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FINANCIAL DEBT - Deutsche Bank Loan, IDB Loan and Other bank loans (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Millions | Jan. 07, 2020 USD ($) | Aug. 20, 2019 USD ($) | Jul. 11, 2019 USD ($) installment | Jun. 07, 2019 USD ($) | May 29, 2019 USD ($) installment | Nov. 08, 2018 USD ($) installment | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 ARS ($) | Nov. 14, 2018 USD ($)
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Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000 |  | $ 289,676,000 |  |  |
Financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 151,996 | $ 122,012 |
Fixed interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual rate of interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.45% | 6.45% |  |
Deutsche Bank Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000 |  |  |  | $ 100,000
Borrowing term |  |  |  |  |  | 42 months |  |  |  |
Half-yearly installments | installment |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |
Semi-annual equal installments equivalent to disbursed amount (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 12.50% |  |  |  |
Semi-annual equal installments equivalent to initial borrowing (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |
Financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 224,000 | $ 13,430 |  |
Deutsche Bank Loan | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  | 4.50% |  |  |  |
IDB Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  | $ 25,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross proceeds |  |  |  | $ 75,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan proceeds |  |  | 24,550 | 74,150 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance cost |  |  | $ 450 | $ 850 |  |  |  |  |  |
Half-yearly installments | installment |  |  | 6 |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |
Financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99,000 | $ 5,953 |  |
IDB Loan | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR |  |  | 4.60% |  | 4.90% |  |  |  |  |
Bank ICBC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,200 |  |  |
Annual rate of interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.00% | 6.00% |  |
Bank Itau |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,100 |  |  |
Annual rate of interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% | 5.00% |  |
Bank MACRO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,400 |  |  |
Annual rate of interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.00% | 6.00% |  |
Banco Galicia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,400 |  |  |
Financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 17,600 | $ 1,055 |  |
Banco Macro |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial debt |  | $ 10,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of loan paid |  | 10,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest amount repaid |  | $ 600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Deutsche Bank Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000 |  |  |  |
Repayment of loan | Bank MACRO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of loan paid | $ 4,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount repaid | 4,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest amount repaid | $ 200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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