Following the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico's default, ratings for the island's two main banks, Popular (BPOP) and First BanCorp (FBP), will not be immediately affected, according to Fitch Ratings.
Last year, despite sluggish economic growth in China that has made worldwide headlines, funding by CDB and the China Export-Import Bank reached a near-record $29 billion.
The decision announced Wednesday by the Federal Reserve System to increase interest rates by 25 basis points “does not represent a significant impact” on Puerto Rico’s economy or for bank customers.