Grameen Bank

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Grameen Bank is a pioneering microfinance institution in Bangladesh that provides small loans to the poor, especially women, to promote entrepreneurship and alleviate poverty.

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instanceOf bank
microfinance institution
awarded Nobel Peace Prize (shared) NERFINISHED
awardWith Muhammad Yunus NERFINISHED
awardYear 2006
businessModel microcredit model
solidarity group lending
clientBase landless poor
micro-entrepreneurs
country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
currencyOfLoans Bangladeshi taka NERFINISHED
focusArea poverty alleviation
rural development
women empowerment
foundedBy Muhammad Yunus NERFINISHED
founder Muhammad Yunus NERFINISHED
hasInfluenced global microfinance movement
replication of Grameen model in many countries
headquartersLocation Bangladesh NERFINISHED
Dhaka NERFINISHED
inception 1983
industry banking
microfinance
knownFor Grameen model of microcredit
pioneering modern microfinance
languageOfOperation Bengali
legalForm specialized bank under Bangladeshi law
loanRepaymentFrequency weekly installments
loanType collateral-free loans
group-based lending
mission to alleviate poverty through financial services
to promote self-employment
offers education loans
housing loans
micro-insurance
savings products
operatesIn rural Bangladesh
ownershipStructure majority owned by borrowers
percentageOfWomenBorrowers high proportion of women clients
primaryService microcredit
small loans
reasonForAward efforts to create economic and social development from below
regulator Bangladesh Bank NERFINISHED
socialApproach group meetings
peer monitoring
targetPopulation low-income entrepreneurs
poor people
women
website https://www.grameen.com

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Muhammad Yunus founded Grameen Bank
Muhammad Yunus sharedAwardWith Grameen Bank