Iqbal Quadir: The power of the mobile phone to end poverty

http://www.ted.com Iqbal Quadir tells how his experiences as a kid in poor Bangladesh, and later as a banker in New York, led him to start a mobile phone operator connecting 80 million rural Bangladeshi -- and to become a champion of bottom-up development.

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[rbrine01]

Excellent talk. I encourage everyone to look up more enlightening presentations from the TED organization.

[dinbdesh]

You are a great man with visions and actions. That's why you inspire me, and this is what I have learned from you. Thanking you is too little to acknowledge your contribution.

[MRjotabeJB]

Such an interesting and inspiring speech.

[RustyPGamer]

THATS MY UNCLE !!!

[wasinga7]

powerfull stuff..thanks man!

[DebbyBodyworks]

Thought provoking. I like that it turns existing thinking on its head. Thank you

[Mrmoc7]

Thinkers!

Let's all think!

[system0slaven]

you should put what the video about in the title Youd get more clicks

[mafiaguru]

Salute Mr. Iqbal Quadir. Why didnt I able to know abt ur venture before? We all knew GP, Grameen Bank etc. Long live ur ideas!

[lordmetroid]

Yes, government is as good for economies as the maffia a competing government like organisation that steals wealth in return for "protection".