Winstonm Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Bangladesh bank offers loans to US poor By Daniel Pimlott in New York Whoa. That will make you do a double take at the back of your national ID card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Wasn't it this Bangladesh banker who got the Nobel price in economics a few years back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Yes the Grameen "woman's" bank....small loans (couple of hundred dollars) without collatoral, to allow local businesses and coops to start up. It has re-invigorated the Bangladeshi economy and he did win the Nobel for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfay Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Wasn't in economics, though, it was for Peace. First person to win it through founding a non-nonprofit company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Mohammad Yunus and the Grameen bank was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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