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Record 1 1989-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
CONT

(this) presents a great temptation to a municipality to "wait out" a potential developer in order to keep the acquisition price of the land down.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
CONT

[...] incite une municipalité à adopter à l'égard d'un promoteur éventuel une politique de «temporisation» afin d'empêcher une hausse du prix d'achat [...]

Spanish

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