The planter of seeds : ‘Banker to the poor’ Muhammad Yunus shares micro-lending philosophy

Muhammad Yunus addresses Westmont College President's Breakfast Friday.STEVE MALONE/NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS
Muhammad Yunus addresses Westmont College President’s Breakfast Friday.

STEVE MALONE/NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS

Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus spoke Friday at this year’s Westmont President’s Breakfast to a full room of faculty, sponsors and students at the Fess Parker Doubletree resort.

In his hour-long speech that shares its title with one of his books — “Creating a World without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism” — professor Yunus talked about how he started the Grameen Bank and the business of micro-loans in his native Bangladesh, his numerous other projects, and his philosophy of a kinder, less rapacious capitalism.
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