Mr. Speaker, for centuries, we have lauded the achievements of great entrepreneurs, whether the automobile industry of Henry Ford or the iPhone of Steve Jobs. Business was the province of people with money. As the old cynical joke goes, banks would loan money only to pe...
Washington, DC – Congressman Jim Moran, Northern Virginia Democrat, today congratulated Dr. Muhammad Yunus from Bangladesh upon receiving the Congressional Gold Medal. Moran was one of 16 cosponsors of legislation that resulted in today’s award.
“Thanks to the re...
Robert O. BlakeAssistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs
Last week, I had the honor of attending the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for Professor Muhammad Yunus. Eight Members of Congress representing the leadership of both chambers and both p...
Mr. President, last week Congress recognized one of the planet's leading visionaries and humanitarians by awarding Prof. Muhammad Yunus the Congressional Gold Medal.
The ceremony occurred just a few hundred yards from here in the august Capitol Rotunda. There to pay tr...
Professor Muhammad Yunus delivered a speech titled on “Social Business to End Poverty, Unemployment, and Lack of Health : Investing in What Really Matters” at Aspen Institute on 19th April, 2013.
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Professor Muhammad Yunus in a Panel at the World Bank with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and the World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim.
UN Secretary General and World Bank President discussed ending Global voices on Poverty. Professor Muhammad was one of the f...
Muhammad Yunus is a man who changed the world.
Muhammad Yunus is a man who changed the world. By coming up with a way to lend poor people as little as $30 to start businesses, he reduced poverty so much that he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. Now......
গত ২৪ এপ্রিল ২০১৩ সাভারে একটি বাণিজ্যিক ভবন ধসে যে মর্মান্তিক প্রাণহানির ঘটনা ঘটেছে, তাতে আমি গভীরভাব...
Bangladesh Development Initiative5541 Bondy Drive, Erie, PA 16509, USA15160 SE 54th Place, Bellevue, WA 98006, USAEIN: 25-1587450www.bdiusa.org
Dear Professor Yunus,
Congratulations and felicitations on receiving the United States Congressional Gold medal. You...
