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Puerto Rico exits bankruptcy after U.S. judge approves multibillion-dollar restructuring plan

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The debt restructuring will require budget cuts for the economically weakened U.S. territory, but it is also likely to lower financing costs.

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  1. Judge signs historic plan to resolve Puerto Rico bankruptcy battle

    Headline from KREM Spokane ·

  2. Newest

    Puerto Rico exits bankruptcy after U.S. judge approves multibillion-dollar restructuring plan

    Headline from Washington Post ·

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Battle Resolved as Judge Signs Plan (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Puerto Rico’s nearly five-year bankruptcy battle has been resolved after a federal judge signed a plan that slashes the U.S. territory’s public debt load as part of a restructuring and allows the government to start repaying creditors

  2. Washington Post

    Judge signs plan in Puerto Rico debt restructuring (opens Washington Post)

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    Puerto Rico’s nearly five-year bankruptcy battle has been resolved after a federal judge signed a plan that slashes the U.S. territory’s public debt load as part of a restructuring and allows the government to start repaying creditors

  3. New York Times

    Judge Approves Deal to Resolve Puerto Rico Bankruptcy (opens New York Times)

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    The plan restructures $33 billion in debt nearly five years after Puerto Rico became the first U.S. state or territory to essentially declare bankruptcy.

  4. KOB 4

    Judge signs plan, resolves Puerto Rico bankruptcy battle (opens KOB 4)

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    Puerto Rico’s nearly five-year bankruptcy battle is ending after a federal judge on Tuesday signed a plan that slashes the U.S. territory’s public debt load as part of a restructuring and allows the government to start repaying creditors.

  5. The Hill

    Judge releases Puerto Rico from bankruptcy protection (opens The Hill)

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    A federal judge on Tuesday approved a plan to restructure Puerto Rico's bond debt, which had plunged the U.S. territory into the country's largest municipal bankruptcy in history.

  6. NPR

    A judge signs a deal to allow Puerto Rico to start emerging from bankruptcy (opens NPR)

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    The plan marks the largest municipal debt restructuring in U.S. history and was approved following grueling bargaining efforts, heated hearings and multiple delays.

  7. KREM Spokane

    Judge signs historic plan to resolve Puerto Rico bankruptcy battle (opens KREM Spokane)

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    The plan marks the largest municipal debt restructuring in U.S. history.

  8. Washington Post

    Puerto Rico exits bankruptcy after U.S. judge approves multibillion-dollar restructuring plan (opens Washington Post)

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    The debt restructuring will require budget cuts for the economically weakened U.S. territory, but it is also likely to lower financing costs.

  9. NPR

    A federal judge has approved Puerto Rico's exit from bankruptcy (opens NPR)

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    Puerto Rico entered bankruptcy in 2016 after it stopped making payments on more than $70 billion of loans. The deal was struck with the island's creditors, and opens the path to economic recovery.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Puerto Rico: Judge approves plan to resolve bankruptcy battle | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A US federal judge signed a plan to end Puerto Rico's nearly five-year-long bankruptcy battle. The process was unprecedented in US history and complicated further after the island was hit by several deadly hurricanes.

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Puerto Rico files for bankruptcy-like case to cut massive debt | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Puerto Rico has filed for court proceedings similar to a business bankruptcy after negotiations with creditors failed, pushing the territory towards the largest debt restructuring by a US state or local government.

  12. NBC News

    How close is Puerto Rico to ending its bankruptcy? Here are 3 things to know (opens NBC News)

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    Puerto Rico is one step closer to resolving its nearly five-year bankruptcy battle after a federal judge approved a restructuring plan that would reduce the

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