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Honduras's net international reserves have accumulated $1.346 billion since January 27, with import coverage rising to 6.7 months, according to the central bank.

Juliette Handal, former president of Honduras's main business council (Cohep), attributed a first-quarter decline in investment to security concerns, including gang violence and massacres, rising energy costs (set to jump 12%), and international supply-chain disruptions, all of which she said undermine investor confidence.

The Central Bank of Honduras kept its policy rate (TPM) at 5.75%, with interbank and central bank window rates aligned to that benchmark.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $86.5 million in a foreign-exchange sale on July 2, establishing a weighted average exchange rate of 26.7397 lempiras per dollar for July 3.

Honduras's manufacturing industry grew 1.5% in the first quarter of 2026, reversing a 3.0% contraction in the prior quarter, driven by increased demand for food and beverages including processed coffee, fish, oils, flour, and bakery products.

Gross domestic product expanded 1.2% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the previous quarter, the strongest first-quarter growth in recent years and well above the 0.1% recorded in late 2025, signaling moderate economic acceleration.

The Central Bank of Honduras allocated $99.4 million in a foreign-exchange auction on July 1, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.7356 per dollar for July 2.

Credit to Honduras's private sector continues to grow favorably, driven by domestic-currency financing to businesses in productive sectors including services, real estate, and agriculture.

Honduras's banking system is reallocating resources toward domestic investments, particularly voluntary holdings of Central Bank securities and instruments issued by the government and state power utility ENEE.

The Central Bank of Honduras says its external position is solid, supported by rising foreign-exchange reserves and favorable inflows that have maintained a positive net flow of hard currency.

Foreign direct investment in Honduras dropped 27% in the first six months of 2026 to $213 million, about $80 million less than the same period last year, the Central Bank confirmed.

Foreign direct investment to Honduras continued to grow in the first three months of 2026, supporting economic activity, according to the Central Bank.

Central Bank President Roberto Lagos said Honduras must prepare monetary and fiscal measures aligned with IMF recommendations to contain inflation, while currently monitoring how fuel prices ripple through the economy; he indicated no immediate rate adjustment is needed given US Federal Reserve policy.

Honduras's exports grew 2.8% quarter-over-quarter, driven by increased sales of coffee, crude oil, cigars, and services, while imports rose 2.1% due to higher purchases of industrial inputs, machinery, transport equipment, and fuel.

Honduras's net foreign reserves have accumulated $1.124 billion since January 27, the Central Bank reported, with import coverage holding steady at 6.6 months.

The Central Bank auctioned $95.6 million in its June 29 foreign-exchange sale, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.7183 per dollar for June 30.

Honduras recorded a current-account surplus of $763.7 million in the first quarter of 2026, driven by strong family remittances and rising exports, particularly coffee.

Honduras's net international reserves have accumulated $1.13 billion since January 27, the central bank reported as of June 25, while import coverage held steady at 6.6 months.

Honduras's net international investment position stood at minus $11.23 billion in the first quarter of 2026, an improvement of $1.27 billion from the end of 2025 as the country reduced its net debtor position.

The Central Bank's Global Real Effective Exchange Rate Index rose 2.34% year-over-year in May 2026, marking five consecutive months of improved export competitiveness driven by favorable exchange-rate movements.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $93.8 million in its daily currency sale on June 26, setting the exchange rate at L26.7217 per dollar for the weekend and Monday.

As of March 2026, Honduras's foreign-exchange reserves reached 144.4% of the IMF's recommended sufficiency level (100%–150%), exceeding the prudential threshold and bolstering the country's ability to withstand external economic shocks.

Honduras's public external debt reached $10.76 billion as of March 2026, up $24.5 million from December 2025.

The Central Bank auctioned $93.8 million in foreign currency on June 24, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.7170 per dollar for June 25.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $106.2 million in its daily currency offering on June 23, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.7190 per dollar for June 24.

Family remittances, which account for 54.2% of all foreign currency inflows to Honduras, are sustaining a positive net foreign-exchange position amid slower growth in outflows.

Interest rates on new loans and deposits in Honduras are falling, especially in lempiras, as bank deposits grow and credit conditions normalize across the financial system.

The Central Bank of Honduras says strengthening net international reserves are boosting liquidity in the economy, prompting active monetary management to control excess liquidity and preserve price stability.

The Central Bank of Honduras allocated $85.1 million in its June 22 foreign-exchange auction, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.7166 per dollar for June 23.

Honduras's net foreign reserves reached $1.19 billion as of June 19, up sharply from late January, while import coverage remained stable at 6.6 months.