By Jessica Gomez on January 21, 2015
Business - Economics, Headline News
In March, Honduras is to officially unveil plans for its first Zone of Employment and Economic Development (ZEDE), due to be constructed on the southern Pacific coast of the Central American nation. The government will formally present the multi-million dollar project once the partnering Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) submits feasibility plans. Amapala, on Honduras’ […]
By Jessica Gomez on November 25, 2014
Business - Economics
Moises Molina, vice minister of the Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), said oriental vegetable exports would amount to about $40 million dollars. The dynamism of these products could be higher after the opening of a packing plant in Comayagua, which would allow the area to increase its production and profits. “This is the result of demand, […]
By Jessica Gomez on October 28, 2014
Business - Economics, Headline News
Honduran public-private promotion agency Coalianza is seeking bids for a highway concession in the departments of Cortés, Santa Bárbara and Copán. The tender, open to local and foreign companies, relates to the design, construction and operation of the CA-4 highway stretch between Chamelecón in northern Honduras and La Entrada, Copán, according to a tender notice published on the UN […]
By Jessica Gomez on October 27, 2014
Business - Economics
Pay-TV is booming in the Central America region, with Honduras subscribers growing 23.24 per cent year-on-year, according to Dataxis’s numbers (in the period to June 30th). Honduras ended the period with a total of 640,000 pay-TV subs out of a population of some 8 million. Honduras is not alone. Other Central American markets which experienced […]
By Jessica Gomez on October 17, 2014
Business - Economics
Honduras’ National Electric Energy Company (ENEE) approved 23 solar photo voltaic (PV) projects over the past summer, with a total installed capacity of 609.2 MW. Between $2.7m and $3m will be required for every MW installed. In other words, Honduras’ PV plans will need between $1.6bn and $1.8bn. According to findings by a solar loan […]