Senate grills experts on Ch. 9, fiscal control board for P.R.
December 2, 2015
WASHINGTON — The debate over extending Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection to Puerto Rico and the possible creation of a federal fiscal control board to manage the island’s troubled finances took center stage Tuesday at a ...
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Dev’t banks urged to finance ‘green projects’ in LatAm
December 2, 2015
WASHINGTON — Mitigating the expected ravages of climate change — let alone investing in sustainable infrastructure projects — won’t come cheap, say finance experts who calculate the cost at a staggering $110 billion a year ...
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Dominica seeks U.S. help to rebuild after Erika damage
November 30, 2015
With only 73,000 inhabitants, the Caribbean island of Dominica lacks beaches but is blessed with pristine waterfalls, virgin rainforests and an unusual boiling lake situated in Morne Trois Pitons National Park, only six miles due ...
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