CHAPTER 9

Prize-Winning Idea Paying Dividends in Kyrgyzstan

1. The women's businesses in Bishkek were financed by

Micro-loans from Kompanion

Venture capital from New York

A grant from the Kyrgyzstan government

A loan from the World Bank

2. The average Kompanion loan is

$100

$250

$350

$1,000

3. The originator of micro-loans is from

India

Bangladesh

The United States

Canada

4. For his idea of micro-loans, Yunus won

A Pulitzer Prize

A Congressional Medal of Freedom

The Nobel Peace Prize

A scholarship to Harvard Business School