| The Nobel Peace Prize 2006
"for their efforts to create economic and social development from below"
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The Norwegian Nobel Committee has Announced the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006, divided into two equal parts, to Dr. Muhammad Yunus & Grameen Bank |
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Announcement of the Seoul Peace Prize Recipient 2006
SEOUL (September 6, 2006) Dr. Muhammad Yunus, father of the global microcredit movement andfounder and managing director of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, has beenawarded the prestigious 2006 Seoul Peace Prize for his decades-long dedicationto fighting poverty with an ingenious micro-credit system and for empoweringwomen as a major player of economic activities in a traditionally male-dominantsociety.
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ITU Award Ceremony
This year, the ITU World Information Society Award 2006 is presented to two distinguished and eminent personalities who have furthered the cause of building a more inclusive and equitable Information Society and helped close the digital divide: President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal and Professor Muhammad Yunus, Managing Director of Grameen Bank, Bangladesh
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The Grameenm Bank Wins Petersberg Prize
Grameen Bank-Village Phone Wins Global Competition for
Contribution of Technology to Development
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Acceptance Speech on Petersberg Prize
Inaugural Petersberg Prize has been awarded to Grameen Bank for Village Phone Project. The award was given by the Development Gateway Foundation based in Washington DC. The Foundation and Managing Director of Grameen Bank, Professor Muhammad Yunus received the award on June 27, 2004,
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