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Grameen Bank sets up in the US
Last week, Muhammad Yunus - who is the pioneer of microfinance - was in NY. He's starting up a branch of his bank, Grameen, in the US. In fact, there have already been $350,000 loans disbursed. Some of the borrowers include the Dominican community of Corona and a group from the Bangladeshi community in Woodside.
Yunus also spent time with the media, such as CNBC. Here are two video clips:
Muhammad Yunus at the 2007 Skoll World Forum
Professor Muhammad Yunus is the pioneer of the microfinance industry. His Grameen Bank has provided more than $6 billion in loans (over the past 30 years).
Last year, he was a speaker at the Skoll World Forum. Here's a YouTube video:
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