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The article focuses on the issue on Fidel Castro's leadership in Cuba. It highlights the Cuban tractor deal, which represents a monumental propaganda setback for Castro, that was hotly debated in the U.S. It cites the statement of Argentine President Arturo Frondizi at a press conference about Castro's move to trade Cubans for tractors. It outlines the move of the publishers of Uruguay's biggest papers in Montevideo as well as the people in Brazil, Japan and Russia concerning the issue in Cuba.

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 focuses on the economic growth of Brazil. The country has achieved its success by adopting some of the forms of business organizations around the world. One of these is the encouragement given by the government to the formation of industrial conglomerates, which also worked for Japan. Brazilian companies are oriented towards the commercialization of exports abroad while Japan conducts more than 50% of business in domestic markets, with 20% of operations on exports.