BUENOS AIRES, July 22 (Reuters) - Argentina's economy will grow some 7 percent this year, a senior government official said on Thursday, exceeding previous forecasts for expansion of at least 6 percent.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, also said the government expected to start negotiations with the Paris Club group of creditor nations over its outstanding defaulted debt this year.
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The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, also said the government expected to start negotiations with the Paris Club group of creditor nations over its outstanding defaulted debt this year.
(Reporting by Magadalena Morales; Writing by Laura MacInnis; Editing by Leslie Adler) Keywords: ARGENTINA/ECONOMY (laura.macinnis@thomsonreuters.com; Tel. +54 11 4510 2505; Reuters Messaging laura.macinnis.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.