Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico’s June economic activity declined 0.5% compared to May and 2.1% compared to a year earlier.

The move, approved unanimously by the Board on Friday, sets up a conflict with the island's leaders.

The University of Puerto Rico will seek to reduce its debt-service costs through a consensual agreement with its creditors as the commonwealth plans to cut the school’s appropriations by $3.5 billion through 2026.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board announced it was planning an investigation of the island’s public sector debt.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board on Friday may institute mandatory government furloughs opposed by Gov. Ricardo Rosselló.

To make sure Puerto Rico’s government only spends on what it believes to be necessary, it has instituted a 5% spending freeze on its departments.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board recommended shifting federal funding to an earned income tax credit from welfare programs on the island.

How far off could economic estimates be in Puerto Rico? The truth is that nobody knows.

Noel Zamot will oversee expediting permitting for crucial projects to help strengthen the territory's economy.

The United States of America is the defendant in a suit filed by investors seeking payment of $3.1 billion in principal and interest in Puerto Rico Employment Retirement System bonds.

Puerto Rico Gov. Rosselló named his chief economic advisor Christian Sobrino Vega as his non-voting representative on the Oversight Board.

Elías Sánchez Sifonte reportedly told the governor he would serve in the unpaid position through the approval of a fiscal plan and a first budget, things have now happened.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board staff and board members haven't adequately disclosed their personal financial information, according to lawyers who cite federal law.

The Title III bankruptcy judge approved a deal to pay Puerto Rico Employees Retirement System bondholders interest through October.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board approved a negotiated plan for restructuring the GDB’s $4.8 billion in debt.

A group of hedge funds that owns $3.3 billion of Puerto Rico bonds disclosed in court documents the amount that each of them holds.

The organizational session set the stage to address disputes in a restructuring of $47.5 billion of Puerto Rico’s debt.

Puerto Rico’s municipal government finances deteriorated in fiscal year 2016 from a year earlier, according to a locally-created study.

Top-rated municipal bonds finished weaker on Monday in a quiet pre-holiday-shortened trading session.

The move follows the board’s decision to reject a Restructuring Support Agreement developed over three years between Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and its creditors.