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Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance.
- Nobel Peace Prize (2006), Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009), Congressional Gold Medal (2010)
- Microcredit
- Bangladeshi
2 days ago · Muhammad Yunus (born June 28, 1940, Chittagong, East Bengal [now Bangladesh]) Bangladeshi economist and founder of the Grameen Bank, an institution that provides microcredit (small loans to poor people possessing no collateral) to help its clients establish creditworthiness and financial self-sufficiency. In 2006 Yunus and Grameen received the ...
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Dec 2, 2010 · 2 March 2011. Professor Yunus has earned international recognition for fighting poverty. Muhammad Yunus is often referred to as "the world's banker to the poor". His life's work has been to...
Since October 2006, when Professor Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize, local and international interest in Professor Yunus’ work has grown exponentially. To address this ever-growing need, Professor Yunus founded Yunus Centre in July 2008 to promote and disseminate his work and philosophy, especially the ...
Jan 1, 2024 · 1 January 2024. By Anbarasan Ethirajan,BBC News. EPA. A court in Bangladesh has sentenced the Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for violating the country's labour laws. Prof...
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Mar 29, 2017 · Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladeshi economist, microfinancing pioneer and founder of the grassroots Grameen Bank, has not been resting on his laurels since wining the Nobel peace prize in 2006. For...
Apr 5, 2011 · 5 April 2011. Muhammad Yunus has been a poster boy for the microfinance industry. By Alastair Lawson. BBC News. In 2006 Muhammmad Yunus and the Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace...
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