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Anti-poverty banker accepts Nobel Anti-poverty banker accepts Nobel
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Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank have received the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital Oslo.Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank have received the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital Oslo.
Mr Yunus founded the bank, which helps people out of poverty by giving them small, usually unsecured loans.Mr Yunus founded the bank, which helps people out of poverty by giving them small, usually unsecured loans.
Mr Yunus, 66, said he would use the 10m Swedish kronor ($1.35m, £730,000) prize money to "find more innovative ways" to help the poor launch businesses.Mr Yunus, 66, said he would use the 10m Swedish kronor ($1.35m, £730,000) prize money to "find more innovative ways" to help the poor launch businesses.
"Poverty is a threat to peace," he told the awards ceremony."Poverty is a threat to peace," he told the awards ceremony.
"The frustrations, hostility and anger generated by abject poverty cannot sustain peace in any society in the world.""The frustrations, hostility and anger generated by abject poverty cannot sustain peace in any society in the world."
She added that while terrorism had to be condemned "in the strongest language", the world needed to tackle its root causes. He added that while terrorism had to be condemned "in the strongest language", the world needed to tackle its root causes.
"I believe that putting resources into improving the lives of the poor people is a better strategy than spending it on guns," Mr Yunus said."I believe that putting resources into improving the lives of the poor people is a better strategy than spending it on guns," Mr Yunus said.
MUHAMMAD YUNUS Bangladeshi economistFounded concept of micro-creditStarted Grameen Bank in 1976 Profile: Muhammad Yunus Q&A: What is microfinance? Changing scope of prize Text: Peace prize citation He set up the Grameen Bank in 1976 with just $27 from his own pocket. Thirty years on, it has 6.6 million borrowers, of which 97% are women, according to the bank's website.MUHAMMAD YUNUS Bangladeshi economistFounded concept of micro-creditStarted Grameen Bank in 1976 Profile: Muhammad Yunus Q&A: What is microfinance? Changing scope of prize Text: Peace prize citation He set up the Grameen Bank in 1976 with just $27 from his own pocket. Thirty years on, it has 6.6 million borrowers, of which 97% are women, according to the bank's website.
Nobel prizes are always presented on the 10 December anniversary of the death of their creator, Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel.Nobel prizes are always presented on the 10 December anniversary of the death of their creator, Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel.
Mr Yunus, the first Nobel laureate from Bangladesh, was accompanied by bank board member Mosammat Taslima Begum at the ceremony.Mr Yunus, the first Nobel laureate from Bangladesh, was accompanied by bank board member Mosammat Taslima Begum at the ceremony.
Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman Ole Danbolt Mjoes said that by giving the award to Mr Yunus, the group wanted to highlight not only the fight against poverty, but also dialogue with the Muslim world and the need to empower women.Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman Ole Danbolt Mjoes said that by giving the award to Mr Yunus, the group wanted to highlight not only the fight against poverty, but also dialogue with the Muslim world and the need to empower women.
"Micro-credit has proved itself to be a liberating force in societies where women in particular have to struggle against repressive social and economic conditions," he said."Micro-credit has proved itself to be a liberating force in societies where women in particular have to struggle against repressive social and economic conditions," he said.