Photo: #Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner and the managing director of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, speaks at the 2006 Global Microcredit Summit on Nov. 13 in Halifax, Canada.
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Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner and the managing director of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, speaks at the 2006 Global Microcredit Summit on Nov. 13 in Halifax, Canada. (David Boily/AFP/Getty Images)

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Nobel Peace prize winner and micro-lender Muhammad Yunus says the problem of poverty is one that can be solved. Yunus built a $6 billion business in large part by making small business loans, beginning with a $27 loan to Bangladeshi villagers.

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  • Muhammad Yunus: author of the new book, "Creating a World Without Poverty."

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