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Mexico Congress to consider official for deputy finance minister
FILE PHOTO: Maria del Carmen Bonilla Rodriguez poses for a portrait during an International Women's Day event hosted by the Mexican stock exchange in Mexico City, Mexico, March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan/File Photo
