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World Service,01 Jun 2011,18 mins

Muhammed Yunus

Business Daily

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Muhammed Yunus describes his "painful" exit from Bangladesh's Grameen Bank, in his first interview since he was forced to step down. Speaking to Lesley Curwen, he attacks profit-making lenders for "misusing and abusing" the model of microfinance which is meant to alleviate poverty. Plus, is higher education worth the many thousands of dollars it costs? Our Washington commentator James Srodes looks at whether US students are getting value for money.

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