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Nobel Peace Prize 2006

Muhammad Yunus

Photo: N.A. Mamun

Prize share: 1/2

Grameen Bank logotype

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Prize share: 1/2

The Nobel Peace Prize 2006 was awarded jointly to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below"

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MLA style: The Nobel Peace Prize 2006. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach 2026. Sun. 19 Jul 2026. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2006/summary/>

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