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Added on the 16/06/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Buenos Aires, Argentina Feb 11 (EFE) (CAMERA: Demian Alday) .- Argentina began 2021 with a 4% inflation in January, a scenario to which the Government of Alberto Fernández seeks to respond with the search for an "agreement prices and wages "with unions and employers.
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