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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

In this new report on political risk, we focus on the tense situation in Argentina, where former President Cristina Fernández has just surprised everyone by announcing that she will not be a candidate for president but for vice president instead, giving her space to an old ally. As always, we also look at the internal and external risks for Latin America’s largest economies, while tracking regulatory changes and reform proposals that affect key industries and the wider economy. More