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Honduran economic zones in ‘limbo’ after government repeal

FILE - Workers build greenhouses for chili peppers and tomatoes for export, on the outskirts the Las Tapias community of San Marcos de Colon, Honduras, July 30, 2021, in an Employment and Economic Development Zone. President Xiomara Castro signed a measure on Monday, April 25, 2022, to repeal a law that would allow the creation of the special self-governing zones for foreign investors in Honduras. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez, File)

FILE - President Xiomara Castro smiles as she receives the presidential sash, as her husband former President Manuel Zelaya applauds during her inauguration ceremony, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Jan. 27, 2022. Castro signed a measure on Monday, April 25, 2022, to repeal a law that would allow the creation of special self-governing zones for foreign investors in Honduras. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)

Honduran economic zones in ‘limbo’ after government repeal