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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Board offers $3B settlement to restructure Puerto Rico power company debt

Puerto Rico Government Turmoil - (Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances announced Tuesday that it has offered a $3 billion settlement to bondholders in a new push to finally restructure more than $10 billion in debt held by the U.S. territory’s power company.

The board is proposing paying cash and offering the issuance of new bonds to bondholders that have not settled and are seeking some $8.5 billion in claims.

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