Honduras: opening price of the euro today 23 March from EUR to HNL

After the opening of the trading session, the euro is trading at the opening at 26.74 lempiras on average, representing an increase of 0.62% compared to 26.58 lempiras on average the previous day.

Compared to the last seven days, the euro marked an increase of 1.06%, although, on the contrary, in year-on-year terms it still maintains a decline of 7.61%. In relation to the variations of this day compared to previous days, it chains two consecutive days in positive terms. The volatility of the last seven days shows a clearly lower balance than the volatility reflected in last year's figures, so that in this last phase there is less change than expected.

In the last year, the euro has reached a maximum of 28.06 lempiras on average, while its lowest level has been 26.12 lempiras on average. The euro is positioned closer to its low than its maximum.

Honduran Lempira

The lempira has been the currency in legal use in Honduras since 1931, whose abbreviation is HNL and is divided into 100 cents; in addition, production is regulated by the Central Bank.

Before 1930, the official currency was the Honduran peso and it had been founded by the private banking institution in Banco Atlántida. It was until 1932 that Congress finally approved the creation of the currency, which remained in the hands of the Central Bank (after its founding in 1950).

At that time the exchange rate was two lempiras for one US dollar, but in 2005 the exchange rate depreciated to HNL 18.04 per dollar (22.16 HNL per euro).

As for its name, it should be noted that the lempira is named after the Lempira chieftain of the Lenca people, an indigenous leader who defended his territory after the Spanish invasion, it also appears on banknotes and a couple of coins.

Currently, coins of 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents are circulating, as well as notes of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500 lempiras.

In 2013, the Central Bank of Honduras approved the printing of 315 million banknotes that included the braille system and special bars for the visually impaired, in addition to the possible creation of inorganic banknotes.

Honduras, also hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, closed 2021 with an inflation rate of 5.32% due to rising food prices, a range above what was expected by national authorities.

the other hand, GDP per capita is below the standard of living in relation to 196 other nations, and it ranks 121st out of 190 in the ranking of Doing Business for Doing Business.

As for the Public Sector Corruption Perception Index in Honduras, it has been 24 points, so the appreciation of corruption among Hondurans in their country is very high.

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