Puerto Rico

The outcome of November's gubernatorial elections remains far from certain. Neither the ruling Partido Popular Democrático (PPD), nor the main opposition parties - the pro-statehood... 2008-08-04

BMI View: Faced with growing popular discontent in the run-up to November's gubernatorial elections, Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá has vowed sweeping tax relief to hard-up Puerto... 2008-08-04

Puerto Rican Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá is still battling to save his reputation from the 19 counts of electoral finance misconduct, ranging from conspiracy to wire fraud, before... 2008-07-10

May saw a 4.7% y-o-y increase in unemployment levels in Puerto Rico, rising to 11.2%, and raising fears that the island is being hit hard from greater foreign competition in the manufacturing... 2008-07-10

A May poll taken in Puerto Rico by Gaither International, which attempts to capture the proportion of the island's residents who are considering leaving the island, has revealed some... 2008-07-09

With the Commonwealth's gubernatorial elections scheduled for November - a none of the four major parties taking a decisive lead - the major political risk going forward is a change... 2008-06-10

According to the Puerto Rico Planning Board's newly-created inflation index, headline CPI came in at 8.5% y-o-y in January. In particular, 'food and beverage' (up 11.7% y-o-y) and... 2008-06-10