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Grameen Bank

Bangladesh · Government / Government of Bangladesh. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1976Date range
1Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1976

Muhammad Yunus1976

Government / Government of Bangladesh

Muhammad Yunus began his microloan program and founded the Grameen Bank, small loans were initially made to groups of five women who supported one another

Names involved

Muhammad Yunus

Provenance

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