Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla signed Tuesday legislation authorizing the issuance of $3.5 billion in general obligation (GO) bonds to be used to refinance outstanding credit lines granted by the Government Development Bank and address the government’s liquidity issues.
The Puerto Rico government is paving the way for a general obligation bond sale next month through which it seeks to raise as much as $3.5 billion to improve the Government Development Bank’s liquidity, high-ranking administration officials said Tuesday.
Puerto Rico’s economic activity continued to spiral in December, when all four key components showed signs of contraction.