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strategies

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las estrategias

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sometimes

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en ocasiones

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in the future

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por el futuro

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for now

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por el momento

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although

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aunque

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in accordance with

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de acuerdo con

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to be in charge of

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están encargados de

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to support

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respaldar

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the business leaders

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los líderes empresariales

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to interpret economic data

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interpretar datos económicos

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the successful commercial practices

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las prácticas comerciales exitosas

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an open, multilateral commercial system

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un sistema comercial multilateral abierto

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investment opportunities

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las oportunidades de inversión

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to perform, carry out

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desempeñar

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to invest

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invertir

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to act as

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ejercer como

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the science and technology officer

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el funcionario de ciencia y technologia

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the free trade agreements

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los tratados de libre comercio (TLC)

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North American Free Trade Agreement

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Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN)

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in the context of

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en el marco de

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this has to do with

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esto tiene que ver con

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the journalist

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el/la periodista

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corruption

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la corrupción

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the negotiations

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las negociaciones

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the massive demonstration

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la manifestación masiva

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in front of

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frente de

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in fact

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de hecho

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conduct the investigation

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realizar la investigación

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a series of acts of corruption

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una serie de actos de corrupción

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to involve

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involucrar (que involucra/an

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to stand out

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destacar

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the accusations against the preseident

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las acusaciones al presidente

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conflicts of interest

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los conflictos de interés

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the opposition to the project

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la oposición al proyecto

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the lack of support

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la falta de apoyo

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to oppose / they opposed

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oponerse / ellos se opusieron

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the signing

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la firma

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this agreement could be very beneficial

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este acuerdo podría ser muy beneficioso

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to attribute to

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atribuir a

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the crimes

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los delitos

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to show evidence / to demonstrate

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mostrar pruebas / demostrar

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bribes

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los sobornos

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the threats

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las amenazas

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the recordings

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las grabaciones

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the scandal that surrounds the president

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el escándalo que rodea al presidente

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A political and economic risk exists.

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Existe un riesgo político y económico.

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influence peddling

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el tráfico de influencias

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to stir, provoke a scandal between

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suscitar una polémica entre

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to be against

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estar en contra de

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to argue

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argumentar

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to favor

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favorecer

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52
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the population

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la población

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53
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therefore

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por lo tanto

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54
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the economic inequality

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la desigualdad económica

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an opportunity to access the US market

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una oportunidad al acceder al mercado estadounidense

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to reach agreement

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llegar a acuerdos

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the negotiators

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los negociadores

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protectionist groups

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los grupos proteccionistas

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the risk

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el riesgo

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they seriously call into question the posibility

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ponen seriamente en duda las posibilidades

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a single market

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un mercado único

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globalization

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la globalización

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the goods and services

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los bienes y servicios

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closer ties

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los vínculos más estrechos

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cheap workforce

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la mano de obra barata

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to close

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cerrar

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to relocate to

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trasladarse a

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employment

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el empleo

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to increase

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aumentar

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to decrease

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disminuir

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to go down, fall

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bajar

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The business owners

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los empresarios

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Mortgage

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La hipoteca

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GDP

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el producto interior bruto

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a downturn

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un decrecimiento

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the last three decades

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las últimas tres décadas

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a key sector

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un sector clave

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a source of income, Investment and employment for Mexico

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una fuente de los ingresos, inversiones y empleo para México

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the business owners

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los empresarios

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they were accustomed to

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ellos estaban acostumbrados a

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they suffered loses

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ellos sufrieron las pérdidas

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a well-know (or obvious) effect

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un notorio efecto

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the hotel industry

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la industria hotelera

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historical minimums

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los mínimos históricos

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temporarily

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temporalmente

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the high percentage of

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el alto porcentaje de

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to have to lay off the employees

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tener que despedir a los empleados

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Number, quantity

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La cantidad

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the growth

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el crecimiento

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variations in the international economy

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las variaciones de la economía internacional

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demand for tourism suffered an significant decline as a consequence of extreme volatility in the global economy

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la demanda de turismo sufrió un decrecimiento importante como consecuencia del la extrema volatilidad de la economía mundial

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in the course of

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en el transcurso de

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they have expanded

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han expandido

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has become very important for

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ha adquirido una gran importancia para

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the stock market

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la bolsa de valores

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the investors

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los inversionistas, los inversores

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the upper class

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las clase alta

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the collapse of the banks

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la quiebra de los bancos

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the financial analyst

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el asesor financiero

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the interest rate

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las tasa de interés

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profits

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la ganancias

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real

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real

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Banks are depositories of money.

