Business in Honduras (Course, Master)

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Syllabus of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in Honduras - Tegucigalpa.

  1. Introduction to the Republic of Honduras (Central America)
  2. Honduran Economy
  3. International Trade of Honduras
  4. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Honduras
  5. Doing Business in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro de Sula
  6. Case Study: Business Opportunities in Honduras
    1. Manufacturing
    2. Textile
    3. Agribusiness
    4. Services
  7. Access to the Honduran Market
  8. Business Plan for Honduras

The objectives of the Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in the Republic of Honduras” are the following:

  1. To analyse the Honduran economy and foreign trade
  2. To know the business opportunities in the Republic of Honduras
  3. To explore the Honduran trade relations with the country of the student
  4. To know the Honduran Free Trade Agreements
  5. To develop a business plan for the Honduran Market

The Subject “Doing Business in Honduras” is part of the following Online Higher Education Programs taught by EENI Business School & HA University:
  1. Masters: Business in America, International Business, Foreign Trade
  2. Doctorates: American Business, Global Trade
  3. Course: Business in Central America

The course materials are available in Master in International Business in English or Study Master Doctorate Business in Spanish Honduras Study, Master in International Business in French Honduras Masters Foreign Trade in Portuguese Honduras

  1. Credits of the Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Honduras”: 1 ECTS Credits
  2. Duration: one week

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Description of the Online Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in Honduras.

The Republic of Honduras.

  1. Since 1980 Honduras is governed by a democratic system with steady institutions, a transparent legal system, and political and social stability.
  2. Honduras is situated in the heart of the American continent. Only two hours by Air and 48 to 72 hours by sea to the United States
  3. Honduras has a population of 8.7 million people
  4. Honduran Capital: Tegucigalpa
  5. Area of Honduras: 112,492 square kilometres
  6. Honduras shares borders with Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua
  7. Honduran main language: Spanish
  8. Honduras gained independence from Spain in 1821
  9. Abolition of Slavery in Honduras: 1824
  10. African Diaspora in Honduras: 0.1 million people (2% of the Honduran population)

The main religion in Honduras: Christianity - Catholicism (7 million) and Protestantism (1 million)

Honduras belongs to the Latin American Economic Area of the Western Civilisation

Honduran Economy.

  1. The Republic of Honduras is an interesting place to do business in Central America
  2. Honduras is near the production centres of North America and the largest markets in the World
  3. In the last years, 300 companies have established their operations in the Republic of Honduras (America) under “maquila” - (manufacturing and light assembly) in sectors such as textile and apparel, agro-industry, automotive components, electronics, and furniture production,
  4. Honduras is the hub of the Central American garment industry
  5. Honduras serves as a distribution platform to the Central American markets, among the lowest logistics costs in the region
  6. The main Honduran economic activities are the financial services, communications, manufacturing, trade, agriculture, livestock, forestry, and fisheries
  7. Agribusiness represents 40% of the GDP of Honduras
  8. Honduran Currency: Lempira

Emerging Sectors in Honduras:

  1. Traditional sectors (agriculture, textiles, tourism)
  2. Value-added industries (agribusiness, sustainable tourism, light manufacturing, and business services)
  3. A flexible manufacturing sector, capable of exporting in varying scales, supported by a favourable tax and customs code
  4. A growing services sector
  5. A tourism sector that attracts international travellers
  6. A forestry industry that supplies a broad variety of non-traditional wood species 32 million hectares (80 million acres) at highly competitive prices, with different climates and a large potential for low irrigation agriculture

Honduran Economy (Master, Course)

Main business opportunities in Honduras:

  1. Traditional sectors: agriculture, textiles, and tourism
  2. Value-added industries: agribusiness, sustainable tourism, light manufacturing, and business services

Foreign Trade of Honduras.

  1. Exports of the Republic of Honduras are led by the activities related to the maquilas
  2. Total Honduran exports grew by 7.2%.
  3. Honduras is the third largest apparel exporter to the U.S. market
  4. The main Honduran export markets are the United States, the European Union, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico
  5. The largest importers from Honduras are the United States, Guatemala, El Salvador, European Union, and Costa Rica
  6. Puerto Cortés is the only deep-water port in Central America; is engaged (busiest) among the Honduran and Central American ports
  7. The Inter-oceanic Highway construction will allow the communication by road between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans
  8. Any part of Honduras can be an Industrial Processing Zone/Free Zone where companies are exempt from all taxes

FIDE Investment and exports is a Honduran private non-profit organisation that works in partnership with the Government and other private agencies to improve the business climate in Honduras and promote the foreign direct investment (FDI).

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Honduran Free Trade Agreements (FTA) and Market Access

  1. Central American Integration System (SICA)
  2. Central American Common Market - Integrated with the SICA -
  3. The Honduran products and services has direct access to many international markets thanks to the Trade Agreements with the United States, Canada, Colombia, Panama, Central America, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Japan, European Union, Taiwan, Chile, or Australia
  4. Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
  5. Mesoamerica Project

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