Puerto Rico, the U.S. territory still in the midst of a four-year-long bankruptcy, is seizing on demand for risky bonds, Bloomberg News reported. The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, the island’s main water supplier, is planning to refinance as much as $1.8 billion of debt after the yield penalty it faces in the bond market tumbled.
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Two rival bills seeking to resolve Puerto Rico’s status as a U.S. territory will get full hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives’ Natural Resources Committee on April 14, Bloomberg News reported.
A framework that outlines how Puerto Rico will restructure at least $35 billion in public debt and more than $50 billion in public pension liabilities threatens a 10% cut to public pensions if no agreement is reached with retirees, the Associated Press reported. The amended plan of adjustment of 233 pages was filed late Monday in U.S.
The Puerto Rico Oversight Board’s proposed central government debt adjustment faces several obstacles, most prominently bond insurers’ possible withdrawal of support and local government opposition, Bond Buyer reported. Judge Laura Taylor Swain gave the board until the end of today to submit a plan of adjustment for bonds, pensions, and unsecured debts.
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