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Real Estate Agents: Because of the devaluation of the Argentinean peso in the past several years, the property prices in Buenos Aires are going cheap. Foreigners are allowed to own properties here without any restrictions. Properties are listed in many multiple listing services, but these are mostly privately owned. Properties are usually sold in Buenos Aires through advertisements or privately owned websites of property companies. Agents in Buenos Aires are required by law to possess a license. The San Telmo neighborhood of Buenos Aires is a good place to buy a house in. There are many attractive cafes, tango clubs, and art galleries here.

Educational Institutions:Some of the good universities of Buenos Aires where you can enroll for a course of study are Universidad de Buenos Aires, Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, Universidad Technologica Nacional. The Universidad de Buenos Aires is the biggest university of Argentina. It was established in the year 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires. This university offers courses in 13 faculties of study. There are six hospitals, three high schools, and 10 museums in this university. Several students of the Universidad de Buenos Aires have received the Nobel Prize. Some of these are Bernardo Houssay for Physiology, Cesar Milstein for Medicine, and Luis Federico Leloir for Chemistry.

Banking System: Many international banks have branches in Buenos Aires. The most convenient and easy way of getting cash while you are in a foreign country is from one of the ATMs in the country. The ATMs of Visa and MasterCard are found throughout the globe. There are plenty of easily accessible ATMs found in Buenos Aires. Usually, the ATMs have a maximum withdrawal limit of $500, but local ATMs may have a withdrawal limit of $100. It is a good practice to let your bank know beforehand that you plan to use your ATM Cards overseas, so that they don't block your card in an effort to prevent fraudulent transactions. Most international Credit Card such as American Express, Visa, MasterCard, and Diners are accepted in Buenos Aires.

Currency Exchange: To buy goods or services in Buenos Aires, you will need to exchange the currency

of your native land with the Argentinean Peso. Currency can be exchanged at several banks or at several currency exchange brokers in Buenos Aires. It is a good practice to exchange enough money to cover your airport costs and transportation to your hotel before leaving your home, so that you don't have to queue up in the long lines at the airport currency exchanges. Some shops, restaurants, and hotels accept US dollars, but for the majority of establishments you will have to pay in pesos. You can also exchange money at American Express Bank or Thomas Cook.

Insurance: The leading non-life insurance companies of Argentina are HSBC Buenos Aires, Federacion Patronal, Caja Seguros, Meridional, Mapfre Argentina, Zurich Argentina, Provincia, San Cristobal, Segunda C.S.L.,Sancor. The leading life insurance companies of Argentina are Origenes Retiro, Consolidar Retiro, Caja Seguros Vida, HSBC NY Life Retiro, Siembra Retiro, Zurich Life, Nacion Retiro, HSBC NY Life Vida, Siembra Vida, and Internacional Vida. Insurance agents sell insurance policies on behalf of insurance companies. If you ever need to buy travel, life, medical, baggage, or auto insurance in Buenos Aires, you can contact the insurance agents in Buenos Aires to buy these policies.

Health System: Some of the good hospitals of the Greater Buenos Aires area where you can get treatment in case of need are Hospital de Ninos P. de Elizalde; Hospital Interzonal, Prof. Dr. Ricardo Finochieto; and Hospital Evita. Besides these, there are many good hospitals in Buenos Aires. It is extremely difficult to get good treatment in a hospital where you can't understand doctors and the doctors can't understand you. But, still there are many hospitals in Buenos Aires, which have English-speaking doctors.



Employment: Some of the international companies, which have a presence in Argentina, are DaimlerChrysler, Ernst & Young, Accenture, BCBA, and Horwath Argentina. Some of the international recruitment firms whom you can contact in Buenos Aires to get jobs there in various fields of employment are Korn/Ferry International, Egon Zehnder International South America, and Heidrick & Struggles.

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