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by keanzu 2258 days ago
Arbitrage is a transaction that involves no negative cash flow at any probabilistic or temporal state and a positive cash flow in at least one state; in simple terms, it is the possibility of a risk-free profit after transaction costs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitrage

There's no arbitrage for the factory taking a loan, it is just a business risk.