Who is Muhammad Yunus?
Q: Who is Muhammad Yunus?
A: Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi banker and economist who was born on 28 June 1940.
Q: What is microcredit?
A: Microcredit is a name for giving small loans to people with very little money.
Q: What is Grameen Bank?
A: Grameen Bank is a bank that provides microcredit to people with very little money. It was started by Muhammad Yunus.
Q: What was Muhammad Yunus awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for?
A: Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
Q: What is Nagorik Shakti?
A: Nagorik Shakti is a political group that Muhammad Yunus planned to start in Bangladesh in 2007 but chose not to start.
Q: What is the Stockholm memorandum?
A: The Stockholm memorandum is a document that was signed by 20 Nobel Laureates, including Muhammad Yunus, at the 3rd Nobel Laureate Symposium on Global Sustainability in Stockholm, Sweden on 18 May 2011.
Q: What is Banker to the Poor?
A: Banker to the Poor is a book that Muhammad Yunus published.