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Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio Discuss Italian Government's Proposal to introduce Basic Income for Italian Citizens
Yunus Centre Press Release (September 16, 2018)La Repubblica, one of the most popular national newspaper in Italy has covered a story featuring Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and The Minister of Economic Development, Luigi Di Maio on their meeting regarding the youth unemployment situation. The article focuses on how Professor Yunus believes introducing the basic income for unemployed citizen will only hide the problem, not solve it. It will create dependence and inaction among the yout...
Yunus featured in Canadian High School Text Book
Yunus Centre Press Release (September 13, 2018)The story of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank is now part of the national curriculum for the Grade Seven students of Canada. “Complete Canadian Curriculum Grade 7” is a text book for the grade Seven students in Canada in which they learn Mathematics, English, History, Science and Geography. The story of Professor Yunus and Grameen Bank has been featured in the English text book.The story highlights how Professor Y...
Deputy Prime Minister of Italy Consults Yunus on youth unemployment in Italy
Yunus Centre Press Release (September 10, 2018)During Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited by Luigi di Maio, Deputy Prime Minister of Italy who holds the portfolio of Minister of Economic Development, Labor and Social Policies. He is the leader of the Five Star party which defeated all the traditional parties in the general election held in January this year. Five Star party's platform was based on rejecting all the policies of traditional parties. Nobel laureate Profe...
Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru invests in Virohan Institute to Increase Access to Vocational Training in the Healthcare Sector
BENGALURU, AUGUST 16th. Yunus Social Business (YSB) Fund Bengaluru has made an investment into Virohan Institute, a healthcare skilling provider that targets students from low-income backgrounds. YSB Fund Bengaluru provides long-term, patient loans and hands-on growth support, delivered by their team of local professionals, allowing the social businesses they invest in to flourish. What is the problem the social business is solving? Half of the population in India is under the age of 25 a...
Yunus Discusses Social Business with Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus had an hour long meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, wife of Malaysian political leader Anwar Ibrahim, at the Parliament Building in Malaysia. Professor Yunus presented to her the activities of Malaysian Network of Social Business involving five leading universities which created Yunus Social Business Centres, along with My Harapan, a national youth organization. Vice chancellors of...
Chinese Edition of Yunus's Three Zeros Book Launched
Through Five City Yunus Social Business Week in China Yunus Centre Press Release (24 July, 2018) From July 19 to July 24, Grameen China organized Yunus Social Business Week in honor of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. The week-long event stretched across multiple cities in China, comprising of various sessions with state dignitaries, business leaders, social business activists, leaders of finance and banking, microcredit practitioners, and students in China. In Beijing Prof. Yunus gave...
Yunus leads the procession of artists as honorary Chair of the 15th annual International Folk Art Market at Santa Fe
On July 12, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Professor Muhammad Yunus has led the procession of artists at the 15th International Folk Art Market at Santa Fe, New Mexico. Prof. Yunus has been invited to chair the 15th annual celebration of folk art at the historic Santa Fe Plaza which is the largest market of its kind worldwide. The yearly bazaar is a global amalgamation of artists and consumers of folk art coming from all over the world. The three-day market serves as a platform for cultural exchang...
Eighth Social Business Day 2018 Concludes with Enthusiasm and Promise of a Better Future
Following a successful, opening and day 1 of the eighth Social Business Day on June 28, 2018, Day-2 marked the final day the ceremony with enthusiasm abound. Social Business Day 2018 took place on June 28 – 29, 2018, in Bengaluru, India as organized by the Yunus Centre and Yunus Social Business India with support from INK and Infosys, and attended by 1200 delegates from 42 countries.The second day opened with the opening plenary “Corpoates in Social Business” which added to the...
First Day of Social Business Day 2018 in Bengaluru, India
On June 28, 2018, the curtain has been raised for the eighth Social Business Day 2018 in Bengaluru, India at Infosys Electronic City Campus. The signature event of the Yunus Centre, which held all its seven previous celebrations in Dhaka, Bangladesh, marked the annual global celebration of social business for the year 2018 through the headship of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus.The celebration began with a special Assamese song performance by celebrated singer, Joy Barua. Following the p...
Social Business Day 2018 To Be Launched in Bengaluru, India
Press ReleaseBengaluru, India June 27, 2018The Eighth Social Business Day will be launched for the first time in Bengaluru, India. The event is set to take place at Infosys Electronic City Campus in Bengaluru, India. This is the first time after the previous seven Social Business Days that this event is being held in India; all of the previous seven global annual celebrations of social business were held in Dhaka. This is the signature event of Yunus Centre which marks an annual celebration of s...
Yunus Signs Agreement with Mayor of Paris to Create Inclusive Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has signed this Wednesday, May 23, 2018 an agreement with the organizers and financiers of Paris Olympics and Paralympics 2024 to transform the Olympic Games event to being inclusive and solidarity-driven. For the first time in the history of the Game, Paris Olympics 2024 is going to be held as an Olympics focusing on social business and the circular economy. It will be done through the creation of IMPACT 2024. IMPACT 2024 is designed as a platform t...
Speaker of Italian Parliament Greets Yunus
Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was received by Roberto Fico (44), the newly elected Speaker of the new Italian Parliament during his visit to Rome during his recent visit. They had very detailed discussion on social business. His party has own the recent national election to give new direction to Italian economy and provide jobs to the youth, 40 percent of whom are unemployed. Speaker Fico was particularly interested in Yunus's idea of turning unemployed youth into entrepreneurs. During...
IOC President Welcomes Professor Yunus at Lausanne
On May 15, Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus met IOC President Thomas Bach at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) head quarters in Lausanne. Professor Yunus was invited by him to discuss the details of collaboration between Yunus Centre and IOC for mainstreaming social business in the sports world. Thomas Bach shared the thrilling experiences organising the joint march of the South and North Korean teams under the specially designed common flag at ...
Yunus Meets the Chief Minister of Orissa and Addresses the top Officials of Orissa Government.
In a visit to Bhubaneswar, as a State Guest of State Government of Orissa, Nobel Laureate Profrssor Muhamnad Yunus addressed the ministers and top civil servants of the Orissa government organized by the government sponsored by the Orissa Knowledge Hub at the State government Secretariat in Bhubaneswar. At the end of the event Prof. Yunus held an one on one discussion with the Hon’ble Minister Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare and Cooperation Sri Surya Narayan Patra, Chief S...
Yunus Attends First Joint Working Session of Olympic 2024 Organising Committees
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus attended the first joint working session of all organising committees of Paris Olympic 2024 on April 20, 2018 to conceptualize the details of the social orientation of Paris Olympic 2024. It aims to deliver the first inclusive and socially oriented Olympic facilities in the history of Olympics under the guidance of Professor Yunus. During the meeting he gave his guidance to the working groups composed of the co-ordinating committee Paris ...