Everything you need to know that happened in the last 2 months in Honduras.

Each day we sift through hundreds of articles in English & Spanish to bring you the very best ones from Central America. From investment indicators to new infrastructure projects. Adventure stories to politics. It’s all here.

Honduras April 2014.

Jisoo Hoon

Honduras Lifestyle

• Rise of the middle class: lessons from Latin America (The Guardian) The year was 2011 and it was the first time ever in Latin American when there were more recorded living in the middle class than living in poverty, and it’s one of the only regions in the world where the gap between rich and poor is narrowing. While the definition of middle class is debatable, there is no doubt that social progress in this region was fast and considerable.
• Moving abroad? The expat’s life isn’t all beach bars and bungalows (The Guardian) Americans are on the hunt for the perfect retirement spot and have set their sights on places like Roatan, Honduras, Panama and Ecuador – where their dollar will stretch a hell of a lot further than it will go at home. But be warned, the more you are able to live like a local – and to be happy while doing so – the more likely you are to make it work.
• Why are millions of Baby Boomers retiring overseas? (Huffington Post) Millions of American, Canadian, and European retirees have learned that by moving just a few hours by plane from where they live now they can save tens of thousands of dollars every year. And living in a more welcoming climate may not only improve your overall quality of life, but also can actually improve your health.

Frank Morales R

Honduras Investment

• Accounts of Americans in Honduras will be declared to the tax authorities of USA (The Prensa Honduras via Google Translate) It happened. The Governments of Honduras and the United States signed an agreement in which accounts in Honduran banks held by U.S. citizens will be reported to the IRS.
• Honduras received 1,059 million dollars in foreign investment in 2013 (La Tribuna via Google Translate) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Honduras, rose 0.11% in 2013, compared with 2012, and reached $1,059.7 million, according to the Central Bank of Honduras.

Roger Wollstadt

Honduras Real Estate

• Over L800 million invested in construction of condominiums (La Prensa Honduras via Google Translate) San Pedro Sula will be the new home to four new high rise luxury apartment complexes which represent a $42 million dollar investment.

Adalberto.H.Vega

Honduras Tourism

• 25 thousand foreign tourists would visit Honduras in summer (La Tribuna via Google Translate) With 700 miles of white sandy beach, Honduras is promoting itself as “The Destination” for Hondurans to pass their summer vacations.

Adalberto.H.Vega

Honduras Economy

• Latin America’s economies: Life after the commodity boom (The Economist) Latin America’s strong powerhouses are feeling a chill following the monetary policy in the United States which has prompted jitters in Latin American financial markets since May 2013. More than economic instability, the worry for Latin America is low growth—the risk that 3% has become the new norm.
• Honduras advances to a new economic model (El Heraldo via Google Translate) Honduras is moving away from its neoliberalism economic model and to one where public-private partnerships predominate.
• Startek’s rationale behind second city expansion in Honduras (Nearshores America) The announcement from Call Center specialists Startek, that they will lease a new contact center facility in Tegucigalpa is big news in the front-office outsourcing industry. Why? Because it represents the first time a major call center has decided to call Tegucigalpa home.

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