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Los bancos son depósitos de dinero.

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The banks invested without limits or regulation.

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Los bancos invirtieron sin límites y sin regulación.

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The banks did not request loan guarantees from their clients.

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Los bancos no pedían garantías a sus clientes para obtener un préstamo.

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The banks also did not require guarantees from other financial institutions to carry out their investments.

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Los bancos tampoco exigían garantías a otras instituciones financieras para realizar sus inversiones.

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to collapse

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colapsar

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to guarantee

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garantizar

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the stock market had historic drops

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la bolsa de valores tuvo caídas históricas

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the investors’ loses were as large as the banks

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las pérdidas de los inversores fueron grandes al igual que las de los bancos

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the dollar is a fundamental currency en international markets

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el dólar es una moneda fundamental en los mercados internacionales

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the financial crisis spread to

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la crisis financiera extendió a

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the government set guidelines to control and supervise financial insitutions

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el gobierno marcó las pautas para controlar y supervisar a institutiones financieras

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to restore confidence to the people

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devolver la confianza a la población

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transnational corporaciones gained power

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las corporaciones transnacionales obtuvieron más poder

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the consequences continue to affect society

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las consecuencias siguen afectando a la sociedad

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a woman who was applying for a visa to come to the United States

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una mujer que estaba solicitando una visa para venir a Estados Unidos

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The economy is at a low point

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La economía está por el suelo

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Argentina has taken the most money from the imf and broken its promises to the imf the most times.

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Argentina es el país que más dinero ha recibido del FMI y el que más veces ha incumplido sus promesas al FMI.

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the landlords

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los arrendadores

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real estate

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los inmuebles

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leasing

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el arrendamiento

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economic solvency

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la solvencia económica

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tenant

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el arrendatario

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to involve

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conlleva

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a fine

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una multa

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the payment

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el pago

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to fail to comply

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incumplir

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security deposit

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el depósito de garantía

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possession of pets

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la tenencia de mascotas

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the delivery

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la entrega

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an inventory

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un inventario

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issued by an insurance company

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expedidas por una compañia de seguros

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well-known

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reconocida

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wireless

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inalámbricas

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smoke detectors

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los detectors de humo

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to contract

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contractar

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the financial officer

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el funcionario de asuntos financieros

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the budget

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el presupuesto

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trim the budget

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recortar el presupuesto

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retireees

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los retirados / los jubilados

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the elderly

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los anzianos

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old people

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las personas mayores

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deduct taxes

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deducir impuestos

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the loopholes

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los chanchullos / un tecnicismo

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exports

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las exportaciones

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tariffs

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los aranceles

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cattle industry

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la ganadería

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car industry

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la industria automotriz

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mining

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la minería

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oil industry

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la industria del petróleo

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shareholder

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el/la accionista

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assets

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los activos

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tax benefits

A

los beneficios fiscales o tributarios

156
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goods

A

los bienes

157
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stock market

A

el mercado bursátil

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fixed assets

A

el capital fijo

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accounting

A

la contabilidad

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cost

A

el costo

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inflation

A

la inflación

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guarantee

A

la garantía

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expense

A

el gasto

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investment

A

la inversión

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liquidity

A

la liquidez

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marketing

A

el mercadeo

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raw material

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la materia prima

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monopoly

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el monopolio

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supply and demand

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la oferta y la demanda

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value

A

el valor

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bankruptcy

A

la bancarrota

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fiscal

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tributaria

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due diligence

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la política de responsabilidad

174
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the aging of the population

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el envejecimiento de la población

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the unions

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los sindicatos

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the property

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la propiedad

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civil society

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la sociedad civil