Answer to Puerto Rico's Debt Woes? It's Complicated
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Answer to Puerto Rico's Debt Woes? It's Complicated
By STEPHEN J. LUBBEN
Puerto Rico is in a jam, writes Stephen J. Lubben. It is not considered a state, which means it can’t resort to bankruptcy to deal with its debt problems. Nor is it a sovereign nation, which means it can’t rely on sovereign immunity.
February 06, 2014, Thursday
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El Gobierno de Puerto Rico reiteró hoy que tiene liquidez suficiente para acometer los pagos que tenga que hacer durante este ejercicio fiscal, que acaba el 30 de junio, incluidas todas las obligaciones que deriven de la reciente degradación a "chatarra" de su deuda.
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... accused of escaping from a Michigan prison 37 years ago is fighting her extradition to the state. SAN GERMAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Maxi Fajardo smiles as she recalls moving to New York City from Puerto Rico in her late teens, falling in love, finding ...
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