BUENOS AIRES, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's Central Bank on Thursday raised the benchmark interest rate by three percentage points, from 49 percent to 52 percent.
The move marked the sixth time this year the bank has raised the rate amid high inflation of an accumulated 29.3 percent in the first five months, according to official data.
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