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The article discusses the declining prices of coffee in world exchanges, already below the cost of production and the lowest in twenty years, causing costlier politics in South America in 1930. It mentions six more coffee bean-producing countries following Brazil including Colombia, Venezuela and Guatemala. The Brazilian government has been subsidizing its most popular but least profitable coffee plantation business. It describes the Colombian government's futile attempt to shore up the industry through its National Federation of Coffee Growers.

The article examines the economic and business conditions in Latin American countries such as Chile, Argentina, and Brazil as of February 15, 1930. Attention is paid to the coffee market in Brazil, the depression in Costa Rica, and the business activity in Ecuador and Peru. The trade in Latin America and the retail industry in Nicaragua are also addressed.

The article examines the annual reports obtained of all the joint stock companies of Rio Grande do Sul, a province of Brazil. The article shows that the country's industrialization capacity has been somewhat underestimated, and that Brazil is transitioning from an agricultural state to an industrial state with its attendant economic and social development. The importance of foreign capital to the economic development of Brazil is stressed, and foreign investments from North America, Europe and Argentina are discussed. Statistics related to Brazil's capital growth are presented.

The article reports on the plan of Oswaldo Aranha, Finance Minister of Brazil which requires the National Coffee Council to draw 38 million dollars from Bank of Brazil during 16 weeks to purchase the excess coffee and maintain the coffee prices.

This section offers news briefs concerning the global business sector during the week ending July 6, 1932. The British Empire Economic Conference is to be held in Ottawa, Ontario in the later part of July. The level of Great Britain's textile exports for the first four months of 1932 has increased by nearly 39 percent as compared with the exports during the same period in 1931. Brazil has announced plans for the formation of an organization which will be the same as the Reconstruction Finance Corp. in the U.S.

The article reports that the ongoing strike by bankers, exporters and importers, and bondholders in Brazil has impacted the coffee export to the U.S. In normal circumstances, about 8 million bags of Brazilian Coffee are shipped to the U.S. every year. The shortage of coffee has also led to rise in its price.

The article focuses on the blockade of coffee supply from Brazil due to political problems. Despite the shortage of coffee in the world markets due to the blockaded of coffee port of Santos, Sã o Paulo, Brazil for three months, no coffee will be shipped from there until a study is conducted on the accumulated stocks. Though coffee stocks in the U.S. are below the figure for last year, there is no fear of a shortage whether or not the Sã o Paulo negotiations are protracted.

This section offers world business news briefs as of November 23, 1932. European countries such as Germany, Italy and Switzerland are all pondering war debts. In Latin America, Mexico is expecting to improve its business industry while new provisions for payment on imports were made by Brazil. The Japanese yen exchange is weak and still hovering near 21 cents.

The article reports that Brazil is carrying out plans to liquidate frozen commercial bills in 1933.

The article reports on the completion of a foreign exchange agreement made by Brazil with its commercial creditors in February 1935, which requires all Brazilian exporters to sell to the Bank of Brazil.

A photograph is presented that shows the Northern Prince ship crew who were unloading cargoes from Brazil including canned, dried, and packed meat and meat products in the U.S.

This section offers news briefs on world business. The German foreign trade has been affected by the U.S.-Brazil trade deal. The Japanese government decided to officially devalue its gold holdings in order to meet international payments. The U.S-Brazil trade deal involving gold standards will benefit Brazil because the Brazillian currency will be pegged to the dollar.

The article reports on the appointment of Oswaldo Aranha as the new foreign minister of Brazil in March 1938.

The article focuses on the upcoming visit of Brazil's foreign minister Oswaldo Aranha to the U.S., and discusses business opportunities available in the country for American companies. A map of Brazil is presented with information on business prospects in the country. It reports on business expansion plans of several American companies in Brazil, including Pan American Airways Corp., Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., and Colgate- Palmolive Peet Co.

The article offers information on the agreement between the U.S. officials and Brazilian foreign minister Oswaldo Aranha, on methods for blocking totalitarian approach of his country and increasing American aid to Brazil's economy.

The article offers world news briefs, including, the decision of Brazil to establish domestic steel industry by constructing rolling mills and furnaces, and the purchase of machine tools of U.S. by Japan and Soviet Union.

The article reports on the plan of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to promote rubber production in Brazil and other tropical countries.

The article focuses on the involvement of Brazilian Martin de Botelho, a member of the American Brazilian Association, in the trade program between the U.S. and Brazil, wherein he brought samples of Brazilian goods on New York which will be traded with U.S. buyers.

The article focuses on influx of refugee fund to the Latin American countries from Europe since the outbreak of the European war. Brazil has been aware of the influx of refugee funds because they have already been invested in industries. Argentina has received at least as much of an influx as Brazil, for Buenos Aires is both a social and business attraction for refugees from Vienna, Paris, Antwerp and Rotterdam.

