| Cover Story |
| Sacrificing Microcredit for Megaprofits
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In the 1970s, when I began working here on what would eventually be called "microcredit," one of my goals was to eliminate the presence of loan sharks who grow rich by preying on the poor. In 1983, I founded Grameen Bank to provide small loans that people, especially poor women, could use to bring themselves out of poverty. At that time, I never imagined that one day microcredit would give rise to its own breed of loan sharks.
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| Social Business |
| Global Social Business Summit 2010 |
A two day long Global Social Business Summit (GSBS) was held in Wolfsburg, Germany on November 4-5, 2010, for the first time. More than 250 participants from 46 countries attended the summit and shared their interest and expertise on Social Business.
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| Social Business - Is the Debate Going to
Follow the Footsteps of Microcredit |
In the rapidly changing business world, many concepts emerge, evolve and decline at pace faster than their own evolution. This has led to the development of innumerable business jargons whose rate of awareness and acceptance varies from country to country. One such buzzword happens to be 'Social Business',
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| Conference on MF, Micro Insurance and Social Business |
An international conference was organized on Microfinance, Micro Insurance and Social Business in Dakar, Senegal on March 4, 2011. The conference was organized by Grameen Credit Agricole Microfinance Foundation (GCAMF) in partnership with Senegalese Association of MFIs (AP-SFD), Microfinance Transparency and International Network of Alternative Financial Institutions (INAFI).
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| Social Business Day 2011 |
ocial Business is a visionary concept from Professor Muhammad Yunus that connects the business world with the world of solving social problems. By bringing business concepts into the sector of solving social problems, Social Business allows social activities to be efficient and sustainable, so that the Social Business can continue its activities so long as the social problem remains.
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| he Paris Appeal for Responsible Microfinance |
At a time when microfinance is undergoing a crisis and when drifts are to be deplored in certain countries, it was necessary to evoke the fundamentals of microfinance.
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| Country Report |
| Brazil |
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President Dilma Rousseff Interested in Bringing Social Business to Brazil |
| India |
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Another Milestone for MIG-Kerala |
| Indonesia |
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AGCP Handover |
| China |
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Grameen Microcredit
Companies in China |
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| Interview |
| Interview with, Professor Muhammad Yunus |
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| Grameen Briefs |
| 59th Grameen International Dialogue Program |
| GCAMF Board Members
Field Visit in Senegal |
| 2011 Global
Microcredit Summit |
| Associated Session on
Grameen Global Network |
Two Books Published
Dr. Yunus Tells Stories of his Boyhood Travel |
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| Letters |
| A Letter Addressed to Grameen Bank Members from
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus on the
Occasion of his Departure from Grameen Bank |
| Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus' Statement Addressed to his
Colleagues on the Occasion of his Departure from Grameen Bank |
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| Regular Features |
| Grameen Trust Update, April 2011 |
| Grameen Trust
Direct Implementation Projects
(On going) |
| Grameen Trust Programs 2011 |
| Grameen Bank Monthly Update: May 2011 |
| Browse the Grameen Web Sites |
