All posts by Juan Hernández

• Economic Growth a Struggle for Latin America in 2016

  Economic growth for Latin America in 2016 will be marginal, at best, according to most economic forecasters, including the World Bank, which further characterizes growth in the region as “anemic.” “The macroeconomic outlook across Latin America in...

  • Posted February 16, 2016
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• Puerto Ricans in Florida Untapped Business Opportunity for Local Entrepreneurs

  The influx of Puerto Rican migrants to Florida could have a silver lining for businessowners and entrepreneurs on the island, according to Frank Nieves, president of the Puerto Rico Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (PRHCC) in Broward County,...

  • Posted February 8, 2016
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• Health Insurance Administration Confident it will Find Financing for its Debt to Providers

  SAN JUAN – The executive director of the Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration (ASES by its Spanish acronym), Ricardo Rivera, said he is confident the agency will be able to pay its debt with service providers for...

  • Posted January 26, 2016
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• Walmart Insists Alternative Minimum Tax Is “Confiscatory”

  SAN JUAN – Walmart Puerto Rico has filed a motion opposing the Treasury Department’s petition to dismiss a lawsuit the retailer filed against the commonwealth seeking to overturn a tax that it says will take away 91.5%...

  • Posted January 2, 2016
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