Tuesday, August 04, 2015

#PUERTORICO: U.S. Commonwealth Defaults; Gov. Says Island In "Death Spiral"

[world politics news]


Puerto Rico just went into default for the first time in its history. The commonwealth paid a mere $628,000 toward a $58 million debt bill due Monday to creditors of its Public Finance. The default is a historic moment in Puerto Rico's economic "death spiral," a term used by the island's governor, Alejandro Garcia Padilla.

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