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Credit to Honduras's private sector is growing, with most new lending to businesses concentrated in services, real estate, and agriculture, the Central Bank reports.

Honduras's foreign-currency inflows grew compared to a year earlier, driven chiefly by robust family remittances, while outflows grew at a slower pace, producing a net positive currency gap.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $86.8 million in its July 23 foreign-exchange sale, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L 26.7768 per dollar for July 24.

Honduras's central bank says higher net foreign reserves expanded money supply through currency conversion, but officials have partially offset that expansion by absorbing liquidity from the financial system.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $96.5 million in its daily currency sale on July 22, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.7722 per dollar for July 23.

Honduras's banking sector continues to strengthen as private deposits rise, driven by economic activity and robust family remittances, the central bank reports.

Honduras's central bank reported strengthened foreign-exchange reserves driven by sustained inflows of family remittances and revenues from goods and services exports.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $112.1 million in a foreign-exchange sale on July 21, setting a weighted average exchange rate of L26.7744 per dollar for July 22.

Active interest rates on business loans have decelerated across commerce, industry, and services, tracking softer deposit rates, according to Central Bank data.

Honduras's central bank allocated $90.8 million in its July 20 foreign-exchange auction, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.7638 per dollar for July 21.

Honduras's net international reserves have accumulated $1.25 billion since January 27, the Central Bank reported as of July 17, with import coverage holding steady at 6.7 months.

The Central Bank of Honduras is updating and relaxing the deadlines for exporters to bring foreign-currency earnings back into the country, aiming to simplify operations for the export sector.

The Central Bank of Honduras says the country's macroeconomic conditions remain positive despite a complex international environment.

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

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $84.4 million in US dollars on July 17, setting a weighted average exchange rate of L26.7657 per dollar for July 18–20.

Honduras imported 12.3 million barrels of fuel through May 2026, with fuel distributors accounting for 74.8%, thermal power generators for 14.1%, and other importers for the remainder.

Diesel and kerosene prices rose 47.8% and 41.5% respectively from January through May 2026 compared to the same period last year, though both fuels declined month-over-month in May.

Honduras's average fuel-import cost reached $133.53 per barrel in May 2026, up 2.9% from April but marking a slowdown from the steep gains in March and April.

The Central Bank of Honduras will take its digital portal offline on Saturday, July 18, and Sunday, July 19, for system improvements, resuming normal service Monday, July 20.

The Central Bank of Honduras is alerting the public to fraudulent documents falsely bearing the bank's name and official-looking graphics used to solicit payments for nonexistent loans; it urges people not to pay or share personal data.

The Central Bank of Honduras sold $98.3 million in its daily currency auction on July 14, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.7580 per dollar for July 15.

As of May 2026, Honduras's central bank's external debt consists of loans (59.4%), Special Drawing Rights allocations (38.8%), and other instruments (1.8%).

As of May 2026, Honduras's external public debt stood at $10.76 billion, with 70.1% owed to multilateral organizations, 20.9% to commercial creditors, and 9.0% to bilateral lenders.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $85 million in foreign currency on July 13, setting the weighted-average exchange rate at L26.7565 per dollar for July 14.

Honduras's net international reserves reached $1.29 billion as of July 10, up from January 27, with import coverage holding steady at 6.7 months.