Today, If You Look At Financial Systems Around The Globe, More Than Half The Population Of The World - Out Of Six Billion People, More Than Three Billion - Do Not Qualify To Take Out A Loan From A Bank. This Is A Shame. - SearchQuotes

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Today, if you look at financial systems around the globe, more than half the population of the world - out of six billion people, more than three billion - do not qualify to take out a loan from a bank. This is a shame.

Muhammad Yunus

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