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Inaugurative Issue of a Journal for Social Business

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:09:49 +0000

A Journal for Social Business has been launched by the Centre for Development (CfD) Scotland.

A Table of Contents is here on http://bit.ly/h8rmxd.

Dr. Yunus in London

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:16:08 +0000

There will be two occasions to hear Dr. Yunus again in London:

Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 5-6pm, Old Theatre, Old Building, London School of Economics
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 1-2pm, RSA

Yunus calls for standardised interest rates

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:12:46 +0000

This article in the Daily Star in Bangladesh is the result of a conference of microfinance institutions.

To call for standardised interest rates across all microfinance institutions would, of course, take all the steam out of the criticism that has arisen. But it’s always easier to criticise than to create!

Small Wonder on BBC Radio 4

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:23:43 +0000

Here’s the link to the programme on microloans.

Critics need to be negative, as they can’t be creative, it seems. But in the US, any publicity is good as long as names are spelled correctly…

Commencement address at Duke University

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:07:50 +0000

The Daily Star in Bangladesh reports:

Yunus to deliver commencement address

Duke University is in Durham, North Carolina and announces the address as The Banker to the Poor here

It is really good to read how Prof. Yunus’ ability to act as role model for students is expressed in giving commencement addresses. Last year at MIT!

Yunus changed the world

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:10:17 +0000

“Yunus changed the world”

says Obama as he confers US Presidential Medal of Freedom upon micro-credit guru

Afp, Washington

Here is the full article in The Daily Star

Yunus to Receive the Medal of Freedom

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:00:24 +0000

Although listed as last of 16 recipients, Dr. Yunus will be honoured as “Agent of Change” and receive America’s highest civilian honour on August 12.

Prof Yunus for recognition of photography as branch of art

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:53:28 +0000

I find the different kinds of battles that Prof Yunus fights most amazing! As he said at our event in February 2008: the biggest hurdles are people’s minds…

And thus he inaugurated a photography exhibition at Pathshala, the South Asian Media Academy and Institute of Photography.

Here is the article in The Daily Star.

Yunus congratulates Nelson Mandela

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:10:03 +0000

This is a most moving account of Dr Yunus meeting Nelson Mandela, written by the remarkable Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam.

Dr. Yunus delivered this speech on the 91st anniversary of Nelson Mandela: We can create a world of our choice – YUNUS

Dr. Yunus on BBC Newsnight

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:00:22 +0000

I can’t find the video clip on the BBC website, but this blog entry refers to the interview with Dr. Yunus together with Dambisa Moyo, former World Bank economist and author of Dead Aid.

Dr. Yunus says it all the time: development institutions have let us down. Therefore, ‘social business’ is the route to self-help