Global Forum on Migration and Development
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Date Shared: 
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 11:32
Title: 

Grameen Bank

Countries and areas: 
Bangladesh
Thematic Area: 
Strategies for addressing irregular migration and enabling regular migration, Strategies for minimizing costs/maximizing human development
Tags: 
Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development, Sustainable Development , Drivers of Migration, Local Development
Summary: 

 Professor Muhammad Yunus, the founder of “Grameen Bank” decided to reverse conventional banking practice by removing the need for collateral and creating a banking system based on mutual trust, accountability, participation, and creativity. The “Grameen Bank” provides credit to the poorest of the poor in rural Bangladesh, without any collateral as a cost-effective weapon to fight poverty.

 

 

GFMD Source: 

GFMD 2019- Summary Report: Regional Workshop "Harnessing migration for rural transformation and development"- Jamaica

Link: 

http://www.grameen.com/


Source (retrieved on 07/13/2025 - 23:52): https://www.gfmd.org/pfp/ppd/11591