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The Resignation of Muhammad Yunus

Posted on May 14th, 2011 in Bangladesh Microfinance, Grameen Bank, grameen bank ordinance, India Shares, managing director, Microcredit Summit Campaign, Microfinance World, nobel prize winner, poverty in bangladesh, resignation yunus

Grameen Foundation Alex CountsStatement from Alex Counts, President and CEO of Grameen Foundation, on the resignation of microfinance pioneer Professor Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of Grameen Bank. The resignation of Professor Muhammad Yunus this week marks an important transition in the work and mission of Grameen Bank. For 35 years, his [...]
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AP Government to neutralize new MFI Products – ND3

Posted on March 01st, 2011 in Andhra Pradesh Microfinance, banking correspondents sbi, Capital Adequacy Ratio, Grameen Bank, India Shares, kotak mahindra financial inclusion, Mfi's in Andhra Pradesh, Microfinance India, Microfinance News Digest, microfinance retirement, microfinance training module, Money Transfer in India, Muhammed Yunus, nbfc rbi, no frills account india, postman india, Shyamala Gopinath

tom jerrry microfinance cartoonThis is the third installment of weekly News Digest 3 (ND3) that we had announced previously. The News Digest comprises of news summaries, press releases and important statements related to microfinance, banking, financial services and financial inclusion in India. You can read the previous news digests at the following links  - Microfinance News Digest 1 [...]
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Grameen Bank responds to allegations in Caught in Micro Debt Documentary

Posted on January 30th, 2011 in bamboo stool maker, Caught in Micro debt, Grameen Bank, Grameen Financial Services, India Shares, Microfinance Documentaries, Microfinance World, sophia begum

Filmmaker Gayle Ferraro in BangladeshFilmmaker Gayle Ferraro takes a trip to Jobra, Bangladesh, to seek what really happened to Sophia Begum, the famous bamboo stool maker whom Muhammad Yunus writes about in his books. Tom Heinemann’s documentary “Caught in Micro Debt” falsely alleges that he talked to her daughter, and that she died in poverty, but Gayle reveals that [...]
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Dr Muhammad Yunus gets bail in falsely implicated case

Posted on January 30th, 2011 in court case, danone bangladesh, france food adulteration, Grameen Bank, grameen defamation, Grameen Shakti, Grameen Telecom, India Shares, Microfinance World, shakti doi

yunus grameenGrameen Bank founder Dr Muhammad Yunus has been granted bail in a court case filed by the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) alleging that an adulterant was found in yogurt produced by Grameen Danone Foods Ltd. Yogurt Adulteration – Grameen Danone Yunus is the chairman of Grameen Danone Foods, a sister concern of Grameen Bank. The [...]
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