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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A radical way to help the poor

Broadcast: Midday, 03/07/2008, 12:06 p.m.

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Nobel Peace Prize winner and author Muhammed Yunus spoke at the Commonwealth Club about his successful microcredit banking program and his new book, "Creating a World Without Poverty."

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  • Muhammed Yunus: author of "Creating a World Without Poverty."

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