Feb. 06, 2008
In Kiev round table with participation of nobel laureate of world of Muhammed Yunus will take place

For the first time in CIS on April 8, 2008, Muhammad Yunus- the founder of legendary Grameen Bank, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and expert of microcrediting will visit Kiev. The initiators of the arrival of “the banker for the poor” as he’s called in Mass Media are Indigo People and Conference House companies.

Dr. Muhammad Yunus is world recognized authority in economics. He founded Grameen Bank with key principle of providing microcredits to the poorest citizens of Bangladesh and South-Eastern Asia for over 30 years by now. It’s remarkable that Dr. Yunus was the first and the only one banker who gave credits without any deposits and other financial guarantees. Besides, the per cents were in dozens of times lower then native money-lenders offered.

The innovative idea of Dr. Yunus became very popular and had a success all over the world. Thanks to the bank’s credits, millions of people in Bangladesh started own business, improved life quality – from poverty. Nowadays it’s one of the largest financial corporations in the world having about 25 enterprises: Grameen Trust, Grameen Communications, Grameen Shakti/Energy, Grameen Shikkha/Education, Grameen Telecom, Grameen Knitwear Ltd. etc.

Thanks to the corporation success and microcredit recognition all over the world, Dr. Muhammad Yunus was chosen into list of ”The 25 Most Influential Business Persons of the Past 25 Years” by Wharton School of Business. The system founded by Dr. Muhammad Yunus nowadays is widely used in more then 100 countries including such a well-developed state as USA.

Microfinancing development is supported by such world leaders as Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Tad Turner, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and others.

In 2006 Muhammad Yunus was rewarded with Nobel Peace Prize for the input into the struggle with poverty. “It’s impossible to achieve peace till wide strata of society can’t find a solution to get out of poverty. Microcredit is one of such ways out”, is said in the official release of the Nobel committee. Today it’s the only one case in the world practice when the Nobel Prize was awarded to a banker for his financial activity.

Within the framework of his visit to Ukraine Muhammad Yunus will conduct the open master-class “Microcrediting as a tool for small and medium business development: world example of success”. Besides, he will be the guest of the round table “Economic development of the nation: role of small business and entrepreneurship” where leading specialists of the country on politics and finances will take part.

Join to the participants of the meeting with Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, leading economist, businessman who has proved his idea to the world!

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