Almost exactly a year to the day when Moody’s Investors Service cut Puerto Rico’s credit to Baa3, the New York-based agency placed the island’s general obligation rating on review for downgrade.
Puerto Rico is facing better odds of defaulting on its debt, Moody’s Analytics said Monday, adding that fiscal problems, high unemployment rate and a shrinking population are fueling the problem.
The Puerto Rico government’s economic team presented four measures to shore up $280 million for the Highway Authority, which is deep in the hole with the Government Development Bank, to which it owes $2.1 billion.