He also called for
a moratorium on debt payments.
That act grants the governor the authority to declare
a moratorium on any debt payment he deems necessary.
Not exact matches
Last month, Kevyn Orr, a bankruptcy lawyer named to restructure Detroit's
debts, declared a «
moratorium»
on some interest
payments.
However, Garcia Padilla declined to exercise his authority to declare a
moratorium on GDB's own $ 422 million May 1
debt payment, citing continuing restructuring talks between GDB and its creditors.
The
debt moratorium will cause Puerto Rico to default; but the missed
payments, as per the bill, will still be due when the
moratorium ends, said Daniel Hanson, an analyst at Height Securities, a research firm that focuses
on geopolitical and regulatory investment risk.