Recently, and in view of the very serious challenges facing Puerto Rico, some analysts have called for a Compact among the various interest groups in society to agree on basic development issues. I fully agree with the need for what I would call a Compact for Puerto Rico (in Spanish, “Pacto por Puerto Rico").
Praxair Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries — Praxair Distribution, Inc., Praxair Healthcare Services, Praxair Canada Inc., and Praxair Puerto Rico B.V. — will be increasing the prices charged to its bulk and packaged, industrial, electronics, specialty and medical gas customers in the U.S mainland, Canada and Puerto Rico of effective Jan. 1.
Moody's Investors Service downgraded Puerto Rico’s general obligation rating Thursday to Baa3 from Baa1, affecting about $38 billion of the island’s debt held by more than a handful of agencies.
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