Observers applaud Puerto Rico debt deal, while underlying concerns remain
Participants note there is a long road to sustainable recovery for the island that is dependent on the local government keeping its spending in check.
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Participants note there is a long road to sustainable recovery for the island that is dependent on the local government keeping its spending in check.
Swain rejected several legal challenges to the Plan of Adjustment. The Oversight Board must file a final amended plan by Friday.
The bankruptcy judge is unlikely to rule on the Plan of Adjustment and related legal documents until the federal government has filed its defense.
The credit unions had bought $976 million of Puerto Rico bonds and notes, which they alleged they were coerced to purchase by Puerto Rico government and its agencies.
Pension laws had been perhaps the key issue that could have scuttled the island's debt restructuring deal.