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DDEC drought disaster loans for Puerto Rico businesses open at up to $2M

José Luis Rivera Rivera announced the federal loans on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

Inés Colón Betancourt
Economy and Business Correspondent
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Puerto Rico businesses hit by drought can apply for federal disaster loans of up to $2 million, DDEC Business Strategy Director José Luis Rivera Rivera announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27. [1] The aid is federal, and one caveat sits alongside it: federal aid for Puerto Rico is not permanent. [2]
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  1. José Luis Rivera Rivera, DDEC Business Strategy Director, announced on Tuesday federal drought disaster loans up to $2 million for affected Puerto Rico businesses. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  2. Federal aid for Puerto Rico is not permanent. · institutodelibertadeconomica.org
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