FOMB – Media Release – 2027 Economic Forecast Symposium

OVERSIGHT BOARD HOLDS 2027 ECONOMIC FORECAST SYMPOSIUM

San Juan, PR – October 20, 2026 – The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico announced that the 2027 Economic Forecast Symposium will take place on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 9:30 a.m. AST (8:30 a.m. EST) at El Capitolio, Salón Leopoldo Figueroa in San Juan.

The event will provide the Oversight Board, the fiscal team of Governor Jenniffer González Colón, and members of the Legislative Assembly, including the respective leaders of the House and Senate Budget and Ways and Means Committees, with an overview of the economic outlook for the United States and Puerto Rico for the coming year.

The objective of the symposium is to assist the Oversight Board, the Legislature, and the Executive in reaching a consensus on Puerto Rico’s economic outlook that will inform and guide fiscal and budget planning. The Government and the Oversight Board will hear different perspectives and views on the Puerto Rico and U.S. economies as a crucial element to establish a transparent and public macroeconomic forecast as part of Puerto Rico’s fiscal transformation and reformed financial planning processes.

The presenters are:

  • Ben Herzon – S&P Global Market Intelligence
  • Joelle Scally – Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  • Gustavo Rojas-Matute – Moody’s Analytics
  • Indira Luciano Montalvo, Ph. D. – University of Puerto Rico
  • Xavier Diví – V2A Consulting
  • Leslie Adames – Estudios Técnicos

The symposium is open to the public and will also be livestreamed in English and in Spanish here. A recording will be posted shortly after the meeting in the Videos section of the Oversight Board’s website.