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February 15, 20180252

P.R.’s CNE among top think tanks in the world

For the fifth year in a row, Puerto Rico’s Center for a New Economy (CNE) has been included in the most recent edition of the 2017 Global Go To

January 29, 20182173

Analysis: PR should look to other countries to put economy on stronger track

Puerto Rico’s economic model must change its old ways and look to what has worked for other countries other than the United States to regain tra

January 17, 20181252

Study: No new growth strategy will work without debt restructuring

Before Hurricane María, if Puerto Rico were to pay off its debt without completely choking off economic and social development, it needed a total

January 17, 20180110

PRMA urges OBoard to ‘reconsider its role and objectives’

Given the impact on Puerto Rico’s economy from the onslaught of Hurricanes Irma and María, the collapse of the island’s power system and the

January 2, 20180195

PRMA: ’18 brings ‘high level of uncertainty,’ ‘important challenges’

The new year that began yesterday is already characterized by a high level of uncertainty, largely due to the changes that have occurred and will occu

January 2, 20180147

Analysis: To have ‘fighting chance,’ P.R. needs to rebuild infrastructure, execute clear strategy

Although Puerto Rico appears to have lost its major corporate tax advantage following the approval of the U.S. Tax Reform, if it were to backfire

December 28, 20171120

Analysis: P.R. will feel economic blow of Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in ’19

The recently passed Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will have implications for Puerto Rico’s economic that will start to become more noticeable af

December 19, 20170154

Study: Hurricane María unmasks PR’s poverty, whose face is female

When Hurricane María hit Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, it left a trail of major economic damage and wiped out most of the vegetation. The storm also u

December 15, 20170155

Moody’s: Recovery prospects for PREPA bondholders down to 35% after storms

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders can expect to recover about 35 percent of their investments due to the business disruption and co

December 8, 20170183

Census Bureau: PR’s median household income drops 4% in last 5 years

Puerto Rico’s median household income dopped by 4 percent from 2012 to 2016, when it stood at $19,606, in comparison to the $20,403 on record fo