Grameen has likewise created nonprofit organizations to ... Nevertheless, the long-term social and financial viability of this new model of microfinance makes it superior to a more narrowly focused ...

Bangladesh is considered the birthplace of microfinance. Here, Mohammad Yunus founded the Grameen Bank and its microfinance model in 1976. Starting with just $27 of Mohammad’s own money, the Grameen ...

While that has proven not to be the case, the model does offer a step in the ... a much-needed boost to their standard of living Microfinance became an official concept in 1983 when Yunus founded ...

Microfinance leaders anticipate the implementation of a new Grameen credit score framework to restore lending discipline ...

The most famous microfinance institution, the Grameen Bank, grew strong in the unregulated markets of Bangladesh. Nimble and flexible, the model built by the Grameen Bank proved to be an effective ...

Creditaccess Grameen has announced a $50 million external commercial borrowing deal with the International Finance Corporation. The funds aim to aid up to 4 million women borrowers engaged in ...

Grameen Bank, which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, earned its celebrated reputation by helping poor women in Bangladesh become entrepreneurs. Through microfinance loans — small amounts of capital ...

The adviser made the call at a meeting on microfinance held with representatives of PKSF (Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation), Grameen Bank and senior officials of the Ministry of Social Welfare and Women ...