Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce

The Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce —Spanish: Cámara de Comercio de Puerto Rico (CCPR)— is a private, voluntary, and non-profit chamber of commerce in Puerto Rico. The Chamber was formed in 1913 as the San Juan Securities and Supplies Llotja (Spanish: Lonja de Valores y Víveres de San Juan) by a group of businessmen for the purpose of mutual protection in matters strictly related to their individual companies. Originally designed to serve as a board of arbitration for the settlement of disputes between merchants, the Llotja managed to become the center of thought and the business of San Juan, and to some extent the rest of the island.[1] Today, the Chamber groups businesses with presence in Puerto Rico and serves as their primary lobby group upon the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce

Founded	1913 (108 years ago)
Type	chamber of commerce
Focus	commerce and trade
Location	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Area served	Puerto Rico
Website	www.camarapr.org
Formerly called	San Juan Securities and Supplies Llotja

Economy of Puerto Rico
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Primary sectors Agriculture Electricity Energy Fishing
Secondary sectors Aerospace Automotives Construction Electronics Food service Pharmaceutics Petrochemicals PRIDCO Research Technology Textiles
Tertiary sectors Banking Cooperativism Education Finance Healthcare Hotel Insurance Money transfers Mortgage Private security Public utilities Recreation Real estate Retail Social programs Telecommunications Tourism Transportation Warehousing Wholesale
Entertainment Arts Filming Music News media Television
Companies Companies of Puerto Rico Government-owned corporations Public–private partnerships
Government
Agencies Department of Economic Development and Commerce Department of Treasury Economic Development Bank Government-owned corporations Planning Board Office of Management and Budget Public–Private Partnerships Authority
Assets Consolidated Fund General Fund Public Improvements Fund Special State Funds
Bond issuers AFI AFICA Authority for the Financing of the Infrastructure of Puerto Rico COFINA Government Development Bank Municipal Financing Agency
Public debt Balance Budget Bonds issued by Puerto Rico Debt crisis Public debt of Puerto Rico
Taxes Internal Revenue Code Sales and Use Tax Taxation in Puerto Rico
Trade associations Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Marketing, Industry, and Distribution of Food Made in Puerto Rico MIDA Manufacturers Association Puerto Rico Products Association United Retailers Center

References

"Historia". La Cámara de Comercio de Puerto Rico. Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.

External links

www.camarapr.org - official site (in Spanish)

Advocacy groups in Puerto Rico
Civil liberties	Bill of Rights Civil Rights Commission Constitution of Puerto Rico
Political	Boricua ¡Ahora Es! Sovereigntism FUPI Independence movement Proposed political status Statehood movement Statehood Students Association Status quo movement Workers' Socialist Movement
Think tanks	Center for a New Economy
Trade associations	Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Marketing, Industry, and Distribution of Food MIDA Manufacturers Association

Trade associations in Puerto Rico
Chambers of Commerce	Chamber of Commerce Southern Chamber of Commerce Western Chamber of Commerce
By industry	Chamber of Marketing, Industry, and Distribution of Food Made in Puerto Rico MIDA Manufacturers Association Puerto Rico Products Association United Retailers Center

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