2006 Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus met with the European Parliament President, Jerzy Buzek on 6th of July 2011. After the meeting, President Buzek made the following statement:
"Microcredit should be supported around the world.
The meeting with Professer Yu...
Statement by President Barroso after his meeting with Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner
After his meeting with 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso made the following statemen...
Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Price in 2006 and promoter of microcredit in a new book defends the idea of more humane economy(1). In it, Professor Yunus explains the basics of the message.
How important to the world is what you call social business?
The social economy i...
Nearly one week after the world celebrated the Social Business Day, the Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD) and Yunus Centre together with the Social Welfare Club and the Sustainable Development Club of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), hosted on...
By Deepika Gunasekera
The above headline describes great management guru Stephen Covey's 8th habit in his book "From Effectiveness to Greatness". The best example that Stephen has quoted which teaches the 8th habit is the concept of Grameen Banking in Bangladesh founde...
June 27th, 2011, was Professor Yunus's Birthday, Social Business Day, and YouChange June Family Day. The events were hosted by YouChange Foundation, and were assisted by YouChange PuRong. It was held in the Old Town Rose Restaurant, south of Capital Mansion in Beijing. ...
An agreement has been signed between Social Business Earth and Yunus Centre. With this agreement, Yunus Centre recognizes SBE as an organization that will conduct research into social business and find solutions for them by starting social businesses. SBE will also prom...
Social business campaigners and experts from 15 countries joined Prof Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka on Tuesday to mark Social Business Day for the second time, sharing experiences of the fast-spreading movement and seeding the new economic idea among students and young entrep...
The 2nd annual Social Business Day events were held on June 28, at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus opened the event that was attended by over 500 national and international guests. Participants from 15 countries came to ...
Twelve of the world's leading voices for global progress and change gathered last week for the United Nations Foundation Board of Directors meeting in Norway. The semi-annual meeting, presided over by UN Foundation Founder and Chairman Ted Turner, took place on June 19-...
