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Year ended December 31, 2000 1999 1998 (in millions of R$) Banking Argentina 218 215 50 Other companies abroad (1) 348 283 177 Total abroad 566 498 227 Credit cards Argentina 12 5 3 Other companies abroad (1) -- -- -- Total abroad 12 5 3 _____ (1) Includes Itaú Bank Ltd. (Cayman), our Grand Cayman and New York branches, BFB Overseas Cayman ... ................
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