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  <xs:element id="gfs_PurchaseOfInvestmentInMarketableSecurities" abstract="false" name="PurchaseOfInvestmentInMarketableSecurities" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="gfs_AmountsPayableForPropertyPlantAndEquipment" abstract="false" name="AmountsPayableForPropertyPlantAndEquipment" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
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</xs:schema>
