Ku says that at that time Chinatrust was considering going into the larger, more populous Brazilian market. Brazil, however, is less receptive to foreign banks and setting up there is not easy.
辜濂松指出，當初也曾考慮到人口多、市場規模大的巴西設分行，但巴西較排斥外國銀行，要進入很不容易。