tigerexotique | Shared With: Everyone - Feb 18 2008 | microcredit, society, women, South Asia, economyI'll be interning this summer with Dr. Yunus and the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh!!
Quoted: Provides credit to the poorest of the poor in rural Bangladesh without any collateral. At Grameen Bank, credit is a cost effective weapon to fight ...
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