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Muhammad Yunus

Muhammad Yunus

  1. Why Yunus likes to be known as promoter of social business
    Rediff logo Rediff 1 day ago
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    Peace Prize winner, Muhammad Yunus was in India recently to promote the concept of social business and to discuss ways to tackle social problems ranging from poverty to poor healthcare. Mohammed Yunus is no longer known as the pioneer of micro finance...

  2. John Wellington Ennis: Review: Bonsai People: Celebrating the Work of Muhammad Yunus
    The Huffington Post logo The Huffington Post 1 day ago
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    In a destitute country facing famine, natural disasters, and a beleaguered government, Muhammad Yunus saw an opportunity to help people one by one, and built an organization of others helping poor people help themselves. Yunus's Grameen Bank, through...

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    Bangladesh's microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus smiles during a session at the WEF meeting 2012 in Davos on January 25, 2012. The world's political and business elite will shelter from the chill winds buffeting the global economy and plot a new path...

    Bangladesh's microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus smiles during a session at the WEF meeting 2012 in Davos on January 25, 2012. The world's political and business elite will shelter from the chill winds buffeting the global economy and plot a new path... View Photo »

  4. Tony Meloto: Lessons in Davos: Listen to the Poor, Work With the Young
    The Huffington Post logo The Huffington Post 1 day ago

    Visionary leaders invest in our dream to end poverty for five million families in our country by 2024, not just see our cause as another CSR project. Its simply about giving the best to the least as an act of shared humanity and wise business sense. In...

  5. US wants Bangladeshi parties to end election row
    Albany Times-Union logo Albany Times-Union 2 days ago

    Bangladesh (AP) — A U.S. diplomat said Thursday the United States wants a Bangladeshi bank for the poor founded by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to have strong leadership. Bangladesh's government ousted Yunus as managing director of Grameen Bank last...

  6. US wants strong leader at Yunus' bank for the poor
    Albany Times-Union logo Albany Times-Union 2 days ago

    Bangladesh (AP) — A U.S. diplomat says the United States wants a Bangladeshi bank for the poor founded by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to have a strong leadership. Bangladesh's government ousted Yunus from his post as managing director of Grameen Bank...

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    Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus arrives for a meeting on January 25, 2012 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss resort of Davos. Some 1,600 economic and political leaders, including 40 heads of states and governments, will be...

    Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus arrives for a meeting on January 25, 2012 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss resort of Davos. Some 1,600 economic and political leaders, including 40 heads of states and governments, will be... View Photo »

  8. The Killing of Muhammad Yunus Biographer
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  9. Muhammad Yunus and IIM-A to float Rs 50 crore fund to seed social business
    pluggd.in 2 days ago

    In the past, we have profiled several such social innovations, but most of these entrepreneurs are lost in the world of investors and eventually give up on the idea, as commercializing an idea takes more effort than what one would have imagined. For...

  10. Yunus, IIM-A set to float Rs 50cr fund in social biz
    Economic Times logo Economic Times 2 days ago

    Professor Muhammad Yunus, the father of microfinance and chairman of the Yunus Centre in Bangladesh, has finally found a taker for his brand of social businesses in India. He is joining hands with the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) to...

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About Muhammad Yunus

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Muhammad Yunus (Bengali: মুহাম্মদ ইউনুস, pronounced Muhammôd Iunus) (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi banker and economist. He previously was a professor of economics where he developed the concept of microcredit. These loans are given to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. Yunus is also the founder of Grameen Bank. ... Full Article

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Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus arrives for a meeting on January 25, 2012 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss resort of Davos. Some 1,600 economic and political leaders, including 40 heads of states and governments, will be asked to urgently find ways to...
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  1. Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus arrives for a meeting on January 25, 2012 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss resort of Davos. Some 1,600 economic and political leaders, including 40 heads of states and governments, will be asked to urgently find ways to... Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

    Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus arrives for a meeting on January 25, 2012 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss resort of Davos. Some 1,600 economic and political leaders, including 40 heads of states and governments, will be asked to urgently find ways to...

