In the last 60 years or so, we have seen capitalism reach its peak. We have seen the socialist economies fall away and move rapidly toward capitalism. This has undoubtedly brought unprecedented wealth and prosperity in many parts of the world and to many people. At the ...
A beneficiary of a microfinance project in Vietnam. Grameen Bank, a social business that makes microcredit available, proved that women are bankable.
In the past 60 years or so, we have seen capitalism reach its peak. We have seen the socialist economies fall...
Photo caption: (From left to right) Professor Muhammad Yunus, Federal Minister of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal and Governor of the State of Yucatan Rolando Rodrigo Zapata Bello with the micro credit borrowers from a government sponsored program of Yucatan, Me...
Professor Yunus with Myanmar Ministers in Nay Pyi Taw. (From right to left) Union Minister U Tin Naing Thein, Economic Advisor to President Professor Aung Tun Thet, Professor Yunus, Union Minister U Soe Thein, Minister for Rural Development U Ohn Myint, Mi...
Pope Francis discussing social business with Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus at the Vatican city state on July 12 during a break in the Seminar on “The Global Common Good: Towards a More Inclusive Economy". Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson (right), Presid...
Kerry KennedyRobert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human RightsJune 2014Social Business Day 2014 Conference
Great to be here.
I want to thank all our International visitors and especially the many women and men from Bangladesh for joining us this morning.
Thank ...
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus lights the inaugural lamp at the 12th Global Conference of the International Federation on Ageing at Hyderabad from the 10th to 13th June 2014 with the Hon'ble Deputy Chief Minister of the just created state of Telangana, ...
- Muhammad Yunus
Grameen Bank started out with a tiny initiative in the village of Jobra in 1976. In 1983 it became a formal bank. Now in 2014 it has over 8.5 million borrowers. Right from the beginning we paid attention to two things: 1) borrowers build the habit of......
Professor Yunus address at the joint plenary of the 7th Astana Economic forum and 2nd World Anti-Crisis Conference. In the picture from the left, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, U.N. Economic and Social Co...
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus addressed a convention of French youth, titled as SenseMorning organized by Danone Communities and youth organization MakeSense. French Minister of Youth and Sports were among the youth attending the convention. The goal of the me...
