Cortés Tops List of Remittance-Receiving Departments

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 9, 2026 · Originally reported October 8, 2026 by TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

A Central Bank survey of Hondurans abroad found that the departments of Cortés and Francisco Morazán receive the most remittances, that mothers are the main recipients, and that household expenses account for half of all remittance spending.

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