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.

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