Connecticut Post

Puerto Rico debt deal to save $17B

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A federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico's finances has finalized a debt-restructur­ing deal that represents nearly a quarter of the U.S. territory's $70 billion public debt load. The board said Friday that the deal will be presented next month to a federal judge assigned to Puerto Rico's bankruptcy case. Officials said the deal represents more than $17 billion in debt service savings.

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