The Economic Development Bank announced Sunday it is looking to boost its loan portfolio for Puerto Rico’s small- and mid-sized businesses by nearly 10 percent, to $275 million, in fiscal ’12, as a result of efficiencies achieved at the agency over the past 23 months.
Sergio Marxuach (Credit: ©Mauricio Pascual) Two years after the Luis Fortuño administration declared the island in a state of fiscal emergency, and put into motion a series of cost-cutting and revenue-generating measures, the government has managed to control expenditures and reduce the structural deficit — and has piled on debt — an analysis by the […]
GDB President Carlos García (Photo credit: ©Mauricio Pascual) Government Development Bank President Carlos García will be stepping down from his post effective March 1, the official confirmed Wednesday. He will be succeeded by Juan Carlos Batlle, another banker.García’s resignation comes two years after he accepted the job, leaving his position as COO of Santander BanCorp […]