Prominent Honduran banker Jorge Bueso Arias dies

Prominent Honduran businessman and banker Jorge Bueso Arias died on Monday, September 18, at the age of 104, after being hospitalized for several days.

Relatives confirmed to Diario LA PRENSA that the businessman died in a private hospital in Tegucigalpa, where he had been suffering from pneumonia since Monday, September 11.

Jorge Bueso Arias dedicated much of his life to Honduras Banking Industry. On September 14, he celebrated his 104th birthday in the hospital.

He has a long and internationally recognized career and extensive experience in state and private banking.

he is Bank of the West, South Australia, In addition, he served as Minister of Economy and Finance in the government of Ramon Villeda Morales, promoting Central American integration plans.

Don Jorge is a member of the company’s Board of Directors central bank of honduras Coordinator of the National Development Bank and the Special Commission on Justice Reform in Honduras.

In 1971, he was the Libertarian Party’s presidential candidate. He lost the election to nationalist Ramon Ernesto Cruz. Some analysts believe that Honduras has lost a great president, but when the country needs a qualified voice, Bueso Arias is always there.

He was an ardent defender of democratic principles, transparency and tolerance, and on many occasions his voice unsettled the President of the Republic.

He attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, graduating in 1941 with a degree in business administration.

Former Chairman of the Honduras Council of Private Enterprise (Cohep), Juan Carlos Cicafi, He stressed that Mr. Jorge Bueso Arias had set an example for Hondurans, businessman, banker Politics “is what we have to emphasize.”

“Honduras is in mourning today. May Don Jorge Bueso Arias rest in peace, he left us an impressive legacy and an example to all. My deepest condolences to the Bueso family,” he wrote. Jorge Faraj, Former President of the Cortez Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIC).

Liberal leader Selma Estrada stressed: “How to describe a great Honduran. Mr. Jorge Bueso Arias passed away. A clear thinker, financial and political innovator. Honduras has lost one Extraordinary president. Collaborator of countless charitable efforts. RIP. Our deepest condolences to his family and the Liberal Party.”