By Catracha Hondurena on November 13, 2014
Business - Economics
Sugar Is Life Foundation (FUNAZUCAR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) join once again to tackle malnutrition in Honduras serving more than 40,000 people with the donation of 42 metric tons of sugar. FUNAZUCAR joins this programme, which ensures proper nutrition for children under 5 years, particularly in the critical period of the first 1000 […]
By Catracha Hondurena on November 13, 2014
Business - Economics
Honduran melon exporters will have another Asian market to ship to for the upcoming and slightly delayed season. Singapore is now an available market for melon exports, and producer Grupo Agrolíbano is planning to take advantage of the new opportunity. In addition, the country’s Agriculture Minister Jacobo Paz reportedly said an opening to the Japanese […]
By Catracha Hondurena on November 7, 2014
Financial News
The Eléutera Foundation was formed in Honduras in 2013 and promotes the ideas of classical liberalism, or “social and economic liberty” as the Foundation explains. They announced Tuesday that they’ve partnered with the software developer Mimetic Markets to increase Bitcoin accessibility to residents of Honduras. Mimetic Markets’ signature product is its application programming interface (API) for trading in cash and futures […]
By Catracha Hondurena on November 6, 2014
General Honduras News
WorldRemit has announced its partnership with Bancomer Transfer Services, Inc. to offer money transfers to Latin America. The agreement adds 15 countries to WorldRemit’s list of receiving markets, the company’s biggest single expansion to date. Bancomer Transfer Services’ extensive network of affiliated financial institutions and retail networks will enable bank deposits and cash collection in Argentina, […]
By Catracha Hondurena on November 4, 2014
General Honduras News
Brazil’s Federal Police, in collaboration with security forces of Honduras, Colombia and the United States, dismantled Tuesday an international drug-trafficking and money-laundering ring operating out of Brazil, Venezuela and Honduras, officials said. The organization was based in Sinop, a municipality in the western Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, where most of the 24 arrest warrants […]