Net income that flowed into the Commonwealth’s General Fund for July and August reached $801.1 million and $675 million, respectively, for a total of about $1.5 billion, which exceeded collections projections by $176.9 million, Puerto Rico Treasury Secretary Francisco Parés said. Income tax collections for individuals and corporations exceeded the projection by $51.2 million or […]
Foundation for Puerto Rico (FPR) announced the launch of [re] ACTIVA, a new mentoring and training program aimed at small businesses whose operations have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program emerged after the nonprofit received of a $254,487 grant from Wells Fargo Open Business Fund. The entity is the only local organization on […]
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank’s (EDB, in Spanish) Center for Economic Studies confirmed in a report that the inflationary outlook in the US mainland is consistent with the increase in prices perceived by local consumers. During a news conference, EDB President Luis Alemañy said from the lowest point recorded in June last year (-1.7%), […]
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