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“Black Day” for Grameen Bank

In a significant turning point for the Nobel prize winning Grameen Bank, the Bangladeshi government effectively took control of the institution today.   Rather than writing about the details, which bloggers better than I are doing, I thought I would share some of my own impressions of Grameen Bank as relates to their Housing Program.  … Continue reading

Comments from Stuart Rutherford on microsavings and housing

Stuart kindly allowed me to excerpt some comments from a recent email – thanks Stuart! “When I was an architectural student many years ago I had John W Turner as a tutor for a year and was much impressed by his ‘Housing is a Verb’ paper. After I turned to microfinance I stole that phrase … Continue reading