CNN money.comYunus to be awarded at annual gala for applying technology to benefit humanityThe Tech Museum Awards, a signature program of The Tech Museum of Innovation (The Tech), today announced that Professor Muhammad Yunus, pioneer of microcredit and founder of Grame...
New York TimesIN the summer of 2005, Miles Gilburne and Nina Zolt had long talks over dinner in their Washington home about what to do next. For more than six years, Mr. Gilburne, a former AOL executive, and his wife, Ms. Zolt, a former lawyer, had supported a philanthr...
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France received Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus at Elysee Palace in Paris yesterday for a special meeting to discuss microcredit and poverty alleviation strategies for the developing world.President Nicolas Sarkozy of France received Nobel Lau...
Grameen America piece aired last Monday in German TV. You can watch it online right here....
DawnWorld food prices have been rising for long. They had more than doubled within the last two years and within a year the price index of the Economist of London has registered a rise of 54.1 per cent. The process continues to the glee of those who are growing......
Grameen Bank and Veolia Water agreed recently to set up a new company called Grameen-Veolia Water Ltd. to supply drinking water to the poorest people of Bangladesh. The company will be 50% owned by Veolia Water AMI (Africa, Middle East, India) and 50% by Grameen Health...
NTS OnlineBy : Koh Lay ChinSO it's election time. To think about it, options are generally limited, are they not? Choose the incumbent, challenger, or if you dislike them, some spunky independents.You might not have the luxury of voting for any particular politician or ...
The Bangladeshi Nobel laureate wins yet another award - this time for contributions to technology.He talks to Fortune about where tech might take the poor. NEW YORK (Fortune) -- "Technology is making more changes in our way of life than ever in human history," says Muha...
Daily StarNobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus, now on a visit to Saudi Arabia, has brushed aside allegations in Saudi media that a large number of Bangladeshis are breaking the law in the kingdom.Any people can turn to crimes anywhere and so it is not fair to single out ...
New York TimesMexicoCarlos Danel and Carlos Labarthe turned a nonprofit that lent money to Mexico's poor into one of the country's most profitable banks. But not all of their colleagues in the world of microlending — so named for the tiny loans it grants —...
