Op-Ed: Statistical independence as an antidote to mistrust
December 13, 2018
To ensure that the Institute had freedom of action and was truly autonomous, the Institute’s law created a Board of Directors.
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Op-Ed: Oversight Board includes arbitrary Act 154 assumptions in Fiscal Plan
December 5, 2018
Instead of using the most probable assumptions based on actual past results, the Oversight Board relied on untested assumptions which in combination arrive at extremely low expected revenue numbers for its projections.
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Op-Ed: IEEFA Puerto Rico says massive liquefied natural gas project dead
December 4, 2018
Last week, Excelerate Energy, the company that planned to develop a natural gas import terminal in Puerto Rico, requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory withdraw its authorization for the project.
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Discover Puerto Rico confirms 2 major conventions in ’20, ’21
December 4, 2018
Discover Puerto Rico’s CEO Brad Dean said this is the direct result of the DMO’s participation in IMEX America 2018.
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Op-Ed: Put Puerto Rico first
November 30, 2018
During the past few months a narrative has taken hold, on both sides of the political spectrum, that Puerto Rico is “using federal disaster relief funds to pay bondholders.”
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Op-Ed: ‘Tis the season to support local businesses and shop small
November 21, 2018
Small businesses have the power to propel economies and lift up communities.
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Op-Ed: Takeaways from Social Media Week 2018 San Juan
November 19, 2018
Social media is one huge “Tabula Rasa” where anyone with an interesting product or story can start a business.
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico’s unfinished business after Hurricane María
October 25, 2018
It has been a little over a year since Hurricane Maria fractured Puerto Rico’s infrastructure and its demographic and economic landscape.
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Op-Ed: Investors need to stay the course
October 18, 2018
The Dow Jones dropped 832 points, and the Nasdaq and S&P 500 indices took substantial hits.
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Op-Ed: The unsustainable debt deal that won’t die
October 10, 2018
If the measure of success of a debt settlement is that it offers realistic payouts to bondholders while allowing the debtor the ability to emerge as a going concern, then it’s time to forget about this deal.
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How can you benefit from a certificate of deposit?
September 28, 2018
Do you know that a certificate of deposit (CD) have many benefits for you? Whether you want to save money or invest your money, a CD is a great option.
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Op-Ed: IEEFA — P.R. in ‘perilous rush’ to natural gas dependency
September 19, 2018
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis is urging the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico to halt the rush to natural gas infrastructure development in Puerto Rico.
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Op-Ed: IEEFA — Rampant political hiring at PREPA only makes matters worse
September 17, 2018
The Kobre & Kim report on Puerto Rico’s debt crisis shines a light on the corrosive impact of political hiring at various governmental agencies on the island, including at its public electric utility.
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Op-Ed: IEEFA — Is a pay-to-play racket driving Puerto Rico to ruin?
September 10, 2018
The report leaves out any mention of how the underwriters, bond trustees, law and accounting firms, credit agencies and other financial advisers were selected and compensated by the Puerto Rico government.
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Op-Ed: The banks, law firms, accountants and credit agencies that orchestrated P.R.’s $72B debt crisis
September 5, 2018
Many of these same lawyers, accountants, bankers and credit-rating experts continue to have the ear of the Puerto Rican government.
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