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.
The island’s electricity costs — significantly high in comparison to most competitive economies — could be solved by making a series of difficult choices to fix the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s escalating problems and take advantage of a new energy order that is driving down prices around the globe.
Puerto Rico’s economic activity index for the month of June showed a 1.0 percent year-over-year reduction, after showing a 1.1 percent YOY decrease in June 2014.
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