Puerto Rico seeks to lure manufacturing to boost its economy as Trump’s tariff war deepens

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A global trade war is offering Puerto Rico hope as the U.S. territory, attempts to strengthen its fragile economy.

Government officials are jumping on planes to try and convince international companies to relocate their manufacturing plants to the island, where they would be exempt from tariffs.

Any relocation would be a boost to Puerto Rico’s shaky economy as the government emerges from a historic bankruptcy and continues to struggle with chronic power outages.