To Mr Yunus and its other critics, the Mexican bank is no better than an old-fashioned loan shark, earning its huge profits by charging poor borrowers a usurious interest rate of at least 79% a year.

• 争论由此引发，愈演愈烈。在尤纳斯和其他一些批评人士看来，该行无异于旧时高利贷主，狂征暴敛，向穷人们放贷，年利率不低于79%25。