Commercial & Retail Banking

Honduran banks double-digit annual growth in the sector-wide loan book at the end of March, backed by solid expansion in business and consumer lending. Authorities are currently looking at a program providing both access to credit and debt relief for Hondurans, as the consumer lending segment now represents about one-fifth of the sector loan book. More

The head of loan guarantee fund Fogape tells BNamericas that issued guarantees are likely to grow between 15% and 20% this year, which would consolidate a recovery in demand that began last year. More