Central Bank Rate Hike Set to Push Up Lending Rates

Published on Honduras Daily · Sep 20, 2026 · Originally reported September 19, 2026 by HCH

An economist warns that the Central Bank of Honduras's move to raise its policy rate to 6% will quickly drive up the interest rates commercial banks charge, increasing borrowing costs for consumers and businesses.

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

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