Puerto Rico

  • May 9, 2007
  • 5 min read

PUERTO RICO: Status unlikely to be US priority

Puerto Rican politicians want members of the federal Congress to share their preoccupation with...

Puerto Rico
  • Jul 7, 2006
  • 5 min read

PUERTO RICO: Tax reform may not solve fiscal crisis

Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila on July 4 signed into law a tax reform. A precarious solution has...

Puerto Rico
  • Jun 5, 2006
  • 6 min read

CARIBBEAN: Stock market integration on the cards

Bankers, business leaders and securities traders argue that the Caribbean must develop a regional...

Caribbean
  • Jun 5, 2006
  • 1 min read

CARIBBEAN: Stock market integration on the cards

A Caribbean-wide stock exchange is in the region's interest owing to the difficulty in justifying...

Caribbean
  • May 11, 2006
  • 1 min read

PUERTO RICO: Loan agreement ends fiscal crisis

Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila yesterday announced an agreement with legislators from the island's...

Puerto Rico
  • May 9, 2006
  • 1 min read

PUERTO RICO: Downgrade hits floundering economy

Credit rating agency Moody's yesterday downgraded Puerto Rico's general obligation to Baa3, one...

Puerto Rico
  • May 3, 2006
  • 6 min read

PUERTO RICO: Political deadlock affects confidence

Over 50 government agencies were forced to close on May 1. While the current crisis may be...

Puerto Rico
  • May 2, 2006
  • 2 min read

PUERTO RICO: Parliamentary impasse causes shutdown

Over 50 government agencies, including 1,500 state schools, were forced to close on May 1, as the...

Puerto Rico