Embassy of the United States

Sections and Departments

Economic Section

Mission

We support U.S. economic and commercial interests and provide accurate analysis of the Honduran economic environment.  Our commitment is to encourage a more open and transparent market economy that is less dependent on foreign aid and more able to generate sustainable and broad-based economic growth and employment, and support the Government of Honduras’s poverty reduction effort.  We consistently strive to strengthen U.S. - Honduras bilateral economic relations.

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Features

In the News

Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas

- Website of the Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas initiative

CAFTA-DR

- Editorial: Two Years of CAFTA (in Spanish) (PDF - 72Kb)
- U.S. Commits Funding for Labor and Environmental Protection for Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement Countries (PDF - 30Kb)

Telecoms

Energy and Biofuels

- Sugar as Fuel for Honduran Growth (PDF - 13Kb)
- Problems at State Electric Company Darken Honduran Energy and Fiscal Outlook (PDF - 118Kb)

Honduran Travelogue

- The Palms of Tela (PDF - 151Kb)
- Milk, Melons, Mariscos, Moorings, Maquilas and Megawatts... and Biodiesel: A Tour of Southern Honduras (PDF - 19Kb)
- Marcala Coffee: Making More from a Hill of Beans (PDF - 20Kb)
- Honduran Forests under Pressure (PDF - 15Kb)
- The Future of African Palm (PDF -14Kb)
- Puerto Cortes Basks in the Sun Surrounded by Troubled Waters (PDF - 15Kb)

Upcoming Events

Trade Agreements

- CAFTA-DR Final Text - English
- CAFTA-DR Final Text - Spanish
- CAFTA-DR Information Page

Reports and Updates 

- CAFTA-DR: One Year Later (PDF - 116Kb)
- Reduction in Honduras's Business Registration Time (PDF - 89Kb)
- Honduras: National Trade Estimate Report 2007
- Sixth Report to Congress on the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act

Information for Investors

- IPR Information for U.S. Businesses
- Investing in Real Estate in Honduras
- List of Attorneys in Honduras (PDF - 174Kb)
- Country Commercial Guide, September 2009 (PDF - 1.32Mb)
- Request for U.S. Government Advocacy

Doing Business with the United States

- Rules for Exporting Produce to the United States (PDF - 19Kb)

Useful Statistics

- U.S. Department of Commerce
- TradeStats National Trade Data
- Tariff and Trade DataWeb
- Office of Textiles and Apparel
- World Bank
- Central Bank of Honduras
- Honduran Manufacturer's Association (AHM)