Professor Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank, which he founded, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 “for their efforts to create economic and social development from below.” Since then, ...

Bangladesh's central bank has fired Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, the celebrated microfinance pioneer who started lending small sums of money at Grameen Bank almost 30 years ago. AFP reports that ...

To change the world once is remarkable. A second attempt invites deification. But Muhammad Yunus, the founder of Grameen Bank and pioneer of microcredit, has embarked on yet another crusade: to foster ...

In 2006, Yunus and Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work with grassroots economic and social development. But Muhammad Yunus did not stop with micro-credit. He has since ...

Muhammad Yunus, who pioneered the use of microcredit ... its pursuit to regulate and nationalize the operations of the Grameen Bank.

Nobel laureate and Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus fears the ongoing turmoil in Bangladesh could spill over into neighboring countries. He was particularly disheartened by India's stance on ...

The successful effort to scale up this promising social innovation has drawn support from such visionaries as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank; Sam Daley-Harris, ...

Dhaka, Feb 6 (AFP) Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is facing more than 100 lawsuits from disgruntled employees at the telecoms unit of his poverty-busting microfinance Grameen Bank ...

The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006 was awarded, divided into two equal parts, to Bangladesh economist Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank for their efforts ...

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has held ... of the pioneering work of Grameen Bank and Grameenphone in connecting rural women and youth to the world,” Yunus said. The chief advisor also invited ...

Dhaka, Aug 8 (PTI) Muhammad Yunus on Thursday promised ... launched a review of the statutory Grameen Bank's activities in ...

Bangladesh' Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus invited ... the release said. Yunus said Starlink would be an extension of Grameen Bank and Grameen phone pioneering of connecting village ...