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Grameen Bank

microfinance organization and community development bank
Organization bank Q188567
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Summary

Grameen Bank is a bank[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of bank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,093 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Field of work: ethical banking[3]
  • Award received: Nobel Peace Prize[4], Independence Award[5], Gandhi Peace Prize[6], Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want[7]
  • Country: Bangladesh[8]
  • Founder: Muhammad Yunus[9]
  • Headquarters location: Dhaka[10]
  • Commons category: Grameen Bank[11]
  • Industry: financial services[12], financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding[13]
  • Inception: 1983[14]
  • Official website: https://grameenbank.org.bd/[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Grameen Bank[16]
  • Product or material produced: microfinance[17]
  • Social media followers: 6486[18], 6480[19]

Why It Matters

Grameen Bank has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

What awards did Grameen Bank receive?

Honors received include Nobel Peace Prize[4], Independence Award[5], Gandhi Peace Prize[6], and Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want[7].

Related Entities

Bangladesh bank Muhammad Yunus

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . grameenbank.org.bd. grameenbank.org.bd. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . nobelprize.org. nobelprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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