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Bangladesh is in a hopeful state, and the U.S. should do everything we can to help Bangladesh to a democratic future.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus says Bangladesh's latest move to expand the power of the government-appointed chairman at the pioneering Grameen Bank he founded could hurt ...
Grameen Bank has received no “special treatment” when the government granted it a tax exemption until 2029, conditional upon ...
In 1983, Yunus founded Grameen Bank, which gives small loans to entrepreneurs who would not normally qualify for bank loans. The bank’s success in lifting people out of poverty led to similar ...
Bangladesh is in the midst of political upheaval after PM Sheikh Hasina's dramatic ejection from power. Muhammad Yunus, a ...
A Bangladesh court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against Nobel laureate and Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus for failing to appear before it on charges he violated labor laws.
If you continue to experience issues, contact us at 202-466-1032 or help@chronicle.com Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Prize-winning founder of Grameen Bank, said recent moves by Bangladeshi officials to ...
Grameen Bank, famous for pioneering micro-credit programs in Bangladesh, has launched a new idea to empower the poor: arming beggars with mobile phones so they can sell a roving service for cash.
Bangladesh's parliament approved a law on Tuesday bringing the Nobel prize-winning Grameen Bank under central bank authority, a move founder Mohammad Yunus has said is a ploy to destroy the ...
Or how I learned to stop worrying on Dr Yunus and the power of an idea. “Dr. Yunus discovered that microcredit can be both commercially viable and an engine for socio-economic change. Grameen Bank has ...
When Yunus approached traditional banks over 30 years ago about lending to the poor in Bangladesh to start small businesses, he was told it could not be done. But since 1983, the bank has lent ...