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News podcasts about Puerto Rico’s business and economy, in English.

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News podcasts about Puerto Rico’s business and economy, in English.

Language:

English

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Episodes

Popular Inc. reports $79.7M in YoY net income growth in 3Q21

10/21/2021
Popular Inc., the parent company of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (BPPR), reported net income of $248.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, up $79.7 million in comparison to the $168.4 million reported for the same year-ago quarter. “The third quarter was another strong quarter. We achieved net income of $248.1 million, driven […]

Duration:00:02:35

Popular Inc. reports $176M in 4Q20 net income, $507M for full year

1/29/2021
Popular Inc. reported net income of $176.3 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2020, and $506.6 million for the year 2020, compared to net income of $671.1 million for the year 2019. “We closed 2020 on a high note, generating net income of $176 million in the fourth quarter, one of our best […]

Duration:00:03:21

Experts offer tips to keep cyber fraud under control

10/7/2020
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an effort launched through a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance in October 2004. This year’s theme is “Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart,” helping to empower individuals and organizations to own their role in protecting their part of cyberspace, the entities said. To […]

Duration:00:26:30

Puerto Rico Labor Secretary discusses status of jobless, PUA benefits

8/18/2020
🚨 Find out what he said about: 🚨 ✅ The status of regular and PUA unemployment claims; ✅ The payment of three weeks in May owed to PUA beneficiaries; ✅ The adoption of the “Fast PUA” system.

Duration:00:26:53

LUMA Energy CEO offers insights on P3 deal to run PREPA’s grid

7/29/2020
It has been a little more than a month since the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnership Authority announced that LUMA Energy had been chosen to operate, maintain and modernize the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s electricity transmission and distribution system for the next 15 years. Since then, there has been much talk from different sectors in […]

Duration:00:42:51

[AUDIO REPORT] Puerto Rico COVID-19 Task Force status update

3/28/2020
Dr. Juan Salgado, a member of the Task Force attending the COVID-19 pandemic on the island, provided several updates on current case numbers, and anticipated that the group has received proposals from the private sector to add new machines for molecular testing of the virus that have been recently approved by the U.S. Food and […]

Duration:00:18:45

P.R. Institute of Statistics chief says project pipeline is ‘packed’ in 2020

3/13/2020
Newly confirmed Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Executive Director Orville Disdier sat down with Dollars and Sense to discuss the agency’s pipeline of projects for this year, including working alongside the U.S. Census for this year’s survey on the island, and working aggressively to shore up more funding from federal government and private sources to […]

Duration:00:38:08

Paseo Caribe courting locals, tourists with renewed entertainment/dining proposal

11/13/2019
Ten days after Hurricane María slammed into Puerto Rico in September 2017, Paseo Caribe resumed operation of its oceanfront mixed-use complex. And despite challenges such as the exit of tenants from El Mercado food court and its retail areas, operator CPG Island Servicing continues to bet on the local market and is working again to […]

Duration:00:21:38

FCC sets Dec. 9 deadline to apply for $258.8M in recovery funding

11/8/2019
Telecommunications service providers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have until Dec. 6, 2019 to apply for support through the Federal Communications Commission’s $258.8 million allocation to rebuild and expand 4G LTE and 5G technologies for voice and broadband service in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and María. In an order, the FCC’s […]

Duration:00:16:43

First BanCorp. reports $46.3M in net income for 3Q19

10/23/2019
First BanCorp., parent company of FirstBank Puerto Rico reported net income of $46.3 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2019, compared to $41.3 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2019, and $36.3 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2018. “We […]

Duration:00:18:08

Bureau of Economic Analysis says P.R.’s data now ‘in line with the rest of the world’

10/17/2019
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis is working on establishing a clear picture of Puerto Rico’s economy, and laying down a uniform methodology in line with U.S. mainland states and territories, countries across the world. In this episode of “Dollars & Sense,” Kristy Howell, economist with the BEA, provides more insight on […]

Duration:00:24:29

Invest P.R. CEO: Investors must be assured things are moving forward

8/12/2019
The political turmoil Puerto Rico has been experiencing in recent weeks is similar to what has happened in other jurisdictions, and investors must be assured that “things will continue to move forward,” Invest Puerto Rico CEO Rodrick Miller said. In an exclusive interview with News is my Business, Miller said it is very early to […]

Duration:00:16:43

Private Sector Coalition blasts corruption, demands ‘corrective action’

7/15/2019
The group said the acts adversely affect the perception to the world of Puerto Rico’s ability to manage public funds efficiently and with the transparency required by law and morality.

Duration:01:00:40

NIMB’s exclusive interview with Sir Richard Branson

5/23/2019
This is the first time News is my Business has released the audio of this interview, done at a lobby of a hotel in Isla Verde.

Duration:00:06:24

The ins and outs of doing business with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

5/22/2019
Information technology executives speak about the importance of promoting innovation and entrepreneurial vision in this industry.

Duration:00:47:00

Causa Local brings access to capital closer to startups

5/20/2019
Through crowdfunding and loans, local operations like Molcajete Foods are able to get their businesses off the ground, says Roberto Rivera, one of the three founding brothers of the Caguas-based manufacturing operation.

Duration:00:25:57

P.R. IT Cluster’s ‘CIO & IT Leadership Conference ’19’ to focus on AI, cybersecurity

5/7/2019
Conference will feature local and international IT industry leaders talking about Artificial Intelligence, Health Technology, Cyber ​​Security, Innovation and Business Vision, IT as Economic Development, among others.

Duration:00:27:09

Centro para P.R. fights poverty, inequality; advances women’s role in society

5/1/2019
The nonprofit's capacity building programs are designed to provide individuals or groups from marginalized communities with the knowledge and skills that are necessary to develop or strengthen their business.

Duration:00:19:55

[PODCAST] Benefits of opening an IRA account as tax deadline looms

4/11/2019
CPA Rubén Rodríguez, a member of the Puerto Rico Society of CPAs, and expert on the topic of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), discusses their benefits to taxpayers in Puerto Rico in our latest podcast episode.

Duration:00:24:41

Liberty P.R. offers update on NBCUniversal channel blackout

4/6/2019
Liberty customers are being offered free Showtime and 40% off pay-per-view services this weekend.

Duration:00:15:12