Muhammad Yunus

National Mar 27, 2018

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus visits Hiroshima peace park

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Tuesday and offered flowers at the cenotaph commemorating victims of the 1945 atomic bombing. Yunus, a Bangladeshi economist who founded Grameen Bank, which provides small loans in poverty-stricken rural areas, vowed to work ...

National / Social Issues Sep 16, 2017

Microfinance pioneer Grameen Bank to set up Japan branch next year

Grameen Bank, the Bangladesh-based organization known for providing small loans in poverty-stricken rural areas, is planning to open a branch in Japan next summer, sources said Saturday. Grameen Japan will focus on helping people in need of financial aid such as those receiving welfare benefits ...