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Yunus briefs Hillary about Grameen healthcare plans
Image On April 15, 2009 Secretary Clinton met with Dr. Prof. Muhammad Yunus and representatives from Grameen Healthcare and Grameen America at the State Department. They discussed his plans to transform health care in Bangladesh...
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Global Worries Over U.S. Stimulus Spending
ImageDAVOS, Switzerland — Even as Congress looks for ways to expand President Obama’s $819 billion stimulus package, the rest of the world is wondering how Washington will pay for it all.
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Dipal Chandra Barua, Solar Power Pioneer wins Zayed Future Energy prize
ImageA Bangladeshi who helps poor villagers harvest the energy of the sun has won the first Zayed Future Energy Prize, which includes a cash award of US$1.5 million.
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Small Loans, Significant Impact
After Success in Poor Nations, Grameen Bank Tries New York Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, March 10, 2008; Page A03   NEW YORK -- "Señoras!" calls the banker, summoning her borrowers to attention at their...
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Prof. Muhammad Yunus & Grameen Bank Awarded The Nobel Peace Prize for 2006
ImageThe Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006, divided into two equal parts, to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank for their efforts to create economic and social development from below. Lasting peace can not be achieved unless large population groups find ways in which to break out of poverty. Micro-credit is one such means. Development from below also serves to advance democracy and human rights...
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GB At a Glance

Grameen Bank Project was born in the village of Jobra, Bangladesh, in 1976. In 1983 it was transformed into a formal bank under a special law passed for its creation. Read more...
 

Grameen Bank II

These external factors reinforced the internal weaknesses in the system. The system consisted of a set of well-defined standardised rules. Read more...
 

Cyclone Sidr leaves a Valley of Death

Tropical Cyclone Sidr, packing winds of about 149 mph (240 kilometers per hour), the furious cyclone swept across the Bay of Bengal, in southern Bangladesh late Thursday (15th Nov) downed trees, sent mobile telephone towers crashing, caused thousands to abandon their homes and swept away mud and thatch houses.

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