Grameen Bank

Grameen Shakti is a renewable energy resources company based out of Bangladesh. They are a part of the Grameen family of companies, which has been working for decades to alleviate the burdens of poverty in developing countries. The Grameen Bank, one of their founding companies, has become world-renowned for their charitable work and for helping to establish groundbreaking programs focused on the needs of people. In recent years, the Grameen Bank has financed and supported a number of projects aimed at removing social and financial barriers and creating opportunities for those less fortunate. Grameen Telecom is one such example. The central aim of this ... Read Full Story

Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus calls the global economic crisis "an excellent opportunity to reflect and redesign" businesses, and devote creative ones to solving social problems. Yunus, who with his Grameen Bank -- which gives tiny loans to the very poor to help start businesses -- won the 2006 Peace Prize, told media here on Saturday: "Any problem has a potential of being addressed with a social business." "Social business being a business where you don't make money," he explained. "Zero profit for the investors." The ground-breaking "microcredit" banker from Bangladesh is backed by corporations like food giant Danone, global water group Veolia, sportswear ... Read Full Story

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus brought on Saturday ideas for creating micro "social businesses" from Bangladesh to Germany, with backing from several of the world's leading corporations. Yunus, who was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his development of micro-credits that allow poor people to start their own companies, said the global economic crisis offered the world "an opportunity to reflect and redesign" ways of doing business. "What is missing?" he asked a press conference in Wolfsburg, northern Germany, the home of Europe's biggest carmaker, Volkswagen, which hosted the event. "All business does not have to be done only to maximize profit, there can ... Read Full Story

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=113842 German company partners with Yunus over textile Star Business Desk Germany’s Otto Group has signed a deal with Grameen Trust to start a joint venture in textiles in Bangladesh, Yunus Centre said in a statement yesterday. Under the deal, Grameen and Otto will jointly set up Grameen Otto Trust and Grameen Otto Textile Company. Grameen Otto Textile Company will establish a factory in Bangladesh to produce readymade garments for the international market under “socially and ecologically sustainable conditions”. Otto Chairman Dr Michael Otto and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus signed the deal at the headquarters of the German company in Hamburg. Otto Group is ... Read Full Story

Im Rahmen des Workshops "Citizen Entrepreneurship" der Stiftung Entrepreneurship hielt der Friedensnobelpreisträger Prof. Muhammad Yunus die Keynote mit dem Titel "Next Wall to Fall". Play episode as : Oh, look at that. No one has commented yet. Be the first! Hey! You must be logged in to add comments. Login or Register . Quick Links RSS Feed channels.com iTunes Feed Download Tattle Read Full Story