The article presents an overview of the long-planned industrial independence in Brazil. It mentions the completion of the financial arrangement between the Bank of Brazil and Industrias Klabin do Parana that marks such developments. It adds that Klabin Industries will establish a pulp and paper mill that will generate 120 tons of newsprints daily. Moreover, a 100-ton ground wood mill and chemical pulp will also rise for the manufacture of bleached and unbleached sulphite pulp.

The article reports on the first test of a scientific solution to a surplus crop problem that has threatened the whole economy of Brazil. Plastics from unroasted coffee will be manufactured in a five-story pilot plant located in Sao Paulo. The National Coffee Department is the sponsor of the project that will begin in May 1941.

The article reports on the steel mill construction project in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which is supported by technical aid of the U.S. and the 20,000,000 loan Export-Import Bank of Washington. It states that the mill is aimed to produce 375,000 tons steel bar and 265,000 rolled steel and may start operation by mid 1943 or 1944. It adds that stocks for the mill are offered at 200 milreis per share. Meanwhile, Brazil will pay 4% of the 20 million loan and the remaining debt will be paid by 1954.

The article reports on a trade agreement between the U.S. and Brazil signed during the week that ended on July 12, 1941, according to which the U.S. would buy surplus raw materials from Brazil.

The article reports that the model trainer of Waco type is the first airplane completed in Brazil.

The article presents information on the recently-inaugurated air-expansion program toward Brazil's unexploited resources which is being pushed by Brazilian government with the help of U.S. government and the Pan American Airways Corp. system. As reported, this program is of direct interest to businesses in the U.S. Three new airlines including the Pan American-Grace Airways have started operations in the area.

The article reports that shortage of rubber in Brazil caused due to the over purchase from Germany and Japan has ended.

The article reports on the tightening in the supply of import commodities in Brazil due to several war related tasks such as the diversion of ship to transport war materials and men in March 1942.

The article reports on the anticipated stronger economic relationship between the U.S. and Brazil with the arrival of a technical mission led by Morris L. Cooke in Brazil to assess the country's industrial facilities that could be converted to produce war materials.

The article discusses the new formula announced by the U.S. government regarding its wartime trade policies with Brazil and ten other Latin-American countries. it says that the plan reserves the right of the U.S. to refuse an export license to ensure that nations who openly cooperate in the war will be given priority to the limited supply of goods for export. It says that each export application will be reviewed by the country involved and its U.S. Embassy staff to see that the goods are essential.

The article reveals the advantage being taken by Brazil over the wartime shortage of imported industrial materials as it plans to build a caustic soda plant with an initial capacity of 12,000 tons. It says that Brazil will be using its huge natural salt deposits, the basic raw material for the chemical, that are found between Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro. It adds that the country will no longer have to import majority of its caustic soda requirements from Great Britain and the U.S. especially after additional machinery becomes available after the war.

The article reports on the proposal of the Republic of Brazil to set up its own aluminum industry using its bauxite reserves and to supply aluminum to the U.S. as a contribution to the war effort. The local government of Rio de Janeiro aims to establish an aircraft construction industry given the republic's aluminum supplies and to address the county's inadequate transport facilities. Obstacles to the development of bauxite deposits include the distance from the U.S. coast and competition from Dutch and British Guiana.

The article reports that in light of the scarcity of crystals from Brazil, which are used for radio transmitters, U.S. manufacturers have begun testing other production methods, such as using smaller amounts, lower grades and processing techniques, to stretch the existing supply as of April 1943.

The article focuses on the Brazilian government initiative to meet shortages of normally imported manufactured goods in 1943. It indicates that the establishment of small domestic factories encourage private business in the U.S. It cites several products manufactured in Brazil including paper, iodine, and caustic soda. It states that the U.S. private capital shows an interest in the Brazilian industrial future despite the government control of the petroleum, coal, and copper mining industries.

The article reports on the preparations of the government to establish a food dehydration industry to address problems concerning malnutrition in Brazil.

The article reports on the new excess-profits tax that is being implemented in Brazil as of March 4, 1944. It cites that the approved tax law is less severe as compared to similar taxes imposed in the U.S., Great Britain and Canada. It presents the option introduced by the Brazilian Finance Ministry that allows businesses not to pay excess-profits taxes in exchange of pledges to purchase imported industrial equipment.

The article reports on the implication of war in the gasoline import and fuel industry in Brazil. It mentions that fuel imports from the country has been cut off which forces passenger automobile and motor vehicles to use charcoal by installing producer-gas units. It affirms that even before the war, the nation has been compelled to mix 5% of alcohol in motor fuel, although as of 1944 it has reached by up to 20%.

The article informs about the stock market boom in Brazil and reports that the mining production tripled in value between 1937 and 1942.

The article reports on the efforts of the Brazilian government to fight inflation in response to the significant price increase in August 1944.

Photographs of Brazilian soldiers, demonstrating the strength of the Brazilian military as of August 5, 1944, are presented.