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Honduras: Fourth Reviews Under the Stand-by Arrangement and the Arrangement Under the Standby Credit Facility, Requests for Augmentation of Access, Extension and Rephasing of the Arrangements, and Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report

September 14, 2021

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Honduras: Fourth Reviews Under the Stand-by Arrangement and the Arrangement Under the Standby Credit Facility, Requests for Augmentation of Access, Extension and Rephasing of the Arrangements, and Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2021) accessed September 20, 2024

Summary

The protracted pandemic and two tropical storms have hit Honduras hard. Despite authorities’ responses, these shocks continue to weigh on activity; reconstruction needs are high while the outlook remains uncertain. The authorities plan to rebuild a more climate-resilient economy, given Honduras’ vulnerabilities to climate change. Presidential elections are scheduled for November 2021.

Subject: Credit, Debt sustainability analysis, External debt, Financial institutions, International organization, Loans, Monetary policy, Money, Public debt

Keywords: Central America, Credit, Debt sustainability analysis, Economic policy agenda, Global, Honduran authorities, Loans, Reform agenda, Revenue mobilization agenda, SCF arrangement, Transparency policy

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    96

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2021/207

  • Stock No:

    1HNDEA2021002

  • ISBN:

    9781513596105

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685