<p>The African Development Bank (AfDB) together with the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Muhammad Yunus have launched what they call a social business programme for Africa.</p><p>The Tunis-based lender and the founder of Grameen Bank on March 13, 2013 officially launched the Holistic Social Business Movement in Africa (HSBM), a two-year programme to be funded by a grant from the Government of Japan and co-financed by the AfDB.</p><p>The initiative was announced when Mr Yunus paid a visit to the headquarters of the AfDB in Tunis, Tunisia.</p><p>The HSBM projects will be piloted in Togo, Tunisia and Uganda, the AfDB said indicating that it will be expanded in other African countries.</p><p><a href="http://www.spyghana.com/prof-yunus-and-afdb-launches-social-business-programme-for-africa/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.4-traders.com/news/African-Development-Bank-Group-The-AfDB-and-Nobel-Laureate-Muhammad-Yunus-Launch-Social-Business-i--16544750/">AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP : The AfDB and Nobel Laureate ...</a> (4-traders (press release))</p><p><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201303182440.html">Development Effectiveness Review 2012</a> (AllAfrica.com)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=djMomy_gdN6FlPMdqhuUzpKqT-LDM&ned=us">10 additional articles.</a></p>