Muhammad Yunus - Wikipedia
WEBMuhammad Yunus [a] (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, entreprenur, politician, and civil society leader, who has been serving as the 5th Chief Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh since 8 August 2024. [1]
Muhammad Yunus – Biographical - NobelPrize.org
WEBProfessor Muhammad Yunus established the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh in 1983, fueled by the belief that credit is a fundamental human right. His objective was to help poor people escape from poverty by providing loans on terms suitable to them and by teaching them a few sound financial principles so they could help themselves.
From 'Banker' to 'Bloodsucker': The Trials of Muhammad Yunus
WEBJun 24, 2024 · But founder Muhammad Yunus still remembers the first $5 he ever lent. It was 1974 and Yunus had recently returned from a teaching position at Middle Tennessee State University to his native...
Profile: Muhammad Yunus, 'world's banker to the poor' - BBC
WEBDec 2, 2010 · Muhammad Yunus is often referred to as "the world's banker to the poor". His life's work has been to prove that the poor are credit-worthy and he received the Nobel Prize for Peace...
Who is Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate leader of …
WEBAug 7, 2024 · Muhammad Yunus, 84, is heading an interim government following the toppling of the South Asian country’s prime minister and dissolution of parliament, according to the Bangladesh president’s...
Muhammad Yunus | Biography & Facts | Britannica Money
WEB5 days ago · Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist who founded the Grameen Bank, which provides microcredit; both Yunus and Grameen won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.
Muhammad Yunus – Facts - NobelPrize.org
WEBMuhammad Yunus. The Nobel Peace Prize 2006. Born: 28 June 1940, Chittagong, British India (now Bangladesh) Residence at the time of the award: Bangladesh. Role: Founder of Grameen Bank. Prize motivation: “for their efforts to create economic and social development from below”. Prize share: 1/2.
Muhammad Yunus: Nobel laureate sentenced to jail in Bangladesh - BBC
WEBJan 1, 2024 · A court in Bangladesh has sentenced the Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for violating the country's labour laws. Prof Yunus' supporters say the case is politically motivated.
Muhammad Yunus - Harvard Business Review
WEBPhotography: Jared Leeds Muhammad Yunus won a Nobel Peace Prize for spreading the concept of microcredit—tiny loans to help poor people start businesses—via his Bangladesh-based Grameen...
Muhammad Yunus – Interview - NobelPrize.org
WEBMuhammad Yunus, awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, sees a capitalist system where the rich get richer while large parts of the world’s population live under difficult conditions. In this conversation he talks about empowering people through microfinance and how the joint participation of women is necessary for any society to succeed.
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