Doral Financial Corp., parent company of Doral Bank, released quarterly results Wednesday that reflected $3.3 million in net income for the period ended March 31, a marked improvement from the $36.1 million in net losses on record for the prior quarter ended Dec. 31, 2010.
The island’s retail sector ended 2010 with a slight 1.85 percent year-over-year increase, generating more than $2.3 billion in activity. However, the rising costs of food, gasoline and medicines, coupled with the influx of federal funding, could explain the spending growth.
Two major manufacturing plants employing more than 2,000 people on the island paid a combined $20 million to the government of Puerto Rico during the first quarter, related to the recently effected 4 percent excise tax on foreign corporations.
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