Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla announced Wednesday his choice to fill the position of Revitalization Coordinator, picking Aaron Bielenberg from the three candidates proposed by the Financial Oversight and Management Board.
The Puerto Rico Commission for the Comprehensive Audit of the Public Credit sent a letter Monday to the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico outlining its work so far, including two preliminary audits that it hopes the federally appointed body will review.
President Obama’s designation of seven members of the Puerto Rico Fiscal Oversight Board, made in consultation with Republican and Democratic leadership in Congress, was met with support on Capitol Hill and beyond.
President Barack Obama announced Wednesday the appointment of seven individuals to the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, including former Commonwealth administration officials.
A lack of a formal intervention protocol, such as the ones in place in the U.S. mainland for governments in distress, is making Puerto Rico’s restructuring process “uncomfortable” and more challenging to address, an expert with 25 years of experience in reforming troubled public and private sector entities said Wednesday.
Saying she “did the best she could with the tough hand that was dealt” and ending 12 years of public service, Puerto Rico Government Development Bank President Melba Acosta is stepping down from her post, effective July 31.
The man who once ran Latin America’s healthiest economy has some advice for Puerto Rico: adopt a “fiscal rule” that slashes debt by setting surplus targets over the long term so the commonwealth has room to spend more during recessions.
A decision by the Puerto Rico government to make the $354.7 million payment on Government Development Bank Senior Notes due today will come down to the wire and will depend on the outcome on talks with creditors, Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla said.
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