Yunus meets German President
18 Oct, 2014  
Fig: Yunus meets German President

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Nobel Laureate  Professor Muhammad Yunus was in  Berlin to speak at  the 50th anniversary of Robert Bosch Foundation,  one of the leading foundations of Germany, on October 16. German President Joachim Gauck,  a former East German civil society activist,  was the chief guest and key note speaker on the occasion. The theme  of the 5th anniversary celebration was Shaping the Future: The  Role of Civil Society.   

Dr Gerd Mueller,  German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the new Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi also spoke at the two-day conference in Berlin.  Bosch Foundation plans to promote social business in its future programmes. 

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