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I came across the book, How to Change the World by David Bornstein, as part of the suggested readings for the social entrepreneurship class that I’m now attending.

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Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and founder of Grameen Bank - Bangladesh (left), and Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip, founder and managing director of the CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions...

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Bangon Pilipinas lone senatorial candidate Eddie Villanueva  has cautioned the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against  stunting the growth of micro and small enterprises in its efforts to intensify tax collection on self-employed professionals and individuals paying less than P200,000 in taxes per year.

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Microfinance is a poverty trap and not a solution to poverty, according to a leading economic professor.

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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday urged the government of Bangladesh not to do anything that could undermine the effectiveness of the internationally acclaimed Grameen Bank micro-lender.

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President Aquino is expected to announce soon the appointment of Aris Alip as presidential adviser for microfinance and lending, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima told editors and reporters of The STAR in a roundtable discussion Wednesday night.

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My recent visit to Carbon market was interesting.

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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus lost his final court appeal Tuesday to stay as managing director of pioneering microlender Grameen Bank, which he founded nearly three decades ago to lift many Bangladeshis out of poverty.

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The anti-poverty business formation known as microfinance is under attack worldwide, but efforts to get it back on track are afoot.

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This week marks the 10th anniversary of Asia Business Report. Anchored by Filipino international broadcast journalist Rico Hizon (photo), the newscast is now one of the longest running shows on BBC World News.

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