Congratulations, Dr. Yunus

Nobel Peace Prize Announcement. The entire development finance industry worldwide can be proud that Dr. Mohamed Yunus and Grameen Bank won the Noble Peace Prize yesterday. Dr. Yunus, well-known for turning a single idea into a transformational movement, has long been a leader in our field.

In 1990, Dr. Yunus delivered the keynote speech at our Conference in Washington, DC. I saw him last in 2001 in Geneva, Switzerland, at a global meeting of social entrepreneurs.

Like so many others, I was pleased to hear about his selection. It is a great thing for microenterprise and for development finance here and around the world.