For many businesspeople, the new global crisis caused by the new coronavirus could be an opportunity for growth and many profits.
However, not all businesspeople are seeing this as something really favorable, because in fact, many people will die (and continue to die) after this great crisis.
On the other hand, beyond those businessmen and bankers who only think about profit, we are seeing a solidarity movement growing throughout the country, with men of capital becoming aware of how serious the moment we are living in is.
Is Coronavirus an opportunity for financial growth?
It depends a lot on your perspective, if you look at it as just an opportunity for growth, it will not be seen favorably by society and rightly so, because many people are dying due to this current health crisis.
The businessman Cabrália Paulista (357 km from São Paulo) boasts (not on purpose) the title of coffin capital, with three funeral urn factories in a city with just over 4,000 inhabitants and a decades-long history in the sector,
According to Folha, it is a name that its inhabitants claim to be proud of, but they do not want to see this fame or the economy booming at a time when all countries are struggling to reduce the total number of deaths caused by the new coronavirus pandemic.
Covid-19 has made entrepreneurs more supportive
Even with the current crisis, he says he wants the natural cycle to continue, not an increase in deaths due to the pandemic. The statement by businessman Nicolas Andrade Cioni caused surprise in the profit-oriented community. He was not the only one. One of the directors of D'Leoni, one of the three ballot box manufacturers in the city and which employs 30 people, thinks the same.
In Brazil, many businesspeople are taking actions that were not expected before, for example, we talked about last week here in this article, Carrefour's decision in reversing the profit that the company was obtaining from the crisis, in helping the most needy population.
Traditional banks, at least the top 5 banks, have also taken steps that will benefit many of their customers. In addition to Itaú, which made a historic donation, the other major banks, such as Banco do Brasil, Banco Bradesco and Banco Santander, have reduced their interest rates on real estate and car loans, and have also made it possible for debts to be extended.
Interesting, isn't it?
So, what do you think about it? Leave your opinion!
Source: Sao Paulo Newspaper