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【标准美音 Editorial】08-14-2012
Concern For Grameen Bank

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图为乡村银行职员行于达卡市Muhammad Yunus肖像前。
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Grameen Bank
Bangladesh
Muhammad Yunus
Nobel Peace Prize
Independence Day Award
borrower-shareholder
State Department
Patrick Ventrell
编辑&翻译：betty0925
有betty的地方就有答疑~Today it has some 9 million borrowers, over 95% of them women. The bank's customers hold 94% of the shares in the bank, while the government of Bangladesh holds the remaining 6%.
In recognition for their efforts to create economic and social development from below, Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank were jointly awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, and numerous other prizes including the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian accolade in Bangladesh.
The United States is concerned that the push to expand the power of the bank's government-appointed chairman is a step toward increasing government control over the bank while diminishing the influence of its borrower-shareholders.
We call on the government of Bangladesh to respect the integrity, effectiveness, and independence of Grameen Bank, said State Department acting deputy spokesperson Patrick Ventrell. We urge the Bangladeshi government to ensure transparency in the selection of a new managing director who has unquestioned integrity, competence, and dedication to preserving Grameen Bank, its unique governance structure, and its effectiveness in bringing development and hope to 8.3 million of Bangladesh's most vulnerable citizens, mostly women.现今该行拥有九百多万借款人，其中超过95%是女性。客户持有该行9 4%的股份，剩下的6%由孟加拉国政府持有。
为了嘉奖Muhammad Yunus和乡村银行为底层百姓带来经济效益和社会发展，他们于2006年被共同授予了诺贝尔奖和其它很多奖项，包括孟加拉民众可以获得的最高荣誉――独立日奖。
美国担忧提升政府认命的主席的权力将会加大政府对该行的控制权，削弱该借贷者即股东的权力。
我们希望孟加拉国政府尊重乡村银行的完整，高效和独立性，美国务院代理发言人Patrick Ventrell说道。美国希望孟加拉国政府能确保总裁选举的公正公开，选出一位刚正不阿、德才兼备、兢兢业业的人士维持独特的领导班子，秉承Grameen银行一贯的行事作风，提升八百三十万孟加拉国最底层百姓，尤其是妇女的生活，给他们带来希望。