"In a presentation at Darden School of Business at the University of Virgina in 2004, Mohammed Yunus outlined the following principles and practices of Grameen Bank (GB), which were developed while building the bank.
Looking back, he noted that almost all are the inverse of standard banking practices. Considering that traditional banks are ultimately built to serve shareholders, it is logical that Grameen Bank, built to serve those considered "unbankable," would take a very different approach, as summarized by Sarasvathy (2022, pp. 223-225):"