Business is business at the IMF

When I worked in New York, and probably still to this day, the phrase 'business is business' was used to justify all sorts of behavior that ranged from nasty and despicable to morally reprehensible. The only similar phrasing that comes to mind is 'boys will be boys,' which was used to justify all sorts of sexist treatment of women.At the International Monetary Fund, business is business. Despite