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 ...

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, ...

Even in the area of social business — a concept devised by Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank — women can be victimized by powerful interests. In 1997, Grameen and Telenor Norway, one of the ...

So who is Muhammad Yunus? An international celebrity ... For their efforts toward eradicating poverty, Yunus and the Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.

Grameen Bank was founded by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. He served as the bank’s managing director until 2011, when the Awami League government forced his resignation, citing his age as ...

The title of Muhammad Yunus’ new book, Creating a World Without Poverty ... updates the history of the Grameen Bank, for which most readers will know him; offers his thoughts on the potential of ...

Professor Muhammad Yunus is the managing director and founder of Grameen Bank, which currently operates 1,148 branches providing credit to over 2.4 million poor people residing in 39,857 villages in ...

The head of Bangladesh's interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, said on Thursday that his country's high growth ...

The interim government on Thursday said it remains "deeply concerned" by reports of incidents of women being prevented from ...

Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus today sought a review of an apex court verdict that unseated him earlier this year from his position as the chief of the Grameen Bank, the pioneering ...

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 ...

Dhaka, Aug 8 (PTI) Muhammad Yunus on Thursday promised to deliver ... His successful anti-poverty campaign through the ...