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Bangladeshi banking to help Scots

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A radical form of banking pioneered in Bangladesh could be brought to Scotland to help people out of poverty.

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But legal uncertainty may scupper the plans by Professor Muhammad Yunus to offer small business loans to people without collateral.

The Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist fears the benefits system could stop the Grameen Bank coming to Glasgow.

A documentary, Scotland's Brand New Bank will be broadcast on BBC One on Tuesday 7 July at 2235 BST.

The Department of Work and Pensions has not been able to say what would happen to claimants' welfare payments if they took out a loan.

Mr Yunus started the micro-finance revolution in Bangladesh with a loan of $27 in 1976 - since then his Grameen Bank expanded to 38 countries and become a global success story.

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