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# Intelligence: Pharmaceutical & Medical Supplies in Argentina

## Industry Context

- **Payment pressure:** Strict regulatory compliance (MHRA, FDA); Temperature-controlled logistics

- **Operational control:** Bank-grade compliance (MHRA-aware); Fast payments for time-sensitive releases

## Country Context

- **Use case:** Pay Argentine suppliers for soybeans, beef, wine, lithium, agricultural machinery

- **Settlement:** T+0 (2.3s avg within Unicorn network)

- **Banking:** **CBU** (22-digit CBU (Clave Bancaria Uniforme))

- **Regulatory:** Banco Central de la República Argentina FX controls; AFIP (Tax Authority) documentation

## Key Industries in Country

- Agriculture

- Beef

- Wine

- Lithium

- Manufacturing