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  2. Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus attends a panel session on the first day of the 42nd annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. The overarching theme of the meeting, which will take place from Jan. 25 to 29, is "The Great... AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 weeks ago

    Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus attends a panel session on the first day of the 42nd annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. The overarching theme of the meeting, which will take place from Jan. 25 to 29, is "The Great...

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  3. Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus delivers a speech during the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus delivers a speech during the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2011.

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  4. Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus (L) looks at a giant picture of himself displayed during the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus (L) looks at a giant picture of himself displayed during the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2011.

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  5. Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus attends the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus attends the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2011.

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  6. Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus (R) smiles to photographers as leaves after meeting with studends during the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus (R) smiles to photographers as leaves after meeting with studends during the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2011.

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  7. Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus leaves after meeting with studends during the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus leaves after meeting with studends during the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2011.

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  8. Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus (C) poses with students during the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus (C) poses with students during the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2011.

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  9. Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus (2L) and Queen Sofia of Spain (L) meet young students on the sideline of the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus (2L) and Queen Sofia of Spain (L) meet young students on the sideline of the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2011.

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  10. (FromL) Spain's Secretary of State for International Cooperation Soraya Rodriguez (L), Queen Sofia of Spain (2L), Bengali economist Muhammad Yunus and Valladolid's Mayor Javier Leon de la Riva chat during a meeting with students on the sideline of the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid... Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    (FromL) Spain's Secretary of State for International Cooperation Soraya Rodriguez (L), Queen Sofia of Spain (2L), Bengali economist Muhammad Yunus and Valladolid's Mayor Javier Leon de la Riva chat during a meeting with students on the sideline of the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid...

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  11. Bengali economist Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Prize Winner and founder of the microcredit Garmeen Bank, gives a speech during a meeting with students on the sideline of the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    Bengali economist Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Prize Winner and founder of the microcredit Garmeen Bank, gives a speech during a meeting with students on the sideline of the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2011.

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  12. Bengali economist Muhammad Yunus (2R), 2006 Nobel Prize Winner and founder of the microcredit Garmeen Bank, arrives for a meeting with students during the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2012. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    Bengali economist Muhammad Yunus (2R), 2006 Nobel Prize Winner and founder of the microcredit Garmeen Bank, arrives for a meeting with students during the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2012.

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  13. Bengali economist Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Prize Winner and founder of the microcredit Garmeen Bank, receives a gift from children during the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2012. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    Bengali economist Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Prize Winner and founder of the microcredit Garmeen Bank, receives a gift from children during the Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid on November 15, 2012.

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  14. Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner and founder of the microcredit Garmeen Bank, right, embraces a student during his visit to a technical school which received an 80,000 US dollar loan from Yunus' Garmeen Creative Lab to encourage the growth of social business in... AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

    Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner and founder of the microcredit Garmeen Bank, right, embraces a student during his visit to a technical school which received an 80,000 US dollar loan from Yunus' Garmeen Creative Lab to encourage the growth of social business in...

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  15. Students listen to Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner and founder of the microcredit Garmeen Bank, unseen, as he speaks at the Etre Ayisyen technical school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. The school received an 80,000 US dollar loan from Yunus'... AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

    Students listen to Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner and founder of the microcredit Garmeen Bank, unseen, as he speaks at the Etre Ayisyen technical school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. The school received an 80,000 US dollar loan from Yunus'...

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  16. Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner and founder of the microcredit Garmeen Bank, center, poses for a photo with two students during his visit to the Etre Ayisyen technical school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. The school received an 80,000 US... AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

    Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner and founder of the microcredit Garmeen Bank, center, poses for a photo with two students during his visit to the Etre Ayisyen technical school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. The school received an 80,000 US...

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  17. Muhammad Yunus, chairman of Yunus Centre, discusses women's issues during the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, September 22, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    Muhammad Yunus, chairman of Yunus Centre, discusses women's issues during the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, September 22, 2011.

