A passionate advocate for making Puerto Rico the 51st U.S. state appears poised to become the next governor of the territory, giving a boost to a movement that has been gaining momentum amid the island's economic woes, the Associated Press reported on Friday.
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What some Puerto Rico bondholders dreaded the most under the creation of a federal oversight board may end up leading to a long-sought resolution to the first debt-restructuring agreement reached by the commonwealth.
In a sign of the challenges that the federal board overseeing Puerto Rico's debt workout might face, the island's power authority's deal to restructure more than $8.3 billion remains mired in litigation, Bond Buyer reported yesterday. The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) and its creditors have been moving toward a comprehensive restructuring since the summer of 2014.
Puerto Rico's financial oversight board said that litigation brought by creditors against the U.S. territory should remain on pause while the island works to resolve $70 billion of public debt its government has said that it cannot pay, Reuters reported on Friday. In a brief, the seven-member board said the Puerto Rican rescue law known as PROMESA requires the lawsuits to stay frozen.
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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.