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Economist Rubén Darío Sorto warns that Honduras's diplomatic switch to mainland China has disrupted retail trade, calling the resulting shift in the trade balance with China 'brutal' for the Honduran economy.

Honduras's investment minister met with about 50 U.S. and international business leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York to promote investment opportunities in logistics and other sectors, saying improved credit ratings could unlock better financing terms.

International banks and investors are showing interest in Honduras's electricity sector following approval of the Energy Justice Law, which establishes competitive bidding and auctions; the government estimates the sector needs about $6 billion in investment to modernize infrastructure and expand coverage.

Amparo Canales, former president of Honduras's College of Economists, says energy reforms will require foreign investment and must avoid politicization, while improving the state power company ENEE's efficiency and protecting its assets from privatization.

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.

Engineer Salomón Ordoñez warned that a 12.48% increase in electricity tariffs will raise living costs and dampen foreign investment, urging transparent bidding and cuts to power-system losses to stabilize rates.