Muhammad Yunus, Banker to the Poorest of the Poor

par This Is Beirut, 08/08 11:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Bangladesh Interim Government Muhammed Yunus Sheikh Hasina

Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus will helm Bangladesh's interim government after the ouster of premier Sheikh Hasina, who had hounded him in speeches and through the courts. The 84-year-old, known as the "banker to the poorest of the poor," was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his work loaning small cash sums to rural ...