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Grameen Bank (Bengali: গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক) is a microfinance specialized community development bank founded in Bangladesh. It makes small loans (known as microcredit or "grameencredit") to the impoverished without requiring collateral. Grameen Bank is a Statutory Public Authority.
Grameen Bank is the pioneer microcredit organization in the world. Starting from scratch, the bank has for years added a multidimensional package of services aimed at freeing the marginalized poor from starvation, hunger, and deprivation.
Grameen Bank, Bangladeshi bank founded by economist Muhammad Yunus as a means of providing small loans to poor individuals (see microcredit). In 2006 Grameen and Yunus were awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace.
Learn how Grameen Bank, the world's first microcredit bank, was founded by Professor Muhammad Yunus in 1976 to serve the rural poor in Bangladesh. Discover its evolution, achievements, challenges and social impact over the years.
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Grameen Bank is a microcredit institution that lends small loans to the poorest people in Bangladesh and beyond. It was founded by Muhammad Yunus and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for its efforts to create economic and social development from below.
Learn about Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladeshi economist who created the Grameen Bank to provide microcredit to the poor. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his innovative and humanitarian work.
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Grameen Bank is a Nobel Peace Prize-winning bank that provides microcredit to the poor, especially women, in Bangladesh. It operates in 81678 villages and has 10.52 million borrower members, with a high recovery rate and social impact.
