Muhammad Yunus | Creating a World Without Poverty: How Social Business Can Transform Our Lives
Recorded Jan 24, 2008
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20080124-muhamma.mp3
One of the “Greatest Entrepreneurs of All Time” (BusinessWeek), economist Muhammad Yunus received the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize with Grameen Bank, which he founded to provide microloans to poor entrepreneurs otherwise unable to qualify for traditional bank loans. Contrary to the assertions of skeptical critics, 98% of these microloans are repaid, higher than any other banking system, and similar projects now operate in much of the world, including the United States.
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