Expanding Dr. Yunus' Sphere of Influence » International

Coming here, the man who lends cash to people banks won’t touch

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:16:18 +0000

It is rather disturbing:

we have a ‘crisis’
the State needs to cut spending
home repossessions and bankruptcies are rising
we discover that bankruptcies and repossession are illegal and unlawful and more victims of financial, legal and judiciary exploitation
and a Bangladeshi has to show us how ‘proper banking’ has to be done – for the real people in the real economy.

This article in The Independent describes the opening of a branch in Glasgow.

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!

Timothy Geithner and his Father’s Legacy in Microcredit

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:30:23 +0000

This article in the Huffington Post gives us an interesting insight into microcredit becoming possibly part of the official agenda.

However, I wouldn’t hold my breath.

Bringing Grameen Bank to California

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:33:49 +0000

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 – 7.30pm at The Hollywood Hill Event Center, Hollywood

Grameen America provides banking for the unbanked!