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December 12, 2010, Press Conferencein Grameen Banks' Head Office, Mirpur - 2, Dhaka - 1216
Professor Muhammad Yunus's Opening Remarks
Welcome. To all members of the media, I extend my good wishes to you.
In the past few days, that which has been published in signific...
Dear Professor Yunus,
We have noted developments in Bangladesh regarding the Grameen Bank and its founder, Professor Muhammad Yunus. We believe that the legacy of Grameen Bank and its 8 million families, toward fostering peace and overcoming poverty, serves as an impor...
CGAP today released the following statement from Tilman Ehrbeck, CGAP CEO, and Vijay Mahajan, Chair of CGAP's board, on the efforts to remove Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus as Managing Director of Grameen Bank:
"We are deeply concerned by the campaign of the past fe...
