Muhammad Yunus: Insurance, Partners and Outside Money 
Muhammad Yunus: Insurance, Partners and Outside Money
by Wharton School / Muhammad Yunus
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Date Added: December 30, 2009

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Insurance, Partners and Outside Money -- Muhammad Yunus: Banker to the Poor



Part 3 - Extending the branches of microfinance into other industries such as healthcare, how the internet and mobile communications assist the medical industry and Yunus take on outside money.

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May 29, 2009

Wharton School interviews Muhammad Yunus, president of the Grameen Bank. What began with a loan of $27 to 42 women in a small village 33 years ago has grown into a global microcredit movement that has changed the lives of millions of poor people around the world. Muhammad Yunus, founder and managing director of Bangladesh's Grameen Bank, was the guest speaker at Wharton's MBA commencement on May 17 and the recipient of an honorary doctor of laws degree during the University of Pennsylvania's commencement on May 18. Yunus spoke with Knowledge@Wharton about his successes, challenges and upcoming initiatives.



Source: Knowledge@Wharton Interviews

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