Economist: 90% of Remittances Go to Spending, Not Investment
Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 7, 2026 · Originally reported July 7, 2026 by Radio Cadena Voces (X)
Sergio Zepeda, an economist at the National Autonomous University of Honduras, says about 90% of the remittances flowing into Honduras go to consumption and only 10% to savings or investment, with most of it spent in the major cities.
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