Tuesday, November 3, 2026

President Nasry Asfura will attend the Iberoamerican Summit in Madrid on November 4–5, where Honduras takes over the Pro Tempore Secretariat for 2026–2028 and will host the bloc's 2028 summit.

The central bank auctioned $98.9 million in foreign currency on November 2, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.9080 per dollar for November 3.

Honduras's banking regulator, the CNBS, is running a voluntary pilot of a centralized beneficial-ownership registry from October 29 to November 16, inviting legal entities and structures to enroll with step-by-step support.

Net international reserves rose to $11.68 billion as of October 30, up $1.38 billion since late January and enough to cover 6.7 months of imports.

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau publicly praised Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico for setting up checkpoints and coordinating with the Department of Homeland Security to stop large-scale illegal migration, saying the joint operations have brought such travel to a halt.

Police in La Ceiba arrested a driver suspected of negligent homicide in a fatal incident.

A man suspected of belonging to the MS-13 gang was arrested by the anti-terrorism unit, DAET, in Roatán and ordered held in pretrial detention.

Honduras's judicial notary office began a nationwide biometric verification and data-update process for notaries in San Pedro Sula, including fingerprint validation against the national registry, with sessions continuing through Thursday.

Congressman Flavio Nájera said there is broad legislative consensus to pass substantive electoral reforms, including a domestic vote-tallying system to avoid payments to foreign firms and increased funding for the electoral council, as well as reviewing proposals such as runoff elections.

Former Energy Minister Erick Tejada said the International Monetary Fund identified inflation and a 36% loss rate at the state power utility ENEE (costing about 1 billion lempiras) as the economy's chief dangers, warning that failure to fix the budget crisis by 2027 will saddle the next government with mounting debt.

Rice producers in Comayagua and Jesús de Otoro lost roughly 3,500 manzanas (about 6,100 acres) of crops after BANADESA failed to release promised financing, while farmers in Atlántida and Colón also face uncertainty having begun work in September without receiving the expected credit support.

The municipal water and sanitation authority replaced an outdated concrete sewer connection on San Juan Bosco boulevard with new PVC piping to improve drainage efficiency and strengthen infrastructure in the capital.

The Infrastructure Ministry is inviting prequalified construction firms to bid on installing a Bailey bridge and complementary infrastructure in Jutiapa, Atlántida.

National Police arrested a suspect known as "El Colocho" on suspicion of drug trafficking in Comayagua department.

Police in San Pedro Sula recovered a stolen black Hummer H3T pickup in the Medina neighborhood and found a magazine with 21 rounds of 9mm ammunition, suspected marijuana, and a blade during a technical inspection.