COFINA

The Puerto Rico Urgent Interest Fund Corporation (also known as the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation) —Spanish: Corporación del Fondo de Interés Apremiante (COFINA)— is a government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico that issues government bonds and uses other financing mechanisms to pay and refinance the public debt of Puerto Rico. The Corporation is a subsidiary of the Government Development Bank and was created by Law No. 291 of 2006. Bonds issued by COFINA are called Puerto Rico Sales Tax Revenue Bonds.

Puerto Rico Urgent Interest Fund Corporation

Headquarters	Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Established	December 26, 2006 (2006-12-26)
Executive Director	José R. Otero-Freiría
Currency	USD

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