Latin America: Where Loan Sharks Roam
I learned a new word in Honduras: agiotista. In Guatemala it’s prestamista; in Argentina usurero. The English translation: loan shark.…
News affecting the financial and monetary institutions in the country of Honduras.
March 25, 2011 Business - Economics, Financial News
I learned a new word in Honduras: agiotista. In Guatemala it’s prestamista; in Argentina usurero. The English translation: loan shark.…
March 17, 2011 Financial News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) plans to increase financing to the private sector in Latin America and the Caribbean in…
March 9, 2011 Financial News
Five commercial banks authorized to operate in Honduras increased their capital during 2010, according to a report by the Central…
March 3, 2011 Financial News
Central America and the Dominican Republic are expected to obtain overall financing of $2 billion in 2011 from the Inter-American…
March 3, 2011 Financial News, Politics in Honduras
The President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Luis Alberto Moreno, arrived in Honduras along with other executives of the…
February 10, 2011 Financial News
PRESS RELEASE: Washington, DC February 10, 2011 On February 9, 2011, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and…
January 19, 2011 Business - Economics, Financial News
Central Bank President, Maria Elena Mondragon, reported that inflation this past year reached a rate between 6 and 7 percent.…
December 31, 2010 Business - Economics, Financial News, Human Interest
Many malls and department stores in Honduras are offering attractive promotions on clothing, appliances, computers, toys and mobile phones. The…