AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoRegional Banking & Business Climate: BAC says it has shifted Central America from country-by-country banking to a single regional model, with payments now reaching about 55% of the region’s GDP and transaction volume rising from US$107bn to US$227bn since 2020—aimed at making liquidity, treasury and financing easier for multinationals. Honduras Biodiversity Breakthrough: An eight-year international effort confirms 227 native mammal species in Honduras (plus three introduced rodents), with researchers forecasting up to 28 more could be verified, the first comprehensive review in nearly 30 years. Jobs & Investment Push: ibex CEO Bob Dechant met President Nasry Asfura and the investment minister to expand Honduras’ BPO and customer-service sector, announcing plans to hire 400 new workers in Tegucigalpa by end-2026. Security & Politics in the Region: Colombia’s new president Abelardo de la Espriella confirmed his country’s entry into the U.S.-backed “Shield of the Americas,” alongside a promised US$1 billion security package—part of a broader push to tighten cooperation against cartels and armed groups. Immigration Enforcement Watch: A report says the Trump administration is planning overseas “bounty hunter” style tracking to locate deported people in countries including Honduras and deliver notices tied to U.S. immigration fines.
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