06 : 06 PM - 16/09/2012Manama, Sept 16. (BNA)-- Social business is business that focuses on solving the problems of the less fortunate and the deprived and instilling in them a confidence to aim higher on their own creative expertise, said Professor Muhammad Yunus, foun...
04 : 12 PM - 16/09/2012
Manama, Sept. 16. (BNA) – His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander, has affirmed the Kingdom's support for all economic empowerment initiatives benefiting all social sectors, noting ...
Posted by Liam Black - 12 September 2012 07.00 BST
Budding social entrepreneurs could do worse than look to the founder of the Grameen Bank for leadership guidance
Muhammad Yunus has been in the glare of the media's spotlight for all the wrong reasons over the last tw...
by Muhammad Yunus
Grameen Bank (Village Bank) in Bangladesh is the world’s most well-known microfinance institution. It lends $1.5 billion a year to 8.4 million people. The establishment of Grameen Bank shows that we do not always have to accept the systems we a...
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DHAKA Monday 10 September 2012, 26 Bhadra 1419, BS 22 Shawal 1433 HIJRI
The members of Daffodil International University Social Business Cell and Social Business Students Forum visited Yunus Centre recently and met with Nobel Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus.A tot...
Download the statement in Bangla here....
Today is a Black DayMuhammad YunusAugust 23, 2012
This day will go down in history as a black day for our nation. Our government has taken over a globally admired and Nobel Prize winning institution from its rightful owners-rural poor women-and has brought the bank und...
Salaries and Benefits
Professor Yunus remained as Managing Director of Grameen Bank from the ages 60 through 71 as a result of the board decision of Grameen Bank. The Grameen Bank Ordinance empowers the board of the bank to take all decisions relating to the appointmen...
I was very apprehensive about it for some time. Now my fear is becoming a reality. I am disappointed that we were not successful in stopping this process. It makes me immensely sad to see the poor women are being deprived of their rightful ownership and their rights as....
