Dueling between Grameen and Norwegian TV Network

The Norwegian network NRK, which aired the original Tom Heinemann documentary, just posted two letters that continue the controversy the film started. The first is from the U.S.-based Grameen Foundation on behalf of the Bangladesh-based Grameen Bank:

Even though Grameen Bank may, due to the publication of the above mentioned false and defamatory statements, have a legal claim against NRK, the Bank does not desire to engage in a legal battle against NRK---at least if it’s possible to redress harm by other means. I should therefore be grateful to receive your urgent response as to what measures NRK could take to correct the false statements made in the film and to rectify some of the harm inflicted upon Grameen Bank.

The letter makes specific criticisms buttressed by videos posted on YouTube.The second letter is a reply that is officially from NRK; but clearly the "we" used throughout includes Heinemann:

We don't dispute the fact that micro loans have been of help to many poor people. Neither the film has stated this. What the film "Caught in Micro Debt" states is that there is also another side to it.It also reveals that this has been discussed and well known among the insiders for many years. There ARE critics. There IS research with different answers. There ARE individuals who tell a different story. The film also tells that Dr. Yunus, who has been solely portrayed as an uncontroversial receiver of Norwegian and international aid money, in fact was part of a serious controversy with Norwegian authorities in the late 90's. A fact that has been held secret, not only to the Norwegian Public, but even to members of the Norwegian government and parliament for all these years. This is what the film is about. And this is what we have the right and obligation to tell our viewers.

NRK argues that they are restoring balance, that they made appropriate efforts to get both sides of the story (Yunus and the Grameen Bank did not reply to their queries), that they never said Yunus did anything illegal, and that the assertion that interest rates could reach 200% related to Mexico, not Bangladesh.