Soon we saw that money going to women brought much more benefit to the family than money going to the men. So we changed our policy and gave a high priority to women. As a result, now 96% of our four million borrowers in Grameen Bank are women.
DescriptionBangladeshi banker, economist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
AliasesMuhammad Yunus
BornJune 28, 1940
CountryBangladesh
ProfessionEconomist; Entrepreneur
AwardsNobel Peace Prize; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Independence Day Award; Ramon Magsaysay Award; ; Indira Gandhi Prize; Princess Of Asturias Award - Concord; Four Freedoms Award - Freedom From Want; World Food Prize; Volvo Environment Prize; The Nichols-Chancellor's Medal
