Puerto Rico CofC president backs inventory tax pause to ease tariff costs
April 17, 2025
Luis Pizarro-Otero says the moratorium could help offset the impact of the U.S.-China trade war. #NewsismyBusiness
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Ex-US maritime commissioner urges port investment in Puerto Rico
March 28, 2025
Carl Bentzel sees the island as part of a U.S. strategy to nearshore manufacturing and reduce reliance on China. #NewsismyBusiness
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Op-Ed: Will U.S. gov’t attempts to curb China’s influence hurt Puerto Rico?
August 31, 2020
The U.S. government is increasingly becoming aware of the challenges of China’s entrance in the Caribbean with their Belts and Roads Initiative. Some of China’s infrastructure logistics development projects will be designed with a military/civilian dual-use in strategic areas. Also, China’s economic proposals aim to gain political soft power, in an area that is considered the […]
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Brands Of represents Caribbean in ‘World E-commerce Conference’ in Yiwu, China
May 8, 2019
Emerging e-commerce company Brands Of was invited for the second time last month to attend the “World E-commerce Conference” event organized by the government of Yiwu, China. The company held business meetings with organizations interested in importing Latin American products to the Chinese Asian market. In addition, Néstor Taveras, president of Brands Of, offered a […]
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St. Clair pacts with China’s Yingke Travel to promote time-sharing in P.R.
December 6, 2018
Three weeks ago, the St. Clair Collection signed an agreement with Yingke Travel — which has the largest network of travel agencies in China — to promote its time-share properties in Puerto Rico.
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P.R.’s policymakers must focus on China, executing economic plans
November 26, 2018
Although Puerto Rico may be showing signs of growth after Hurricane María’s devastation last year, many of the gains could be the result of comparing them to a “devastatingly poor” third quarter of 2017.
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Deal with China-based co. to spur tire recycling project
March 20, 2017
The Department of Economic Development and Commerce announced Sunday the signing of an agreement of understanding between a local and a China-based company to develop recycling projects with an associated investment of $20 million.
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Rosselló, Prouty to get U.S.-China Association awards
March 1, 2017
The U.S.-China Business Association announced the list of recipients of the Fourth U.S.-China Outstanding Contribution Award for 2016, to be bestowed during the upcoming China Caribbean Investment Forum to be held in San Juan today.
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P.R. to host 1st China investment forum Mar. 1-3
February 8, 2017
Looking to position the island as an “ideal investment destination for China” in the United States and Latin America, Puerto Rico will host the 1st China Investment Forum, Mar. 1-3, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced Tuesday.
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China focuses on funding LatAm infrastructure projects
February 26, 2016
Last year, despite sluggish economic growth in China that has made worldwide headlines, funding by CDB and the China Export-Import Bank reached a near-record $29 billion.
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Economic lessons Puerto Rico can learn from Taiwan
August 11, 2014
TAIPEI — Both are relatively tiny islands that have complicated relationships with the giant superpowers that claim them. Both use tax incentives to lure U.S. factories to their shores — despite the absence of full-fledged embassies in Washington — and the political status of both islands is a never-ending source of debate among local voters.
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