Is it fair to do business with the poor?
Report on the debate between Muhammad Yunus and Michael Chu organized by the World Microfinance Forum Geneva. What is the role of commercialization, commercial capital and commercial investors in delivering microfinance to poor people? Is it ethical to make money out of the poor? These were the central questions of a debate organized by the World Microfinance Forum Geneva between Muhammad Yunus, Founder of Grameen Bank, and Michael Chu, one of the visionaries behind Banco Compartamos. Rich Rosenberg, Senior Advisor to the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, facilitated the discussion.
Source: World Microfinance Forum Geneva
