Award Highlights Microcredit
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Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus said Saturday the prize has given momentum to his cherished program of helping the poor through small loans, bringing him flood of e-mails and invitations to meet with world ...Comment
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The winner of a $1.2 million prize for his inventions in light and laser technology said Friday he will give away some of his money to promote research at universities and organizations that help developing countries.
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A system linking the some of the globe's best doctors with the developing world is saving lives.
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An American and a Norwegian won the 2004 Nobel Memorial Prize in economics yesterday for shedding light on how government policies and actions affect economies around the world.
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A school playground, an eco-therapy unit and a council's twin- bin recycling scheme are among those shortlisted for an award for ecological innovation.   The County Durham Environment Award winners will be announced tomorrow with the successful projects receiving cash prizes.
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A group of ambitious businessmen has created an international contest to reward groups that have demonstrated achievements in arts and humanitarian service.
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A major milestone in microchip production is achieved allowing smaller and higher performance chips.
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MOSCOW, Aug 28 (IPS) - In the big expansion plans for the economy,  financial institutions are neglecting the microfinance that small  and medium business enterprises need, experts say.
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The credit-card company offers a hybrid rewards program for savers.
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Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus said Saturday the prize has given momentum to his cherished program of helping the poor through small loans, bringing him flood of e-mails and invitations to meet with world leaders.
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The World Bank approves a $600m loan aimed at helping millions of poor farmers across India.
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World poverty could be consigned to museums if banks and governments stimulate the creative energies of millions of poor people, Muhammad Yunus, the winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, said on Saturday.
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The excitement at the world's largest AIDS conference was over microbicides that could help women in poor countries protect themselves from HIV in several years.
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Two decades ago, a young accountant pioneered the now-$17 billion-a-year private student loan industry through a tiny nonprofit company with a noble goal: helping students pay for college.
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Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize today for her work as leader of an organization that has planted more than 30 million trees across Africa.
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Edward C. Prescott and Finn E. Kydland won this year&#39;s Nobel prize in economics for work that recognized the importance of productivity in business cycles and encouraged central banks to set long-term goals for fighting inflation.
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Wangari Maathai of Kenya became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote democracy, protect the environment and improve social conditions.