The Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce es, Cámara de Comercio de Puerto Rico (CCPR) is a private, voluntary, and non-profit
chamber of commerce
A chamber of commerce, or board of trade, is a form of business network. For example, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to ad ...
in
Puerto Rico. The Chamber was formed in 1913 as the San Juan Securities and Supplies Llotja ( es, 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.
Today, the Chamber groups businesses with presence in Puerto Rico and serves as their primary
lobby group
In politics, lobbying, persuasion or interest representation is the act of lawfully attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of government officials, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying, which ...
upon the
Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico.
References
External links
www.camarapr.org - official site
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Chambers of commerce in Puerto Rico
1913 establishments in Puerto Rico
Organizations established in 1913