REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir HossainNobel Peace Prize winning economist Muhammad Yunus takes over as the head of Bangladesh's caretaker government on Thursday at a time when the country is facing tough economic challenges. When you are desperate, you disturb peace," Yunus told Nobelprize.org in 2006. It was to solve this problem that he sought to inculcate "sound financial principles" in the poor through his microcredit system. GLOBALISATIONYunus has called for "multi-national social businesses" that either give the poor ownership or keep profits within poor countries. WOMENYunus emphasises the role of women in building the future and has been part of multiple international commissions catering to them.
