This will invest in firms likely to benefit from social unrest, such as window repairers and makers of police batons. For at Goldman we recognize that the capitalist system, as we know it, is circling down the drain, but there’s plenty of money to be made on the way down.” This may be a far cry from the situation here in Mauritius, yet.
I am sure our bankers are not as insensitive as the profit figures would imply. The corporate board-rooms concerned should be reminded of their social role and urged to reconnect with reality unless they are keen to stoke discontent: How can we overcome this apparent disconnect?