Honduras Daily by Location

Drought linked to El Niño has pushed Honduras's disaster agency (COPECO) to place 75 municipalities in the dry corridor under indefinite yellow alert, while 49 remain on green alert and 113 are under monitoring for reduced rainfall across six departments.

Qarim Qubain, president of the Cortés Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says Congress needs more time to build consensus on controversial energy reforms, warning that prolonged electricity costs are driving away business investment.

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.

Concacaf announced Honduras will be in Pot 1 alongside Costa Rica for the 2026–27 Nations League draw, set for July 23 in Miami, with the tournament serving as a qualification route for the 2027 Gold Cup.

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.

Honduras's Supreme Court confirmed the suspension of the red alert and arrest warrants against former President Juan Orlando Hernández, who is set to return to the country Sunday and appear before a court Monday for the Pandora II case, with defense motions to be ruled on only once the hearing begins.

Honduras is deploying traffic-control brigades on the CA-5 highway near Amarateca to combat drunk driving, speeding, and traffic violations, with plans to expand the surveillance strategy to high-risk roads nationwide.

Honduras's emergency agency raised drought alerts across 237 of the country's 298 municipalities due to reduced rainfall linked to El Niño, with 75 municipalities in the dry corridor placed under yellow alert indefinitely.

COHEP is hosting a webinar on July 29 at 9:00 a.m. on commercial opportunities in Mesoamerica, aimed at helping Honduran private-sector companies explore regional competitive advantages and economic integration.

Over 30,000 sacks of food worth 4,000 lempiras (about $154) per household are being distributed across 12 municipalities in Honduras's dry corridor to 15,229 families who lost crops to drought.

Economist Julio Raudales says the Central Bank of Honduras's inflation target of 5–6% is reachable if monetary policy remains disciplined and external shocks do not occur, though he cautions that balancing price control with economic growth remains a key challenge.

The president of the Cortés Chamber of Commerce warns that crime and weak rule of law are deterring both foreign and domestic companies from investing, expanding operations, and creating jobs in Honduras.

Honduras's state electricity company will cut power in various sectors on July 22 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for distribution-network maintenance aimed at improving reliability and reducing future disruptions.

Honduras received 23,420 deported citizens from January through June 2026—roughly five per hour—straining families and communities with demands for job reintegration and access to basic services.

Following a first phase in which mobile medical units served nearly 17,000 patients, Honduras's Health Ministry is deploying the clinics to Tambla, La Libertad, and La Lima to extend free care to underserved communities.

Environment Minister Juan Carlos Ramos is pushing Congress to approve a solid-waste law that has cleared first debate, saying it would unlock international funding for sanitary landfills and improve trash collection across Honduras's 298 municipalities.

The Liberal Party's congressional delegation will present next week an alternative to the governing party's proposed reforms to the electricity sector, focusing on two disputed articles while seeking to rescue the state utility without privatization.

A judge ordered Mauro Neptalí Sosa López held in pretrial detention on suspicion of sexually assaulting a child under 13; an initial hearing is scheduled for July 23.

Economist Ismael Zepeda says the Central Bank will struggle to control inflation through monetary policy given international conflicts raising fuel costs and a planned electricity rate increase in the third quarter, though the bank aims to absorb excess money supply and cut monetary emissions by 11%.

Experts warn that between 45,000 and 50,000 Hondurans could be deported from the United States by year-end, more than double the pace of 2025 and potentially exceeding levels seen during 2018–2019, driven by stricter US enforcement policies.

Criminal groups are extorting schools and teachers across Honduras, forcing private schools to close or relocate and displacing over 550 educators in 2026, while the Education Ministry demands written complaints before taking action.

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

Honduras's Property Institute is collecting annual vehicle registration fees on a staggered schedule through December, with an amnesty allowing owners to catch up on 2025 and earlier unpaid fees without penalties, while projecting revenue of L5.4 billion (about $216 million).

Ronald Panchamé, head of the Libre congressional bloc, announced the party will present a counterproposal to the government's electric-sector reform bill currently under discussion.

A diplomat and analyst says President Nasry Asfura must rebuild Honduras's relationship with the United States and find common ground on trade to negotiate relief from a 10% tariff the US is imposing on Central American exports.

Geographer Carlos Héctor Sabillón warned that Honduras faces water shortages from decades of poor planning and urged the government to adopt a long-term national strategy to capture rainfall, reforest watersheds, and build storage infrastructure.

Honduras's Part-Time Employment Law, approved in March 2026 with promised creation of 40,000 jobs, has generated only 59 registered contracts as of June, prompting officials and ruling-party lawmakers to acknowledge the law has failed to meet expectations.

Economic Development Minister Eddy Ordóñez said Honduras hopes the United States will hold tariffs steady or reduce them when current rates expire on July 24, and noted the government has removed non-tariff barriers and approved a forced-labor ban to support bilateral negotiations.

Community Medical Care Units (UMAC) served over 16,900 people in their first deployment round and are now expanding to rural areas in Lempira, Francisco Morazán, and Cortés.