The Times Winning thousands of dollars could really be the start of something big, especially for an economist, but Muhammad Yunus is not interested in personal fortune. He decided that his share of the $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize that he won in 2006 would be used to...
Michel Euler/Associated PressAt Davos, Bill Clinton greets Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, with Tony Blair, Jet Li and Bill Gates. Michel Euler/Associated PressAt Davos, Bill Clinton greets Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, with Tony Blair,...
The TimesIn these dark economic times, business leaders can put their business nous to public benefit in a way governments never canThe time has come for Britain's leading business people to make a big public display of commitment to the wellbeing of society. So here is...
The GuardianAs a French multinational and Bangladeshi villagers join forces to help people work their way out of poverty,Liam Black finds a lesson for British business - and banks Liam Black. The GuardianAs a French multinational and Bangladeshi villagers join forces to...
The EconomistIssue RelevantLending to the poor has held up well but it is not as safe from the credit crisis as its champions hoped. A global credit crisis caused by subprime mortgages is hardly the ideal backdrop for a business making unsecured loans to poor people wit...
The Financial Express- StoryNew Delhi: Nobel Laureate from Bangladesh and founder of the Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus called for strengthening the micro-finance movement particularly in developing countries as one of the options to counter the fallout of the recent glob...
Inland Valley Daily BulletinI am continually struck by the late Peter Drucker's prescience. He was someone who didn't claim to be able to predict the future; he simply "looked out the window to see what is visible but not yet seen."In looking out his window in Claremont...
The Huffington Post It's Time to Put Affordable Health Care for the Poor Within ReachDuring these times when many of the poor are struggling for a livelihood, health care seems less affordable than ever to so many of the impoverished. A family illness already is the pri...
Chittagong (Bengali: চটà§à¦Ÿà¦—à§à¦°à¦¾à¦®, Chôţţogram) is the major seaport and second largest city of Bangladesh. It is located in the Chittagong District of Chittagong Division, in the southeastern portion of the country nea...
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is surrounded by India on all sides except for a small border with Myanmar to the far southeast and the Bay of Bengal to the south. Together with the Indian state of West Bengal, ...
