<p>Many pressing problems of rich as well as poor countries, such as poverty and unemployment, can be solved by setting up 'social-business' ventures, said Prof Mohammad Yunus, a Bangladeshi economist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 along with Grameen Bank, that he founded.</p><p>Prof Yunus was in Muscat to deliver a speech on 'social business' at the Second Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) Majlis 2013 organised by the EO Oman chapter from February 21-23.</p><p>Founded in 1987, EO is a global business network of over 8,700 business owners with chapters around the world.</p><p>Speaking to Muscat Daily on the sidelines of the EO Majlis, Prof Yunus said that social businesses would have a big impact in terms of solving pressing problems, especially poverty and unemployment, across the world.</p><p><a href="http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Business/Social-businesses-can-solve-pressing-problems-Prof-Yunus-2284">Keep reading...</a></p>