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伊卡柏·卡迪尔(Iqbal Quadir): 手机是战胜贫穷的利器

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Iqbal Quadir |

TEDGlobal 2005

• July 2005

伊卡柏·卡迪尔(Iqbal Quadir)讲述了他童年在贫穷的孟加拉国以及之后在纽约作为银行家的经历。这些经历促使他筹建了一家手机运营商，连接孟加拉8000万农村人口，并成为自下而上发展的倡导者。

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伊卡柏·卡迪尔(Iqbal Quadir)讲述了他童年在贫穷的孟加拉国以及之后在纽约作为银行家的经历。这些经历促使他筹建了一家手机运营商，连接孟加拉8000万农村人口，并成为自下而上发展的倡导者。

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Founder, GrameenPhone

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Iqbal Quadir is an advocate of business as a humanitarian tool. With GrameenPhone, he brought the first commercial telecom services to poor areas of Bangladesh. His latest project will help rural entrepreneurs build power plants.

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