Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
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Wednesday, December 16-22, 2020 — // no. 086
‘There is Light at the End of the Tunnel’ P6 Banking: Solid, With Room to Grow P7 Hotels Get Creative This Holiday Season P10
2020:
Economic Lessons Learned from the Pandemic
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Experts discuss COVID-19, government response and business resilience Giovanna Garofalo
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Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a two-part series exploring the top economic lessons of 2020 and what to expect in 2021.
Daddy Yankee Coming Back Strong P15
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s 2020 comes to a close, leaders in Puerto Rico’s economic sectors reflect on the challenges endured throughout the year as a result of the earthquakes that damaged the island’s southwestern region and the COVID-19 pandemic. THE WEEKLY
JOURNAL discussed with several experts the most important economic lessons learned throughout this unusual and challenging year, as well as noteworthy events and highlights. Economic Development Secretary Manuel Laboy -designated by Gov. elect Pedro Pierluisi as the next secretary of the Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience (COR3)-affirmed that the greatest lesson learned is that both the public and private sectors must now factor in health emergencies such as the GO TO PAGE 4