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Puerto Rico in Distress
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Puerto Rico’s Government Development Bank, whose regulator says faces a cash shortfall of as much as $1.3 billion in June, will continue to operate on its own — for now, Bloomberg News reported yesterday.
House Republicans released a draft of a rescue plan for Puerto Rico yesterday that they hoped could quickly garner bipartisan support and win over skeptics on the island, on Wall Street and in Congress, the New York Times reported today.
by Bill Rochelle, ABI Editor at Large
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The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico was created under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act of 2016. The Board consists of seven members appointed by the President of the United States and one ex officio member designated by the Governor of Puerto Rico. Access information on the Board, documents, videos of meetings, calendar of events and live webcasts by clicking here.