The Bangladeshi anti-poverty banker Muhammad Yunus is to feature in an episode of hit TV cartoon The Simpsons. Yunus, whose pioneering work on micro-finance earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, will appear in the TV show as a cartoon version of himself. The episode will focus on his micro-credit work in Bangladesh, which has helped [...]

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His work is a great way of getting people out of poverty. He is not just giving them money to buy food or clothing but actually encouraging them to improve their own lives, and do something that can improve their quality of life over a long period.