If there was one issue on most people’s minds this year was the state of Puerto Rico’s economy. Experts from all walks of life seemed to weigh in on the subject, concurring on a tough situation that has been slow to show signs of improvement.
Moody’s Investors Service has placed the ratings of $6.8 billion outstanding Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation's senior sales tax revenue bonds' Aa2 rating and $9.2 billion in subordinate sales tax revenue bonds' A1 rating on review for possible downgrade, the agency announced Tuesday.
As 2011 wraps up, the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association — one of the island’s most important trade organizations — took stock Tuesday of the last 12 months, concluding that a trio of major administration-backed measures significantly set back competitiveness by hindering free trade and industrial growth.