Grameen Bank of Bangladesh:
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Grameen Bank of Bangladesh was started in the
1970s
as a small project, and is one of the biggest success stories in reaching the poor to meet their credit needs at reasonable rates.
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Grameen Bank in
2018
had over
9 million members
in about
81,600 villages
spread across Bangladesh.
- Almost all of the borrowers are women and belong to the poorest sections of society. These borrowers have proved that not only are poor women reliable borrowers , but they can start and run a variety of small income-generating activities successfully .
