DR. YUNUS and GRAMEEN WIN NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
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http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2006/index.html
Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank have been awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, it has been announced.
Mr Yunus, a Bangladeshi, founded the bank, which is one of the pioneers of micro-credit lending schemes for the poor in Bangladesh.The bank is renowned for lending money to the least well off, especially women, so that they can launch their own businesses.
The winners will receive a prize of 10m Swedish kronor ($1.07m, £730,000).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6047020.stm
http://www.sajaforum.org/files/SAJAyunusMP3.mp3 (41M)