Which of the following statements about the grameen bank is false?

a.

about half of the borrowers are women.

b.

the bank has branches throughout rural areas in bangladesh.

c.

the bank was the first institution to utilize the microcredit concept.

d.

loans disbursed are typically under $100.

Option (A)

Explanation:

The Grameen bank is referred to the bank that was started for the development of a community and was originated initially in Bangladesh. The main objective of this bank is to provide banking facilities and benefits to the poor people in order to remove poverty.

There are many branches of this bank that are present in the rural areas throughout the country of Bangladesh. The founder of this bank is Muhammad Yunus, in the year 1983, developed this banking system where the micro-credit concept was first introduced and utilized. The loan that is provided is much less here, which is about $100 and more than about 90% of borrowers of this bank are women.

Thus, the correct answer is option (A).

d. stage 4

explanation:

the existence of some kind of demographic transition is widely accepted in the social sciences because of the well-established historical correlation linking dropping fertility to social and economic development.[1] scholars debate whether industrialization and higher incomes lead to lower population, or whether lower populations lead to industrialization and higher incomes. scholars also debate to what extent various proposed and sometimes inter-related factors such as higher per capita income,lower mortality, old-age security, and rise of demand for human capital are involved.[2]

a. it led to stricter immigration laws.