New Law Requires Registry of Companies' True Owners

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 16, 2026 · Originally reported July 13, 2026 by Congreso Nacional

Honduras has enacted a law creating a central registry of the beneficial owners of companies and legal entities, run by the National Banking Commission, to fight money laundering, terrorism financing, and organized crime in line with international standards.

An auto-translated English version isn’t available for Congreso Nacional, so this opens the original in Spanish. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.

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