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The article reports on a new monetary system approved by member countries of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1967 during talks in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It states that the system is called as special drawing rights (SDRs) which consists of artificial reserves from the IMF. Moreover, it tells that such reform is needed as the phase of international trade has changed.

The article focuses on the economic resurgence in Brazil that is carried out by the nation's Planning Minister Roberto Campos. It relates that the resurgence is highlighted by controlling some of its economic problems including inflation, currency fluctuations and olden capital market, which are made possible through the influx of foreign investments. It also cites some foreign investments to the country from foreign investors including Israel's Klabin SA, Volkswagenwerk, and Ford Motor Co. Ltd.