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  18. Bangladeshi economist and founder of the Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus, arrives at the Clinton Global Initiative Reception at the Museum of Modern Art in New York September 21, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    Bangladeshi economist and founder of the Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus, arrives at the Clinton Global Initiative Reception at the Museum of Modern Art in New York September 21, 2011.

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  19. Nelson Mandela celebrating his 89th birthday officially unveiled 18 July 2007 in Johannesburg 'The Elders', a brains trust of elder statesmen such as ex-US president Jimmy Carter and former UN chief Kofi Annan ,former Chinese foreign minister Li Zhaoxing, former Irish president Mary... Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    Nelson Mandela celebrating his 89th birthday officially unveiled 18 July 2007 in Johannesburg 'The Elders', a brains trust of elder statesmen such as ex-US president Jimmy Carter and former UN chief Kofi Annan ,former Chinese foreign minister Li Zhaoxing, former Irish president Mary...

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  20. Norway's Queen Sonja (1stR), Queen Rania of Jordan (2ndR) and Norway's King Harald (3rd R) welcome Russia's foreign minister Igor Ivanov (1stL), member of the Rothschild banking family of England Emma Rothschild (2ndL), Professor Yuan Ming, Bengali economist Muhammad Yunus (4rdL) and Vice... Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

    Norway's Queen Sonja (1stR), Queen Rania of Jordan (2ndR) and Norway's King Harald (3rd R) welcome Russia's foreign minister Igor Ivanov (1stL), member of the Rothschild banking family of England Emma Rothschild (2ndL), Professor Yuan Ming, Bengali economist Muhammad Yunus (4rdL) and Vice...

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  21. Norway's Queen Sonja (1stR), Queen Rania of Jordan (2ndR) and Norway's King Harald (3rd R) welcome Bengali economist Muhammad Yunus (1stL), Vice President of the World Socialist Party Gro Harlem Brundtland (2ndL), President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague Hisashi... Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

    Norway's Queen Sonja (1stR), Queen Rania of Jordan (2ndR) and Norway's King Harald (3rd R) welcome Bengali economist Muhammad Yunus (1stL), Vice President of the World Socialist Party Gro Harlem Brundtland (2ndL), President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague Hisashi...

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  22. Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus arrives in court for a hearing in Dhaka in this March 7, 2011 file photo. Bangladesh's Supreme Court on May 5, 2011 rejected a final appeal by "banker to the poor" Nobel laureate Yunus against his dismissal as managing director of Grameen Bank,... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

    Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus arrives in court for a hearing in Dhaka in this March 7, 2011 file photo. Bangladesh's Supreme Court on May 5, 2011 rejected a final appeal by "banker to the poor" Nobel laureate Yunus against his dismissal as managing director of Grameen Bank,...

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  23. In this file photograph taken on March 3, 2011 microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus (C) emerges from the high court building to contest the decision to remove him from his post in Grameen Bank, in Dhaka. Bangladesh's Supreme Court on May 5, 2011 dismissed a final attempt by Nobel-winning... Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

    In this file photograph taken on March 3, 2011 microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus (C) emerges from the high court building to contest the decision to remove him from his post in Grameen Bank, in Dhaka. Bangladesh's Supreme Court on May 5, 2011 dismissed a final attempt by Nobel-winning...

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  24. ADDS TRANSLATION OF PHRASE WRITTEN IN FRENCH AT BACK - Students listen to Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner and founder of the microcredit Garmeen Bank, unseen, as he speaks at the Etre Ayisyen technical school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. ... AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

    ADDS TRANSLATION OF PHRASE WRITTEN IN FRENCH AT BACK - Students listen to Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner and founder of the microcredit Garmeen Bank, unseen, as he speaks at the Etre Ayisyen technical school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. ...

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  25. 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus, from Bangladesh, and founder of the microcredit Garmeen Bank, right, talks to Haiti's President Michel Martelly after a meeting at the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. Yunus is in Haiti to explain the... AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

    2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus, from Bangladesh, and founder of the microcredit Garmeen Bank, right, talks to Haiti's President Michel Martelly after a meeting at the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. Yunus is in Haiti to explain the...

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