What is Microcredit ?
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Much of the current interest in microcredit stems from the Microcredit Summit (2-4 February 1997), and the activities that ... Continue Reading →
Village Phones
The concept of Village Phone is an idea which caught people’s imagination. Grameen Bank members have entered the age of information technology by leasing and purchasing cellular ... Continue Reading →
Dr. Yunus Awarded Golden Cross
Professor Muhammad Yunus was awarded the Golden Cross of the Civil Order of Social Solidarity by the Spanish Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. In a ceremony held at the Zarzuela ... Continue Reading →
Awards Received by Grameen Bank
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SWITZERLAND : Aga Khan Award For Architecture : 1989
Awarded Aga Khan Award For Architecture, 1989 by Geneva based Aga Khan Foundation for designing and operating Grameen Bank ... Continue Reading →
Special Report on China
There are many ways of aiding the poor and China has many successful experiences in that area. However, a problem still exists i.e. how to enable tens of thousands of poor agricultural ... Continue Reading →
Grameen Danone Foods Launched
The Grameen Group and Groupe Danone entered into a joint venture agreement effective from March 2006, to form a company called Grameen Danone Foods – a social business enterprise ... Continue Reading →
Ten Indicators to Assess Poverty level
Every year GB staff evaluate their work and check whether the socio-economic situation of GB members is improving. GB evaluates poverty level of the borrowers using ten indicators.
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Big Bang for a Small Buck
“We’re looking at the free-enterprise system in a completely different way to make it help the poor.” -MUHAMMAD YUNUS
Muhammad Yunus is the founder of the Grameen ... Continue Reading →
Credit Delivery System
Grameen Bank Credit Delivary means taking credit to the very poor in their villages by means of the essential elements of the Grameen credit delivery system.
Grameen Bank credit delivery ... Continue Reading →
Grameen’s Action Plan 1998-2005
Microcredit : Most Powerful Weapon to Fight Poverty
Muhammad Yunus
Twenty-two years back when we began our journey, the word “microcredit” did not exist. Today this is a ... Continue Reading →