Expanding Dr. Yunus' Sphere of Influence » Scotland

Grameen Glasgow, here we come!

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:22:03 +0000

The BBC publishes this story about Grameen Glasgow where the question is whether people on benefit are allowed to take out loans…

Scottish city to emulate Grameen bank model

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:20:15 +0000

We were told by a City lawyer that we will never get the Grameen UK license. But Glasgow does it!

The Glasgow Caledonian University authorities and Dr. Yunus signed a deal to replicate the Grameen Bank model in Glasgow to help reduce poverty in the Scottish city!… More here.

Mega-opportunity to redesign the existing financial and economic systems

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:39:35 +0000

This quote was taken from Has this man got the solution to the world’s financial woes?, published by The Herald on Dec. 16, when Dr. Yunus was invited to become part of the newly-created Magnus Magnusson Fellowship and challenge Scotland’s thinking.

“Strongest takes all” can be replaced by rules that ensure the poorest have a slice of the action is another Yunus quote from the same article.

Enjoy reading the whole story!