Argentina has maintained a fiscal surplus for nine months straight as of September 2024. The South American country has accumulated a primary surplus of about 1.7% of GDP in the first nine months of the year. Additionally, it has achieved a financial surplus of nearly 0.4% of GDP during the same period. The Argentine government […]
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