As per Dr. yunus Grameen Bank is.......
Owned by the Poor
Grameen Bank Project was born in the village of Jobra, Bangladesh, in 1976. In 1983 it was transformed into a formal bank under a special law passed for its creation. It is owned by the poor borrowers of the bank who are mostly women. It works exclusively for them. Borrowers of Grameen Bank at present own 94 per cent of the total equity of the bank. Remaining 6 percent is owned by the government.
Then he says.........
Grameen Network
Grameen Bank does not own any share of the following companies in the Grameen network. Nor has it given any loan or received any loan from any of these companies. They are all independent companies, registered under Companies Act of Bangladesh, with obligation to pay all taxes and duties, just like any other company in the country.
1) Grameen Phone Ltd.2) Grameen Telecom3) Grameen Communications4) Grameen Cybernet Ltd.5) Grameen Software Ltd.6) Grameen IT Park7) Grameen Information Highways Ltd.8) Grameen Star Education Ltd.9) Grameen Bitek Ltd.10) Grameen Uddog (Enterprise)11) Grameen Shamogree (Products)12) Grameen Knitwear Ltd.13) Gonoshasthaya Grameen Textile Mills Ltd.14) Grameen Shikkha (Education)15) Grameen Capital Management Ltd.16) Grameen Byabosa Bikash (Business Promotion )17) Grameen Trust
http://www.grameen-info.org/bank/GBGlance.htm
But grameen phone says...............
Grameen Telecom Corporation, which owns 38% of the shares of GrameenPhone, is a not-for-profit company and works in close collaboration with Grameen Bank.The internationally reputed bank for the poor, has the most extensive rural banking network and expertise in microfinance.
http://www.grameenphone.com/index.php?id=68
What is going on..........
Dr. yunus wants BD govt. to withdraw it's share from the Grameen Bank so that these shares can be given to poor women.
Should he not first give the share of the other companies in Grameen Network first?
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
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This claim of women owning lion's share in GB is a pathetic bluff. And DMY never stops selling this pitch shamelessly.
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