Grameen Bank Ltd.


Recent Articles about Grameen Bank Ltd.

Bootstrap Banking

By David Osborne |  Aug 1, 1987

For decades, the federal government has tried in vain to bring entrepreneurship to the poor. Now, a small Chicago bank may have found the answer in -- of all...  Read more

Enterprise Loans

By Charles Nelson |  Dec 1, 1987

I enjoyed your article on "Bootstrap Banking" (August). The Grameen Bank model used in Bangladesh has been successful in many other countries: Malaysia, ...  Read more

Inc. Ticker: Entrepreneurs in the News

By Jason Del Rey |  Jul 1, 2009

The latest news on Seventh Generation, E Ink, and Grameen Bank  Read more

At Clinton Global Initiative, Social Entrepreneurs Weigh Tradeoffs

By Suzi Sosa |  Sep 28, 2010

A debate between two founding fathers of microfinance electrified the sixth annual Clinton Global Initiative in New York City.  Read more

That Certain Something: The World's Most Influential Entrepreneurs

By Ryan McCarthy |  Apr 1, 2009

We put the question to six experts: Who are the five most interesting entrepreneurs of the past 30 years?  Read more

Reach Out and Touch Bangladesh

By Jerry Useem |  Nov 27, 1997

Chamurkhan, Bangladesh - Mosammat Anwara Begum has three moneymaking enterprises here in the rural hinterlands of Bangladesh: her chickens, her ducks, and...  Read more

Muhammad Yunas' Small World

By Lewis Schiff |  Mar 28, 2011

The embattled Nobel-Prize winning banker's new movie is coming this week.  Read more

10 YouTube Videos Every Entrepreneur Should Watch

By Dave Smith |  May 30, 2011

Want business advice from Warren Buffet? We compiled a list of videos that every entrepreneur should watch.  View slideshow

Company Lore

By Jeffrey L. Seglin |  Aug 1, 1999

Reviews of six new business books. Includes tall tales about the launch of Home Depot and IKEA; ways to motivate your hottest employees; and the inspirationa...  Read more

Microlender Wins Nobel Prize

Oct 13, 2006

Economist Muhammed Yunus and the institution he founded, the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, shared the Nobel Prize for Peace, it was Read more

Microfinance Goes Back to Its Roots?

By Tamara Schweitzer |  Aug 1, 2008

Major leaders of the global microfinance movement gathered this week at the Microcredit Summit Campa...  Read more

Report Casts Doubt on Giving Small Loans to Poor Entrepreneurs

By Angus Loten |  Jul 6, 2007

Global microfinance programs may not help reduce overall poverty in the developing world, new research shows.  Read more

It's Not the Same America

By Edward O. Welles |  May 1, 1994

Barriers to succeeding in business include regulation, special interests, protectionism, access to capital and welfare.  Read more

A Tree Grows In Chicago

Aug 1, 1987

How South Shore Bank revived an inner-city neighborhood  Read more

Profits with a Purpose

By Tamara Schweitzer |  Dec 12, 2007

Roger Hamilton founded XL Group as a way of uniting entrepreneurs around the world with one common goal -- giving back. Why being profitable can also be good...  Read more