Basing the future of Puerto Rico’s economy on an uncontrollable factor, such as an amendment of the U.S. tax code, is not the safest route to take to achieve growth and is not the “silver bullet” the island needs to secure long-term stability, Sergio Marxuach, public policy director of the Center for the New Economy, said Thursday.
Plaza del Caribe Mall in Ponce will wrap up 2011 with four new tenants, including the second CompUSA location on the island, mall executives announced Thursday.
BBVA Puerto Rico announced Thursday it will be pumping more than $1 million to begin remodeling its branches to match them with the banking group’s global corporate identity. The transition, which also calls for changing the appearance of its credit and debit cards, as well as other day-to-day elements, should be finished by the first quarter of next year, company officials said.
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