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  • Wednesday, 19 October, 2016
    FT Wealth
    Microfinance: creativity against poverty

    Banker Muhammad Yunus talks about Grameen Bank and his lending initiative

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2016
    Anne-Marie Slaughter
    Social entrepreneurs give lift to state

    A new ecosystem for public problem-solving is emerging, writes Anne-Marie Slaughter

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2016
    Entrepreneurship
    The rise of the social entrepreneur
  • Wednesday, 16 December, 2015
    World
    LSE’s philanthropy unit appoints first director
  • Wednesday, 8 July, 2015
    ReviewUS & Canadian companies
    ‘Clay Water Brick’, by Jessica Jackley

    American microfinance entrepreneur relates a magnetic personal tale of her quest to end poverty

  • Tuesday, 31 March, 2015
    Entrepreneurship
    How does one make it as a business pioneer?

    Being a business creator rather than merely a discoverer was the key to making the shortlist

  • Wednesday, 21 January, 2015
    Innovation
    Out of the slums with India’s micro loans

    Helping hardworking, cash economy Indians make the change of their lives

  • Wednesday, 24 September, 2014
    MBA blogCharlotte Clarke
    Indian School of Business alumni win Hult prize
  • Wednesday, 15 January, 2014
    Emerging markets
    Bangladesh opposition fights for new poll
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  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2013
    ReviewBusiness books
    ‘The Solution Revolution’

    The authors seek to show how entrepreneurs can solve some of the most intractable social problems

  • Friday, 25 October, 2013
    InterviewLunch with the FT
    Muhammad Yunus

    The Nobel Peace Prize-winner and economist drinks a glass of water and talks about microcredit

  • Tuesday, 22 October, 2013
    World
    Bangladeshi parties clash over poll process
  • Thursday, 3 October, 2013
    Global InsightVictor Mallet
    War crimes trials threaten Bangladesh

    Death sentence for opposition MP risks polarising population

  • Monday, 23 September, 2013
    MBA blogMBA
    The end, or the start of the Hult Prize rollercoaster?
  • Wednesday, 7 August, 2013
    beyondbricsWikiLeaks revelations
    Bangladesh: microlender Grameen in government sights
  • Tuesday, 4 June, 2013
    beyondbricsSamantha Pearson
    Yunus’s latest project: chickens in Haiti
  • Wednesday, 13 March, 2013
    Work & Careers
    Credit card boss’s early lesson in debt

    Capital One’s UK head says he is growing tired of an industry that punishes some of its customers

  • Wednesday, 6 March, 2013
    beyondbricsAmy Kazmin
    Bangladesh: government mulls Grameenphone options
  • Tuesday, 13 March, 2012
    Luke JohnsonEntrepreneurship
    We can all choose freedom over a job

    Many who prefer self-employment don’t plan to build a big business

  • Thursday, 16 February, 2012
    World
    Yunus expands joint venture companies
  • Tuesday, 7 February, 2012
    US & Canadian companies
    CreditEase shines in China peer-lending market
  • Wednesday, 14 December, 2011
    Financials
    Microfinance: Industry urged to refocus on poverty

    Calls grow for paradigm shift in lending, writes Mehreen Khan

  • Friday, 9 December, 2011
    Undercover EconomistWorld
    Is payday lending really wrong?

    An unauthorised overdraft can be more expensive than a payday loan, says Tim Harford

  • Friday, 4 November, 2011
    beyondbricsNeil Munshi
    A microfinance call for capital, but will the market listen?
  • Friday, 13 May, 2011
    World
    Yunus steps down from Grameen Bank
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