In 2017 exports totaled $4,564 million, 17% more than what was recorded in 2016, due to an increase in coffee and palm oil sales.
The Central Bank of Honduras (BCH) reported that the increase reported in 2017 is attributed to " ... increased sales of coffee, palm oil, shrimp, iron and its manufactures and paper and cardboard, products that together explain 89.9% of the observed annual increase."
An increase in sales of coffee, palm oil and shrimp, explained part of the 18% increase in exports reported between January and November 2017, compared to the same period in 2016.
The Central Bank of Honduras reported that the growth in exports of the first 11 months of last year, is explained by an increase in sales of coffee, palm oil, shrimp, iron and its manufactures, bananas and paper and cardboard.
For micro-enterprises, who usually do not have assets to offer as collateral, good payment history is the best asset in order to access credit.
In an article in Siglo21.com Francisco Madrid, general manager of Finsol, says "’If we are talking about small businesses and their difficulties in getting loans, from the standpoint of traditional banks we will find that their main difficulties are that they lack financial reports and do not having formal guarantees to support any loans. "
You can find data on national accounts, inflation, unemployment, payment balance, fiscal indicators, international trade and raw material prices.
The IMF published a series of selected macroeconomic data and raw material prices by country and region, with a two year projection, as part of the statistical appendix to the biannual report on global economic prospects.
Fitch expects that Latin America’s real GDP will contract by 0.9% in 2009, with Brazil’s economy stagnating at best and Mexico contracting by over 2%.
Latin American economies have recoupled with the crisis in the developed economies. Since September 2008, Latin American countries have been buffeted by stronger external headwinds, as evident from the fall in regional currencies and stock markets and from widening bond spreads.