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ArgentinaPresident: Cristina Fernandez de KirchnerUnemployment: 8.8 percentGDP USD : $326 billionArgentina diverse range of exports initially provided a buffer from the financial crisis until trade output was hit by a drop in commodity prices. Questions now surround the nation ability to repay $28 billion in debt coming due, with onlookers fearing a repeat of the nation 2001 record default on $95 billion worth of
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