Government Development Bank of Puerto Rico President Juan Carlos Batlle recently addressed a group of UBS clients on the outlook for the island’s credit as part of the company’s “UBS Speaker Series” cycle that began earlier this year.
The Puerto Rico government is reviewing a request by one of the island's main hotel operators to restructure the loan that helped pay for the renovation of two landmark hotels: La Concha Renaissance Resort & Casino, currently in operation, and the Condado Vanderbilt Hotel, which shut down 15 years ago and reopens on Tuesday in a phased manner.
Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s affirmed Tuesday the “BBB-” rating of the University of Puerto Rico bonds, Series P, Q and O, giving them a stable outlook.