Minister praises Nobel Prize award

Dutch aid minister Agnes van Ardenne said the thought it was ‘wonderful’ that Muhammad Yunus, inventor of micro-credit, had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The award was particularly notable because for the first time the link had been made between combating poverty and peace, she said.

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