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Who Is Muhammad Yunus, the Next Leader of Bangladesh?
Aug 6, 2024 · Some microfinance operators faced accusations of charging exorbitant interest rates and of predatory lending to the poor. His political party rankled some leaders.
Bangladesh - The New York Times
News about Bangladesh, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
India Microcredit Faces Collapse From Defaults - The New York …
Nov 18, 2010 · Now some Indian officials fear that microfinance could become India’s version of the United States’ subprime mortgage debacle, in which the seemingly noble idea of extending …
Microloan Pioneer and His Bank Win Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 13, 2006 · Dr. Yunus reacted joyously to the news of the prize, The Associated Press reported. “I am so, so happy,” he said in a telephone interview from Dhaka, the capital of …
Sacrificing Microcredit for Megaprofits - The New York Times
Jan 15, 2011 · Commercialization has been a terrible wrong turn for microfinance, and it indicates a worrying “mission drift” in the motivation of those lending to the poor.
Putting the Microsavings in Microfinance - The New York Times …
May 26, 2009 · After years of working in microfinance, Catholic Relief Services now works to bring the poor into Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) which are effective in large …
Biden Moves to Open U.S. Banks to Cuba’s Private Sector
May 28, 2024 · The Biden administration, in a major move to support Cuba’s expanding private sector, announced on Tuesday new regulations allowing Cuban entrepreneurs on the island to …
Extreme Poverty Has Been Sharply Cut. What Has Changed?
Dec 2, 2021 · The U.N. pledged to cut by half the proportion of people living in the worst conditions around the world.
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