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Muhammad YUNUS

2009 ranking: 6

Muhammad YUNUS

Muhammad Yunus

Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi banker and economist. He previously was a professor of economics where he developed the concept of microcredit. Professor Yunus picked up the idea of microcredit from Akhtar Hameed Khan, a world-renowned Pakistani social scientist. These loans are given to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. Yunu...

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