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Puerto Rico is set to become the world’s worst economy next year

Puerto Rico is set to become the world’s worst economy next year

The true extent of Hurricane Maria’s damage to Puerto Rico is still being tallied. But here’s a good indication of how bad it will be—the island’s economy will shrink by about 8% in 2018, according to a November forecast by the Economist Intelligence Unit. That puts Puerto Rico at the top of the list of…