ocr: Strengths Local industry is well developed, making Brazil dominant in the region. Immense natural resources: the world's largest producer of coffee and soybeans and one of the largest sugar and orange. juice exporters. Large deposits of gold, silver and iron. One of world's most: important steel producers. Wealaesses Hyperintlation - currently over 40%: a month. Corruption among politicians and officials, as well as in business, has created mistrust and an unwillingness by overseas investors to make long-term commitments. Lack of any coherent economic planning in the early 1990s. Profile Brazi ...
