Government Development Bank President Javier Ferrer announced Monday the start of the 11th José M. Berrocal Finance and Economy Institute internship program, with the participation of 30 college students attending Puerto Rico and stateside universities.
Credit ratings agency Moody’s Investor Service issued a report Wednesday saying that Commonwealth employee retirement system (ERS, for short) reform and the projected changes to the sales and use tax system are both positives for the island’s credit, despite the ongoing fiscal indebtedness.
Government Development Bank President Javier Ferrer and Puerto Rico Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta- took off to New York Wednesday to meet with credit ratings agencies S&P, Fitch and Moody’s to continue informing on the administration’s efforts to stabilize the government's finances.