Posts Tagged ‘Muhammad Yunus’

Microfinance Focus, Aug 25, 2010: Chinese Minister of the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development, Mr. Fan Xiaojian recently met Nobel Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka along with a 10 member delegation on behalf of Poverty Reduction Centre in China (IPRCC).  Minister Fan is in charge of a US $20 billion budget directed towards poverty alleviation in China.  ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, April 8, 2010 (Nairobi/Kenya): Microfinance pioneer and Nobel Laureate, Dr. Muhammad Yunus has raised several concerns over SKS Initial public offerings in an exclusive interview with Microfinance Focus on the sidelines of Regional Microcredit summit at Nairobi (Kenya). SKS is an India based fastest growing NBFC- Microfinance in the world. SKS ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Feb 26, 2010: Queen Sofia of Spain, Princess Máxima of The Netherlands, Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, Kenya's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus, BRAC Chair Sir Fazle Abed, and other microfinance leaders from the region will address the Africa-Middle East Regional Microcredit Summit to be held April 7-10, 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya. A program featuring ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Feb 21, 2010: California State University Channel Islands (CI) will welcome Dr. Muhammad Yunus, to its campus on Feb. 26, 2010, for its annual Campus Reading Celebration and to launch the new California Institute for Social Business (CISB). Dr. Yunus is the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient. Included in the day's activities will be a morning ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Jan 30, 2010: Microfinance leaders from 35 countries have already registered for the Africa-Middle East Regional Microcredit Summit to be held April 7-10, 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya.  The Summit will be the largest microfinance gathering ever held in Africa and the Middle East.  Her Royal Highness Princess Máxima of The Netherlands, one of the keynote speakers, will join Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus, BRAC ... Full story

Microfinance Focus , Dec. 28, 2009 :Yet another significant year for the Microfinance Industry, The Sector has witnessed several important events and initiatives this year. Microfinance Focus looks back at the year 2009 and presents you with the most read stories covered by us in 2009. Best of the best: Featured Stories Is There a Microfinance Bubble in South India? By most standards, microfinance ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Dec. 10, 2009: Poverty is not created by the poor nor is it an inherent character of any society which can be removed with a viable and effective banking model, said Bangladesh Nobel Laureate Mohammad Yunus. Delivering the second Hiren Mukherjee memorial lecture in the Central Hall of Parliament here on Wednesday evening, Yunus said: “Poverty has not been created by poor people, but by ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Dec. 4, 2009: The 2nd Prof. Hiren Mukerjee Memorial Annual Parliamentary Lecture will be delivered by Nobel Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 6.00 PM in the Central Hall of Parliament House, said a note by Indian parliament. The theme of the lecture ... Full story