LOAN NUMBER 9541-AR
Guarantee Agreement
(Strengthening The Digital Health Agenda in the Province of Buenos Aires Project)
between
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
and
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION
AND DEVELOPMENT


LOAN NUMBER 9541-AR
GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT entered into between ARGENTINE REPUBLIC ("Guarantor") and the
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT ("Bank") ("Guarantee
Agreement") in connection with the Loan Agreement of the Signature Date between the Bank and the
Province of Buenos Aires ("Borrower"), concerning Loan No. 9541-AR ("Loan Agreement"). The
Guarantor and the Bank hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I - GENERAL CONDITIONS; DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. The General Conditions (as defined in the Appendix to the Loan Agreement) apply
to and form part of this Agreement.
Section 1.02. Unless the context requires otherwise, the capitalized terms used in this Agreement
have the meanings ascribed to them in the General Conditions or in the Loan Agreement.
ARTICLE II - GUARANTEE
Section 2.01. The Guarantor declares its commitment to the objectives of the Project. To this end,
without limitation or restriction upon any of its other obligations under the Guarantee Agreement, the
Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees, as primary obligor and not as surety merely, the due and
punctual payment of all Loan Payments payable by the Borrower pursuant to the Loan Agreement.
ARTICLE III -REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES
Section 3.01. The Guarantor's Representative is its Minister of Economy or any successor thereto
with similar functions and responsibilities acceptable to the Bank.
Section 3.02. For purposes of Section 10.01 of the General Conditions:
(a) the Guarantor's Address is:
Ministry of Economy
Hip6lito Yrigoyen 250
C1086AAB
Buenos Aires,
Argentine Republic; and
(b) the Borrower's Electronic Address is:
E-mail: secpriv@mecon.gov.ar and ssrfidgmecon.gov.ar
Section 3.03. For purposes of Section 10.01 of the General Conditions:
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(a) the Bank's Address is:
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20433
United States of America; and
(b) the Bank's Electronic Address is:
Telex:             Facsimile:          E-mail:
248423(MCI) or      1-202-477-6391     mfavworldbank.org
64145(MCI)
AGREED as of the later of the two dates written below.
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