La promesa rota de Puerto Rico

Reporte de Schroders

Fecha:

Puerto Rico's Broken Promise
Foto: Christopher Edwards. La promesa rota de Puerto Rico

Autor: Fórmate a Fondo

Puerto Rico defaulted on roughly US$ 900 million in principal and interest due on 1 July, most of which was general obligation (GO) bonds and Commonwealth-guaranteed debt

Schroders does not believe Puerto Rico’s recent default poses broader contagion risk to the municipal bonds market

Schroders thinks this event marks only the beginning of a long process to restructure debt and repair Puerto Rico’s (also known as the Commonwealth) economy and fiscal house

Opportunistic hedge funds are now the largest holders of Puerto Rico debt