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Honduras's disaster-management agency extended a Green Alert (the lowest alert level) for Gracias a Dios department for 24 hours as rivers draining into La Mosquitia remain swollen and pose flood risk despite decreasing rainfall.

Honduras's financial-intermediation sector grew 11.9% through May 2026, driven by increased lending to services, agriculture, manufacturing, construction, and consumer spending, boosting bank interest and commission income.

Honduras's IMAE economic index rose 3.3% in the first five months of 2026, driven by credit expansion and rising demand for some agricultural goods, despite global pressure from rising input costs.

Honduras's trade deficit in goods reached $2.98 billion through May 2026, up 12.8% year-over-year, driven by rising imports and a decline in maquila (assembly-for-export) trade.

Honduras's general-merchandise imports increased by $660 million, driven mainly by higher purchases of fuel, transport equipment, and industrial supplies that accounted for $629.6 million of the gain.

Honduras's merchandise exports reached $3.8 billion in May 2026, up 12% year-over-year, driven by higher volumes of coffee, recycled products, and bananas.

Honduras's Defense Ministry said international bodies have three times confirmed that Isla Conejo belongs to Honduras, dismissing reports of Salvadoran displeasure over the president's recent visit to the island during bilateral cease-fire commemorations.

The Garífuna community of San Juan, which won a 2023 Inter-American Court ruling on territorial rights, has occupied a coastal camp called Tuba Mena after a violent police eviction on July 5, drawing indigenous and peasant groups to oppose Honduras's Agroindustrial Law.

The president of the Cortés Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the El Tablón dam project requires comprehensive technical studies and designs to ensure viability, following President Nasry Asfura's announcement of a new design.

Heavy rains and river flooding have damaged at least 21 communities in the Gracias a Dios municipality of Wampusirpi, destroying crops and displacing residents whom local officials say are receiving emergency food aid.

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Friday off the Pacific coasts of Guatemala and Mexico, about 650 kilometers west of Tegucigalpa; Honduran authorities initially warned of possible tsunami waves up to 30 centimeters in the Gulf of Fonseca but downgraded the threat after revised measurements showed waves would stay below 10 centimeters.

A Consulting HNL survey found that 85.6% of Hondurans view migration as a necessity rather than a choice, citing insecurity, unemployment, debt, and lack of opportunity as the main drivers.

Honduras's agricultural sector expanded 4.5%, driven by increased coffee, banana, fruit, and palm oil production, while fishing grew on higher shrimp and tilapia exports.

Isis Verónica Zúniga Raudales, 39, from El Porvenir in Francisco Morazán, was found dead in Michoacán on July 17, ten days after disappearing in Guanajuato; Mexican authorities have not disclosed the cause of death or any investigation details.

The government approved a decree prohibiting imports of products made through forced labor, citing compliance with International Labour Organization conventions and protection of market access for Honduran exports to the United States and other key partners.

Honduras's Labor Ministry announced recruitment calendars for its temporary-work program abroad: Spain will hold recruitment in October and November 2026 for farm and hospitality jobs, while the U.S. and Canada accept applications year-round for carnival workers, housekeepers, and construction helpers.

Honduras will see little rain this weekend as Saharan dust and high temperatures move in, affecting air quality and weather conditions across the country.

Three weeks after Tegucigalpa's municipal police seized about 100 illegally parked motorcycles, the bikes are returning to sidewalks and streets, revealing persistent traffic enforcement gaps and highlighting how the crackdown displaced informal parking attendants who relied on the work.

Police in Yoro arrested three suspected members of Los Kiwis, a gang linked to the Devil's Cartel, seizing two firearms, cocaine, cash, and surveillance equipment from a drug-distribution hub.

Public institutions in Lempira Department will close on July 20 to commemorate National Identity Day and honor the indigenous leader Lempira, who resisted Spanish conquest in the 1530s.

At Roatán's Kennedy neighborhood market, cassava, potatoes, and chayote squash all rose in price, as did soap and detergent, even as egg cartons held steady at 98 lempiras (about $4).

Karim Qubain, president of the Cortés Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIC), expressed concern that a redesign of engineering studies for the El Tablón Dam could delay the project further, arguing that the Sula Valley cannot afford more postponement given its vulnerability to climate change.

Civil-society organizations are pressing Congress to prioritize electoral reforms including a presidential runoff, depoliticization of voting boards, and strengthening of electoral institutions, but lawmakers have not yet scheduled debate on substantive changes ahead of 2029 elections.

Honduras has begun assessing Panama's telemedicine and electronic-prescription systems with a view to adopting similar technology to expand remote medical consultations and streamline drug dispensing in underserved areas.

A teacher union leader rejected an Association for a More Just Society report claiming Honduras lost about nine days of classes in the first half of 2026, arguing the union held only two protest days and that other interruptions stemmed from administrative changes, not teacher action.

Honduran coffee, cacao, and cashew-producer organizations completed a July 15–16 workshop in Choluteca on export procedures and EU deforestation regulations, with EU funding and university support to help them meet international market requirements.

Tourism Minister Andrés Ehrler unveiled the "Vámonos a Honduras" campaign targeting 15,000 Salvadoran visitors during El Salvador's Semana Agostina holiday (August 1–6), using billboard, border-zone, and digital advertising to promote new Honduran destinations.

Honduras's National Police will recognize digital documents stored in the Bien electronic wallet—including the national ID, driver's license, and firearms permit—as valid identification during traffic stops and police operations, with safeguards against officers screenshotting or misusing personal data.

Honduras's Energy Ministry announced new fuel prices effective July 20, with kerosene and diesel rising by about L1.29–L1.37 per gallon while vehicle LPG falls slightly and domestic LPG and regular gasoline stay frozen under temporary subsidies.

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake centered off Chiapas, Mexico, on Friday morning was felt across Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador but caused no reported deaths or severe structural damage, unlike twin Venezuelan quakes in June that killed thousands.