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Grameen Bank (Bengali: গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক) is a microfinance, specialized community development bank founded in Bangladesh. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It provides small loans (known as microcredit or "grameencredit") [ 7 ] to the impoverished without requiring collateral .
Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty is an autobiography of 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus.The book describes Yunus' early life, moving into his college years, and into his years as a professor at Chittagong University.
Grameen Shikkha or Grameen Education was established in 1997 to promote mass education in rural areas, provide financial support in the form of loans and grants for the purpose of education, use IT for alleviation of illiteracy and development of education, promote new technologies and innovate ideas and methods for development of education ...
Police Magazine - Guyana Police Force; The Scarlet Beret - Guyana Defence Force; Chronicle Christmas Annual; Queen’s College Annual - Established in 1936. Bishops’ High School Journal; St. Stanislaus Magazine; Guyana Historical Journal - Sporadically issued by the University of Guyana; Guyana Law Journal - Sporadically issued by the ...
In the 20th century, crime in Guyana was not properly documented, however the country was known to be extremely dangerous and violent [citation needed].The chart below shows the Guyanese homicide rate from 1990 until 2020, [1] where Guyana reported a peak intentional homicide rate of 28 murders per 100,000 in 2003 and a low of 10 murders per 100,000 in 2000.
The Grameen Bank Act 2013 was approved at a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina [136] and was passed by parliament on 7 November 2013. [137] It replaced the Grameen Bank Ordinance, the law that underpinned the creation of Grameen Bank as a specialised microcredit institution in 1983. [138] The New York Times reported in ...
Republic Bank acquired Scotiabank in 2019, which increased Republic Bank's share of Guyana's assets and deposits to 51%. [16] Bank of Baroda announced plans to sell off their Guyana operations, but reversed their decision, possibly due to the discovery of off-shore oil as motivation to stay in the country. [17]
The University of Guyana, in Georgetown, Guyana, is Guyana's national and most prestigious higher education institution.It was established in April 1963 with the following Mission: "To discover, generate, disseminate, and apply knowledge of the highest standard for the service of the community, the nation, and of all mankind within an atmosphere of academic freedom that allows for free and ...