Puerto Rico gov’t projects 17% revenue growth in FY ’14
October 16, 2013
Puerto Rico government officials told investors Tuesday that the Commonwealth's Fiscal 2014 General Fund budget revenue will grow by $1.7 billion, or 17 percent, largely due to new tax measures, amendments to Law 154 and an expansion of the Sales and Use Tax (IVU, as it is known in Spanish) base.
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico’s glaring signal to change course
October 15, 2013
Various publications have recently highlighted Puerto Rico’s economic troubles as reflected in the municipal bond market.
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REOF Capital launches financial research division
October 7, 2013
San Juan-based financial advisory firm REOF Capital is leveraging its in-depth knowledge of Puerto Rico market conditions to launch a financial research division specializing in bonds, managing director Antonio Sosa-Pascual announced.
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S&P revises outlook on Puerto Rico COFINA bonds
October 1, 2013
Basing its assessment on Puerto Rico’s declining economy and population, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised Monday its outlook on Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp.'s (known as COFINA) first- and second-lien bonds to negative from stable.
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GDB places $400M in Puerto Rico Highway Auth. bonds
August 30, 2013
The Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority closed Thursday $400 million in Bond Anticipation Notes financing with RBC Capital Markets that will benefit both the agency and the Government Development Bank, its Interim President José Pagán said.
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Puerto Rico Power Authority closes $673.1M bond issue
August 8, 2013
On its first trip to the market in over a year, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority completed a $673.1 million municipal bond deal.
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Puerto Rico gov’t plans 3 trips to bond market before year’s end
July 19, 2013
The Puerto Puerto government is planning at least three trips to the market before year’s end, looking to complete a number of bond issues to pay off debt and other public projects, members of Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla’s economic team confirmed Thursday.
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Moody’s assigns ‘Baa3’ rating to $350M Aerostar bonds
January 10, 2013
Moody's Investors Service announced Wednesday it has assigned provisional ‘Baa3’ ratings to Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC's $350 million of senior secured bonds. The outlook is stable. Bond proceeds will be used to partially fund the acquisition of a long-term lease to operate the Luis Muñoz Marin Airport.
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AGP: Moody’s actions further signal need for fiscal discipline
December 17, 2012
Governor-elect Alejandro García-Padilla said the recent downgrade by Moody’s Investors Service of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s General Obligation bonds “further signal the need for fiscal discipline at the central government and in our public corporations.”
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Moody’s cuts Puerto Rico’s credit affecting $38B in debt
December 14, 2012
Moody's Investors Service downgraded Puerto Rico’s general obligation rating Thursday to Baa3 from Baa1, affecting about $38 billion of the island’s debt held by more than a handful of agencies.
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HJ Sims: Next Puerto Rico gov. must leave fiscal progress ‘intact’
October 24, 2012
An analyst for underwriting firm HJ Sims told Bloomberg that maintaining Puerto Rico’s debt at a suitable level for investors will depend on whether the governor who wins the Nov. 6 elections is willing to leave the current fiscal progress intact.
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S&P cuts gov’t Retirement System outlook to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’
July 27, 2012
For the second time in the last week, Puerto Rico’s credit ratings have been under scrutiny by stateside agencies. This time, it was Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, which revised its outlook on the Commonwealth Employees Retirement System’s $2.9 billion in senior pension funding bonds, series A, B, and C to “negative” from “stable.”
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GDB sends scathing letter to Moody’s over ratings cut
July 20, 2012
The Gov. Luis Fortuño administration sent a scathing letter to Moody’s Investor Services late Thursday, expressing its “utter disappointment” with the agency’s decision to downgrade the Puerto Rico Sales and Use Tax Financing Corporation’s bond rating.
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OMB Chief: ‘We strongly reject’ Moody’s $16B COFINA bond rate cut
July 18, 2012
In what may constitute as the latest setback in Puerto Rico’s attempt to put the economy back on track, Moody's Investors Service announced Wednesday its decision to downgrade $16 billion in Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation bonds.
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Moody’s upgrades Pridco’s credit ratings to ‘Baa1’ from ‘Baa2’
July 6, 2012
Moody's Investors Service Inc. disclosed Thursday it has upgraded the M Rico Industrial Development Company's general purpose revenue bond rating to “Baa1” from “Baa2” and changed the outlook to stable. This decision came even though Pridco has some $210 million of outstanding debt.
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