Despite Puerto Rico’s ongoing fiscal crisis and allegations of corruption by enemies of Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla, business executives and foreign investors still perceive the Commonwealth as relatively clean by Caribbean standards.
Four Puerto Rico-based banks again made it into this year's “Best Banks in America” ranking released by Forbes magazine, with Oriental Bank receiving the highest rating among its peers.
Puerto Rico improved its standing in the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Competitive index, taking 32nd place in the 2014-2015 list and climbing two notches from last year.