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Corrections

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A headline in the July 3 issue incorrectly referred to Argentina’s Secondary Mortgage Market Co. as “Argie Mae”. The editors would like to clarify that the headline was intended as a play on words and that SMMC has no relationship to a separate company called Argie Mae. Our apologies.

Also, a story in the June 19 issue about an Argentine autoloan transaction incorrectly referred to a rating agency as Thomson BankWatch Argentina. The correct name for the international agency is Magister BankWatch Calificadora de Riesgo S.A. Apologies again.

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