Puerto Rico in Distress

ABI Analysis

Puerto Rico’s Government Development Bank, whose regulator says faces a cash shortfall of as much as $1.3 billion in June, will continue to operate on its own — for now, Bloomberg News reported yesterday.

House Republicans released a draft of a rescue plan for Puerto Rico yesterday that they hoped could quickly garner bipartisan support and win over skeptics on the island, on Wall Street and in Congress, the New York Times reported today.

Congress will soon decide whether to shield cash-strapped Puerto Rico from investor lawsuits while the island maps a plan to resolve its financial crisis — an intervention that could divide some lawmakers and creditors, Reuters reported on Saturday.

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The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico was created under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act of 2016. The Board consists of seven members appointed by the President of the United States and one ex officio member designated by the Governor of Puerto Rico. Access information on the Board, documents, videos of meetings, calendar of events and live webcasts by clicking here.