The Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants will host a seminar on how the island’s economic scenario will affect the insurance sector, which is expected to take a hit from the government’s debt restructuring process.
The government of Puerto Rico will make most of its $1 billion debt payment due Jan. 1, defaulting only on some $37 million of the amount, Gov. García-Padilla said Wednesday.
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority announced early Thursday that it has reached an agreement with creditors holding approximately 70 percent of its financial debt.