Honduras May Miss 2026 Growth Target as Global Trade Shifts

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 14, 2026 · Originally reported October 13, 2026 by Diario Roatán

Economist Guillermo Matamoros warns that global trade shifts, drought, high production costs, and weakening agriculture and manufacturing threaten the central bank's 3–4% GDP growth forecast for 2026, with about 47,000 jobs lost so far this year.

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