本周六11月7日EMBA「管理決策國際觀」個案討論內容個案一、窮人銀行/窮人保單November3,2009ConnectoroftheDay–MuhammadYunusPosted:1700GMTMuhammadYunusreceivedtheNobelPeacePrizein2006forhispioneeringworkin“microcredit”whichhashelpedmillionsofpeopleoutofthepovertycycle
Thefirstbusinessmanevertoreceivesuchahighhonor,Yunushasrevolutionizedconventionalwaysofbanking,creatingasystemoflendingsmallamountstoentrepreneurswithnocollateral
RecentlyhehasbackedtheNobelcommittee'scontroversialdecisiontoawardthe2009peaceprizetoU
PresidentBarackObama
YunussetuptheGrameenbankinBangladeshin1983(Grameenliterallymeans"ofthevillage"inBengali),andhassincedisbursedabout$8billiontoBangladeshimicro-entrepreneurs,97percentofwhomarewomeninbusinessessuchasstreetvendingandfarming
Thebank'sconceptissimple
“Creditisabasichumanright”,saysYunus