The Puerto Rico Bankers Association will be submitting a set of recommendations to the Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth addressing key areas in federal banking regulations that could be eased to benefit the Commonwealth’s economy, Executive Director Zoimé Álvarez-Rubio confirmed Wednesday.
The Puerto Rico Minority Supplier Development Council will present a proposal to the Congressional Task Force outlining a new economic model guaranteeing the reactivation of the island’s manufacturing sector through purchases from minority businesses, the nonprofit’s Chairman, José Ríos-Nieves said Tuesday.
Popular Inc. announced Tuesday that it is the second financial institution in the United States and the first in Puerto Rico to enable their credit cards for use in Cuba.