Yunus Centre

Jan 17, 2010

Press Release

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Charities Organization, Prince Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa inaugurated the Family Bank, a microfinance bank
licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain, at a ceremony held at the Gulf Hotel Convention Hall in Bahrain on Thursday, January 14, 2010. The ceremony was held under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and attended by the Minister for Social Development Dr. Fatima Al Balooshi.

French Minister Visits Social Business In Bangladesh

Dec 15, 2009

Yunus Centre Press Release

Martin Hirsch, French minister for Active Solidarities against Poverty and for Young people, his wife are accompanied by a 36 person delegation from France for a three day visit to Bangladesh.

The purpose of the visit is to learn more about social business and Grameen Bank activities. They are also in Dhaka for the meeting of the board of the HEC Social Business Chair, one of the top schools of business in France. Martin Hirsch and his delegation will hold several meetings with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, visit the Grameen Danone factory in Bogra. In addition to that, the delegation has held meetings with North South University, visit Grameen Bank activities and visit poor neighborhood within Dhaka.

Second Annual Prof. Hiren Mukherjee Memorial Lecture

Dec 10, 2009

Press Information Bureau - Government of India - Press Release

Prof. Muhammad Yunus delivered the second Prof. Hiren Mukherjee Lecture at the Central Hall of Parliament in New Delhi today. Following is the text of the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s speech on the occasion:

“I am delighted to be here today on the occasion of the second Prof. Hiren Mukherjee Memorial Lecture. I welcome and greet Prof. Muhammad Yunus who will deliver this highly prestigious address. Prof. Yunus is truly an exceptional human being and it is really a privilege to be in his company. He has been a professor of economics, a civil servant and a social worker. His work demonstrates the great power of ideas. In his case his path is best described by anUrdu couplet Main Akela Hi Chala Tha Janebe Manjil Magar Log Milte Gaye aur Carvan Banta Gaya. Prof. Yunus is one of those exceptional human beings who has successfully applied his knowledge of economics and society for reducing the poverty of millions and millions of men and women. In this he has indeed been a great visionary of our times. We have much to learn from the recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize and I once again applaud and salute his work and his presence here amidst us. I also congratulate Smt. Meira Kumar, Speaker of the Lok Sabha for having invited Prof. Yunus to address.

Yunus Centre Student Interactive Program

Dec 08, 2009

On December 6, 2009, selected students from top private and public universities attended the first Student Interactive Program at the Yunus Centre in Dhaka.

This is the first in a series of events that will bring together the Yunus Centre, important personalities, and students to discuss social issues in Bangladesh and across the globe and means of solving them.

Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chairman of Yunus Centre, presented to the students the concept of social business. He helped guide them through questions regarding Grameen Bank, microcredit and social business. Students took the floor and asked many pressing questions and helped steer the discussions further.

Moscow City Government Getting Ready to Introduce Social Business

Nov 16, 2009

Mayor Yuri Luzhkov welcomes Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus at the Mayor's Office in Moscow on November 16.

The Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov has announced his decision to implement social businesses to address numerous urban social and economic problems. He had already introduced microfinance to the city of Moscow to tackle a range of social problems after the last visit of Professor Yunus in April, 2008. This announcement came after a meeting on November 17 between Professor Yunus and the Mayor. The Mayor has announced formation of a Committee headed by the Deputy Mayor which will include a representative of Professor Yunus, senior officials of the Moscow City Government, and the Russian Microfinance Center (RMC) to design and implement these social businesses. Part of the city's budget will be devoted to these projects.