Social Business
Ipoh declared first Social Business City in Malaysia
Yunus Centre Press Release (05 September, 2016)A formal joint-declaration was made to make Ipoh as the first Social Business City of Malaysia by the Chief Minister of Perak, Mayor of Perak, CEO of MyHarapan, a youth organization of Malaysia, and Yunus Centre. Ipoh is the capital of Northern Malaysian state of Perak. The declaration came on opening day of the three day long Pangkor International Development Dialogue 2016 being held in Perak, Malaysia from 5-7 September 2016. Ipoh is following the...
International Social Business Forum held in Malaysia , New Yunus Social Business Centre opens in Perak Malaysia
Yunus Centre Press Release (04 September, 2016) Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was the chief guest at a special one day international social business forum held in Ipoh Malaysia on September 4 organized by MyHarapan, a leading Malaysian youth organization, together with the Chief Minister of Perak Dato Seri DiRaja Dr Zambry Bin Abdul Kadir, on the eve of the Pangkor International Development Dialogue to open in Ipoh on 5 September. In his address to the forum, Professor Yunus urge...
Yunus Social Business Centre established at Kings College London
Yunus Centre Press Release (01 September, 2016)A Yunus Social Business Centre was launched yesterday at the prestigious King’s College, London (KCL)An MoU between Yunus Centre and King’s College London, established in 1829 under University of London, was signed on Wednesday to establish the Centre which will focus on promoting social business study research and action within the college among both faculty and students.Ms Julie Devonshire, OBE, Director of Entrepreneurship Insti...
Six New Businesses Launched at the 329th Social Business Design Lab
Yunus Centre Press Release (August 20, 2016) The 329th Social Business Design Lab organized by Yunus Centre took place on 20th August 2016 at the Grameen Bank Auditorium with nearly 150 participants from national and international organizations attending.Since the Labs began in January 2013, over 7,500 projects have been presented in the last 329 Lab programs, of which 7,400 projects have been approved for equity funding investments ranging from taka one lakh to five lakh for Nobin Udyokta ...
Professor Yunus Joins IOC President to Welcome Refugee Olympic Team
Yunus Centre Press Release (August 12, 2016)Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was especially invited by IOC President Thomas Bach to join him in the flag raising ceremony of the Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympic Village on August 3. He joined in the official ceremony to welcome the team into the Village and to witness the flag raising of the Refugee Olympic Team along with five other teams that evening.There are ten athletes who form the Refugee Olympic Team from South Sudan. Ethio...
Yunus returns home among joyful colleagues holding Olympic Torch
Yunus Centre Press ReleaseDhaka, August 11, 2016Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus returned to Dhaka. His colleagues gave him a rousing welcome.He addressed the welcoming crowd to share his experiences at the mega global event. He narrated the experience of being the Olympic Torchbearer and of addressing the annual meeting of the International Olympic Committee. He also briefed them about progress made by Yunus Social Business Brazil, a social business company which operates in 13 states ou...
Dinner in Honour of Yunus by Mayor of Paris
Yunus Centre Press Release (August 10, 2016)Mayor Anne Hidalgo hosted a dinner for Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. The dinner took place at the magnificent Club de France, the French Olympic House during the Rio 2016 games. During the dinner she requested Professor Yunus to advise her on addressing the problem poverty in St Denis, the northern poor section of Paris city. She invited the top executives of National Olympic Committee (NOC) to join in the dinner.She requested them to ...
"Whole Nation can be Proud of Abdullah" : Yunus
Yunus Centre Press Release (09 August, 2016 )Nobel Laureate Professor Yunus went to give support to Bangladeshi athelet Abdullahil baki was competing in the qualifying round of the mens 10 metre air rifle shooting at the Deodoro Olympic Shooting park. Abdullah's performance was top order during the first of 60 shots. He was in fourth position among all contestants. Bangladeshi supporters were excited about his prospect of making the finalists of eight contestants. &n...
Professor Yunus Attends Rio Olympics 2016 Opening Ceremony as Official Guest
Yunus Centre Press Release (08 August, 2016)Nobel Laureate Professor Yunus was a honored guest of International Olympic Committee at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Rio Games on evening of 5 August at Maracasna stadium in Rio de Janeiro. He watched the spectacular four hour long program which included the march past of the Olympic team from Bangladesh to three billion audience who were watching the event throughout world. Professor Yunus was enjoying this breathtaking opening ceremony fro...
Yunus With Cricket Legend Sachin at Rio Olympics
Yunus Centre Press ReleaseRio, Aug 7, 2016Nobel laureate Professor Yunus met cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar in Rio. They were in the VIP box of the stadium watching opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics. They told each other how much they have been admiring each other over the years. During their conversation Professor Yunus mentioned to him that he reached his amazing record of 100th century at the stadium in Dhaka just across the Grameen Bank Building. Tendulkar fondly remembered the occ...
Yunus carries Olympic Torch at Rio 2016
Yunus Centre Press ReleaseRio, August 4Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, wearing elegant Olympic athlete uniform carried the Olympic torch today on the final leg of the Olympic torch relay in Rio de Janeiro in the build up to the opening of the 2016 Games. He received the flame from senior IOC representative James Tompkins in a brief ceremony of transferring the flame from his torch and walked 200 metres with the flame to loud applause and cheers of the flood of crowds on the streets.Duri...
Yunus addresses Olympic Committee in Rio
Yunus Centre Press Release (04 August, 2016)Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus addressed the 129th Session of the International Olympic Committee on the morning of August 3 at the Oceanico Convention Centre in Rio de Janeiro. He spoke on the theme of the potential of social business, the Olympics and sports to work together to solve social problems, particularly bring opportunities to help those who are excluded from the global economic system. The session was attended by more ...
Professor Yunus to be Honored as Olympic Torchbearer at the Opening of Olympic Games in Rio
Yunus Centre Press Release August 2, 2016Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is being honored to be an Olympic Torchbearer for the Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil by the President of the International Olympic Committee Mr Thomas Bach. He is chosen to join the mission of spreading the spirit of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games throughout the world. The Rio Olympic Torch relay began with the traditional Olympic flame lighting ceremony in the Greek city of Olympia, birthplace of the ancien...
Yunus Social Business Centres Opened in Four Countries
Yunus Centre Press Release July 28, 2016 MoUs were signed today between Yunus Centre and universities in India, Malaysia, and Spain to establish Yunus Social Business Centres (YSBC) at their institutions. Another will be signed tomorrow with the largest public university in Thailand. These become part of a growing network of social business centres, linked with Professor Muhammad Yunus, around the world, bringing the total number of YSBCs to 26 in countries around the world. YSBCs devel...