FACTBOX: Increasing isolation for Honduras after coup
(Reuters) - Honduras' de facto government came under increased international pressure after it refused to agree to a negotiated settlement that would include a return to power by deposed President Manuel Zelaya.
Zelaya was taken at gunpoint from his home in a predawn military coup on June 28 and Congress installed its speaker Roberto Micheletti as head of a caretaker government.
Honduras is one of the three poorest countries in Latin America, heavily dependent on international aid and remittances from migrants living abroad. It is Central America's largest textile producer and No. 2 coffee grower, sending the bulk of its exports to the United States.
Here are some of the measures international players have taken against Honduras since the coup:
* The European Commission suspended all budgetary support payments to Honduras. It had earmarked 65.5 million euros ($92.73 million) in payments for the 2007-2010 period.
* The United States, Honduras' No. 1 trading partner, has warned the de facto government it could face cuts in $180 million of economic aid if it fails to reach a deal with Zelaya on restoring democratic rule; $16.5 million in U.S. military aid has already been pulled.
* The World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank paused all lending to Honduras. The World Bank's total Honduras portfolio is $400 million, of which $270 million has yet to be disbursed. The interim government said the frozen IADB loans would cost the country $200 million this year.
* The Organization of American States suspended Honduras for violating its democratic charter, only the second time that it has suspended a member. The other was Cuba in 1962.
* World leaders from U.S. President Barack Obama to Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez refused to recognize the new government and declared Zelaya the only legitimate president.
* Latin American leftists withdrew their ambassadors and the European Union followed suit, pulling its members' envoys from the country. Central American nations, which have a free trade deal with Honduras, shut their borders to commercial traffic for 48 hours after the coup, costing the region an estimated $61 million in trade.
* The International Transport Workers' Federation called on its 4.5 million members in 140 countries to boycott ships flying the Honduran flag. Port workers have not yet enforced the boycott.
(Reporting by Mica Rosenberg)










