Puerto Rico violated a law meant to safeguard the pensions of its public-sector workers who have been unable to invest the more than $300 million they contributed to a new retirement plan, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday against the U.S. commonwealth’s government and others by two labor unions, Reuters reported. The litigation, filed in U.S.
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Puerto Rican legislators gave approval Thursday to a final agreement for restructuring bonds from the Sales Tax Financing Corp., known as COFINA, Pensions & Investments reported. The COFINA restructuring agreement was filed Oct. 19 in the court overseeing Puerto Rico's bankruptcy, under Title III of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act.
A U.S. judge yesterday approved Puerto Rico’s first consensual debt restructuring deal, helping wind down the Government Development Bank (GDB), the island’s former fiscal agent, Reuters reported. Government lawyers called the confirmation hearing a “historic moment” for the U.S. commonwealth’s financial recovery.
The construction workforce, estimated at roughly 33,000 before Hurricane Maria, will need to double to keep up with demand to rebuild roads, houses and other infrastructure damaged in last year’s storm season, said Emilio Colon-Zavala, president of the Puerto Rico Builders Association, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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