Economist Warns New Currency Market Could Invite Dollar Hoarding

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 23, 2026 · Originally reported October 22, 2026 by Diario Roatán

A Fosdeh economist cautioned that Honduras's return to an interbank foreign-exchange market could enable dollar hoarding and price spikes unless the central bank imposes safeguards, noting that five financial institutions already control 80% of the country's currency trade.