Puerto Rico

  • Dec 21, 2015
  • 2 min read

US spending deal offers Puerto Rico little respite

Congress has passed an omnibus spending bill for 2016, but offers minimal aid to debt-stricken Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico
  • Dec 1, 2015
  • 2 min read

Puerto Rico default would not spur US federal action

Puerto Rico faces a debt payment deadline today, with default looming for the cash-strapped commonwealth

Puerto Rico
  • Oct 23, 2015
  • 2 min read

Federal inaction risks Puerto Rico default in December

The White House has presented a plan to assist debt-distressed Puerto Rico, but faces an uphill battle in Congress

Puerto Rico
  • Sep 11, 2015
  • 2 min read

Puerto Rico debt crisis will go to court, not Congress

Puerto Rico's government is running out of options to tackle the territory's debt problem without defaulting

Puerto Rico
  • Aug 19, 2015
  • 2 min read

Puerto Rico's debt crisis will scare off investment

Escalating debt troubles are straining the island's economy, while political resolution appears distant

Puerto Rico
  • Aug 3, 2015
  • 7 min read

Puerto Rican politics will not lead to debt solution

Default in Puerto Rico appears inevitable, but legal routes out of the crisis are elusive

Puerto Rico
  • Jul 6, 2015
  • 2 min read

Congress will be tentative on a Puerto Rican debt bill

Partisan divisions are minimal, for now, as Congress appears keen to hold off taking a stand on debt restructuring

Puerto Rico
  • Jul 1, 2015
  • 7 min read

Puerto Rican debt restructuring will see legal hurdles

The slow-moving Puerto Rican fiscal crisis has accelerated in the past week, although Congress is still obstinate

Puerto Rico