San Juan from October 12–16, bringing medical services to underserved rural areas.

Honduras reported three deaths during the Morazán holiday period—two by drowning and one in a traffic accident—as 23 government agencies, 33,000 volunteers, and emergency responders coordinated rescue and medical services nationwide.

Three adolescents were rescued from the sea at El Edén beach in Marcovia, Choluteca, on October 11 after struggling while swimming, but 13-year-old Anyelo Sebastián Castro remains missing as rescue teams continue searching.

Authorities discovered the body of William Rondón, a bus worker, in advanced decomposition inside a parked vehicle in Cofradía that had been stationary for approximately three days; the cause of death remains under investigation.

The municipal water authority (UMAPS) published a detailed distribution schedule for Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela October 12–16, with hours varying by neighborhood so residents can plan storage and activities.

Retired and pensioned teachers with Honduras's Inprema must complete a biometric facial-recognition verification between September 29 and November 13, 2026, or risk having their benefits suspended; the process can be done remotely online.

The state power utility ENEE has scheduled outages on October 12 for maintenance: Puerto Cortés (8–9 a.m., one hour) and seven neighborhoods in Choloma (8:45 a.m.–2:45 p.m., about six hours).

Economic Development Secretary Eddy Ordoñez said the government would support Comayagüela traders protesting Chinese competition by enforcing tax compliance, preventing underpriced imports, and helping diversify their business offerings.