Tag: Grameen bank

In this video series-3, Dr Muhammad Yunus highlights the wisdom of microcredit borrowers and how they can develop themselves and their families if they are provided with opportunities. Focusing on the work of Grameen, Dr. Yunus explains that if we provide the poor with opportunity then they are equally capable of excellence like any other […]

In this video series-2, taking the discussion further, Dr Muhammad Yunus discusses the need for new financial system that integrates a system that serves the poor with the traditional banking system and not leave anyone unbanked. In this series Dr. Yunus speaks about his new book “Creating a World Without Poverty”. Dr Yunus talks about […]

An excerpt from a convention on Creating a World Without Poverty by Dr. Muhammad Yunus at the Lisner Auditorium on the campus of the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Here, Dr. Yunus inspires everyone with his impressive thoughts on the importance of microfinance. He further talks about the ideas from his book, Creating a […]

This focus note provides lessons for the joint liability group based Indian microfinance sector in the realm of product offering from three different MFIs of Bangladesh—ASA, BRAC and Grameen Bank.

In this video, Senior Microfinance Specialist of CGAP Syed Hashemi talks about the common vision of Muhammad Yunus and Fazle Hasan Abed i.e social transformation. Hashemi describes the different methods followed by both leaders to build a society where the poor were integrated in the development process. He explains in detail about the organisational structure […]

In this video, Senior Microfinance Specialist of CGAP Syed Hashemi discusses the principles and features of microfinance in Bangladesh. Talking about the success of microfinance in the country, Hashemi applauds dynamic leaders such as Muhammad Yunus, Fazle Hasan Abed who have used microfinance as an anti-dote for poverty in post-liberalised Bangladesh. Hashemi highlights the role […]