
<p>A few months ago, in a high-profile interview (with The New York Times on April 17, 2013), Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the pioneer of microcredit, and the founder of Grameen Bank, talked about his dreams and his most recent innovation "Social Business" (SB) - and envisaged his plans for it.</p><p>Dr Yunus called upon global policymakers and charity foundations to support his new effort, his specific appeal, first, to create a "social business fund," and second, to encourage both young and retired businesspeople to come up with business ideas which can be supported by those funds.</p><p>Global leaders keep the gist of his innovative ideas in their thoughts and praise him unconditionally for his innovations. Unsurprisingly the global policymakers have already started adopting his new approach, with some of the initiatives already at the implementation stage; while surprisingly the policymakers from Bangladesh, his own country, have so far remained silent on this novel approach.</p><p>But how long can they simply watch, while others are already well into following our hero's way of thinking?</p><p><a href="http://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2013/oct/04/social-business-and-monetary-policy">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/03/bangladesh-grameen-idINDEE99209O20131003">Bangladesh's controversial Grameen moves closer to central bank control</a> (Reuters)</p><p><a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/time-for-collective-action/">Time for collective action</a> (Daily Star Online)</p><p><a href="http://www.emirates247.com/news/region/clerics-protest-nobel-winner-s-gay-rights-comments-2013-10-03-1.523310">Clerics protest Nobel winner's gay rights comments</a> (Emirates 24/7)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=djg2r6GqNZe0qBMrFkiU4gl_Rv7tM&ned=us">29 additional articles.</a></p>