Grameen Bank: Taking Capitalism to the Poor Evaristus Mainsah* MBA ’04 Schuyler R. Heuer MBA ’04 Aprajita Kalra MBA/MIA ’04 Columbia Business School Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs Qiulin Zhang MPA ’04 Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs This paper was written as part of the course Emerging Financial Markets taught by David O. Beim‚ professor of professional practice‚ at Columbia Business School in fall 2003. The authors are
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Leadership at Commerce Bank knew what it needed to do to be successful in the banking industry. They knew from the get go that they wanted to focus on differentiating themselves from competing banks. They wanted to compete on service rather than price recognizing that their prices weren’t always the best in the industry. Their corporate strategy was set around their customers having a positive‚ memorable‚ and consistent experience when they visit any of the Commerce Bank branches. They relied
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The monetary authority in most countries is called the Central Bank. A central bank does not deal directly with the public like commercial banks such as NCB; it is rather a bank for banks. In Jamaica the central banking function is carried out by the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ). This institution is located in the city of Kingston. The Bank of Jamaica plays a fundamental role in the Jamaican economy. According to the Bank of Jamaica website‚ this institution was established in recognition of the need
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Construct a Personal Ethical Framework I was born and raised in the United States Midwest‚ where Monday through Thursday attending school‚ completing chores‚ and terrorizing my older siblings was routine but Friday nights rooting for my high school football team was mandatory. In Oklahoma‚ particularly in the northeast corner dubbed ‘The Bible Belt’‚ I was raised with behavioral standards that piggy backed off of the Southern Baptist beliefs as well as normative beliefs of the day. Since people are
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PREPARED BY: HARYANTI HUSSEN (2009476958) BBA (HONS) FINANCE PREPARED FOR: PM MOHD ZAKI B. ZAKARIA TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background 1 1.1 Overview of CIMB Bank 2 1.2 Problem Statement 4 1.3 Research Objectives 4 1.4 Scope of the study 5 1.5 Limitation of the study 5 1.6 Significance of the study 6 1.7 Definition of term 7 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
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Introduction: Grameen Bank (GB) has reversed conventional banking practice by removing the need for collateral and created a banking system based on mutual trust‚ accountability‚ participation and creativity. Grameen Bank provides credit to the poorest of the poor in rural Bangladesh‚ without any collateral. At Grameen Bank‚ credit is a cost effective weapon to fight poverty and it serves as a catalyst in the overall development of socio-economic conditions of the poor who have been kept outside
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What is Bank:- A bank is a financial institution and a financial intermediary that accepts deposits and channels those deposits into lending activities‚ either directly or through capital markets. A bank connects customers that have capital deficits to customers with capital surpluses. A bank is a financial institution which deals with deposits and advances and other related services. It receives money from those who want to save in the form of deposits and it lends money to those who need it
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Characteristics / Features of a Bank 1. Dealing in Money: A bank is a financial institution which deals with other people’s money i.e. money given by depositors. 2. Acceptance of Deposit: A bank accepts money from the people in the form of deposits which are usually repayable on demand or after the expiry of a fixed period. It gives safety to the deposits of its customers. It also acts as a custodian of funds of its customers. 3. Giving Advances: A bank lends out money in the form of loans to
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Qualification in Human Resource Management 75th Batch at the Institute of Personal Management Sri Lanka (IPM). The case is about the SerendiB Bank which was playing a successful monopoly game in the Bankers field where only two other local banks were held due to the Government regulations towards the implementation of foreign banks in the country. The SerendiB Bank was leading the country with a staff of 9‚800 at the branches operating in each leading town island wide. Very recently; on its 50th
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Amanda Gonzalez Case Analysis Framework 1. Analyze and Record the Situation a. Environment i. Does the current economy poses a threat to the purchasing of YUM brands by society? ii. How does their current market strategy coincide with the current social and political trends going on? (i.e. going green‚ certain portion goes to certain charity) iii. Overall are there any possible threats or opportunities that may affect the firm or its industry? b
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