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  2. Nadar climber - Wikipedia

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    Nadar climber in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu. To the south of the Tambraparni, the Nadar climbers constituted the vast majority of the population in the palmyra forests of the Tiruchendur teris, during the 19th century. Majority of the Nadars today come from the south of Thamiraparani river. The Nadar climbers here secured a meager ...

  3. John Fund - Wikipedia

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    April 8, 1957 (age 67) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. Alma mater. California State University, Sacramento. Occupation (s) Commentator, columnist, author. John H. Fund (born April 8, 1957) is an American political journalist. He is currently the national-affairs reporter for National Review Online [1] and a senior editor at The American Spectator. [2]

  4. Nelson Chai - Wikipedia

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    Nelson Joosuk Chai (born 1965) is an American investment banker and financial executive. [1] [2] He formerly served as the chief financial officer of American financial services company Merrill Lynch and briefly as Bank of America 's president for the Asia-Pacific region. [3] [4] He is the former president of CIT Group and reported directly to ...

  5. Newfund - Wikipedia

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    Newfund is a venture capital firm focused on early stage investment in France and the United States. Founded in 2008, it had raised more than 230 million euros as of September 2018, [1] mostly from entrepreneurs, business leaders, and family offices. It typically invests between €500,000 and €2m per company. [2]

  6. United Nations Peacebuilding Fund - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) is a multi-year standing trust fund for post-conflict peacebuilding, established in 2006 by the UN Secretary General at the request of the UN General Assembly with an initial funding target of $250 million. The fund was established out of the recognition that among the impediments to successful ...

  7. Pula Fund - Wikipedia

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    The Pula Fund was established in November 1993, to invest surplus revenues from diamond exports. [2] [3] In 1997, the fund was re-established in its current form, under the Bank of Botswana Act 1996 with the objective of providing greater flexibility in the management of international reserves, and greater certainty in the forecasting of annual ...

  8. Dubai Investment Fund - Wikipedia

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    Dubai Investment Fund was founded in 2001 with the main office in Dubai, UAE. [1] Over the years, the company has built stakes in electronics, financial, renewable energy, oil and gas, and information technology sector companies. [8] In 2002, DIF made its first investment and built a stake in companies such as Statoil and Petrobras.

  9. Lalanath de Silva - Wikipedia

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    Lalanath de Silva. Dr. Lalanath de Silva is a Sri Lankan born environmental lawyer, serving as the first Head of the Independent Redress Mechanism of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) [1] established as the main funding mechanism under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). [2] He was appointed to this position by the 24 ...