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ated total costto Galván. to the Nation 2,000,000 M
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6 provinces: 34 in Chaco, 31 in Salta andetween Corries provinces.
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of more than will provide g
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ar basis, should
eficit project
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sbane Com
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mitments
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he fiscal cost of as well as to imclusively to lowpenses on subsipenses on subsipenses on subsenos Aires Provipenses on subsiportant social ortation.
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public services tme families.
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practices.
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n October 30th ed using CEM mor 2017.
pital requiremets were introdus a first step tow
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traday liquidity:t were also imp
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I. Macroe
Real GDP
Nominal
Inflation
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Investme
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x 5. Key Ec
economic Ind
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GDP (% yoy)
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DP)**
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indicates an econ
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ndicators
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Key Indicators
2016
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