Under threat of jail, microfinance pioneer vows to keep lending to poorest Bangladeshis
Muhammad Yunus tells the Guardian charges against him are politically motivated, and expresses concern about personal attacks from politicians
April 2017
We can't be Denmark: Josh Frydenberg plays down wind energy potential on Q&A
Energy minister says Australia’s remoteness means it cannot match European countries yet in producing electricity from renewables
March 2017
Social entrepreneurs
'We are all entrepreneurs': Muhammad Yunus on changing the world, one microloan at a time
The Nobel peace prize laureate will be in Australia to discuss why fostering entrepreneurship is even more important in the age of automation
May 2016
‘Is Bangladesh turning fundamentalist?’ – and other questions I no longer wish to answer
Bangladesh is not the story of a secular country that has turned to radicalism: it is the story of a country that has, against all odds, survived, even flourished
July 2014
Global inequality risks spread of military conflicts, Cameron warned
Graça Machel, Bono and Tutu urge prime minister to take lead on UN climate change deal and millennium development goals
October 2013
Back in black: has microfinance matured?
Years of crises have marred its reputation, but what lessons can be learned and what how will microfinance evolve? Join the debate on Thursday, 3 October from 1pm BST
September 2013
Microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus accused of tax evasion
Officials in Bangladesh order legal action against Nobel prize winner, who denies allegations
May 2013
Small business blog
Muhammad Yunus: 'be clear what you want when mixing profit and social'
Following the recent building collapse in Bangladesh, the 'godfather' of microfinance talks about the garment industry, corporate social responsibility and starting up a social enterprise
Muhammad Yunus: 'Business is a beautiful mechanism to solve problems'
Grameen Bank founder is a microfinance pioneer, but are his plans for alleviating poverty a little too good to be true? Liz Ford meets him
Muhammad Yunus appeals to west to help Bangladesh's garment industry
Nobel prize winner calls on foreign clothes companies to fix a minimum wage for workers to prevent further tragedies
October 2012
Tesco and Grameen Bank to provide microfinance in Scotland
Supermarket's financial services arm and Nobel-winning Bangladehi development bank will target the most impoverished Scottish regions from 2013
March 2012
People and power
Muhammad Yunus: 'Economists have misunderstood human beings'
Comment is free interviews: Economist Muhammad Yunus explains how social businesses can put the creativity and innovation of capitalism to uses other than making money
July 2011
Muhammad Yunus banks on beating the enemies of microfinance
The Nobel peace prize winner discusses recent attacks on his schemes to relieve poverty, from within Bangladesh and abroad
May 2011
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus leaves microfinance bank
Peace prize recipient leaves pioneering Grameen Bank following legal dispute with Bangladeshi government
April 2011
Happiness – and how to find it
Low taxes, freedom of speech, equality... the government can provide or withhold many of the things that make life better. Now a new organisation called Action for Happiness wants to spread the message of how we can change the world for the better
March 2011
Development talk point
Talk point: Have your say on microfinance
This month's Global development podcast will look at the controversies surrounding microfinance. Let us know which questions you'd like us to put to our panellists
Happy 40th birthday, Bangladesh
It boasts a growing economy, a vibrant political scene and a strong women's movement . . . Forty years after the bloody war that gave it birth, Bangladesh has much to celebrate
Poverty matters blog
Is microfinance a neoliberal fairytale?
Muhammad Yunus loses appeal against Grameen Bank dismissal
