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 Finance is a field that deals with investment studies
Finance is a field that deals with the study of investments.
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Water supply and sanitation in Lebanon
"This article's last major overhaul was conducted in December 2013." Water supply and sanitation in Lebanon is characterized by a number of achievements and challenges. The achievements include the reconstruction of infrastructure after the 1975–90 Civil War and the 2006 war with Israel, as well as the reform of the water and sanitation sector through a water law passed in 2000. The law created four Regional Water Establishments to consolidate numerous smaller utilities. The challenges include poor service quality, in particular intermittent water supply that persists despite the availability of relatively abundant water resources; the slow implementation of the water reform; the separation of responsibilities between various entities such as the Council for Development and Reconstruction, which are de facto in charge of investment, and the Regional Water Establishments, which are in charge of operation and maintenance; limited institutional capacity in the public sector, and in particular the Regional Water Establishments; politicization of decision-making; the absence of an autonomous regulatory agency; poor information about water resources, sector performance and assets; a very low share of metering and the absence of volumetric water tariffs; a high level of water distribution losses; limited cost recovery for water supply; and no cost recovery for sewerage and wastewater treatment.
Finance
Finance is a field that deals with the study of investments. It includes the dynamics of assets and liabilities over time under conditions of different degrees of uncertainty and risk. Finance can also be defined as the science of money management. Finance aims to price assets based on their risk level and their expected rate of return. Finance can be broken into three sub-categories: public finance, corporate finance and personal finance. Questions in personal finance revolve around: Personal finance may involve paying for education, financing durable goods such as real estate and cars, buying insurance, e.g.
History of private equity and venture capital
The history of private equity and venture capital and the development of these asset classes has occurred through a series of boom and bust cycles since the middle of the 20th century. Within the broader private equity industry, two distinct sub-industries, leveraged buyouts and venture capital experienced growth along parallel, although interrelated tracks. Since the origins of the modern private equity industry in 1946, there have been four major epochs marked by three boom and bust cycles. The early history of private equity—from 1946 through 1981—was characterized by relatively small volumes of private equity investment, rudimentary firm organizations and limited awareness of and familiarity with the private equity industry.
Venture capital
Venture capital (VC) is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth (in terms of number of employees, annual revenue, or both). Venture capital firms or funds invest in these early-stage companies in exchange for equity, or an ownership stake, in the companies they invest in. Venture capitalists take on the risk of financing risky start-ups in the hopes that some of the firms they support will become successful. The start-ups are usually based on an innovative technology or business model and they are usually from the high technology industries, such as information technology (IT), clean technology or biotechnology.
Islamic banking and finance
Islamic banking or Islamic finance () or sharia-compliant finance is banking or financing activity that complies with sharia (Islamic law) and its practical application through the development of Islamic economics. Some of the modes of Islamic banking/finance include "Mudarabah" (Profit sharing and loss bearing), "Wadiah" (safekeeping), "Musharaka" (joint venture), "Murabahah" (cost plus), and "Ijar" (leasing). Sharia prohibits "riba", or usury, defined as interest paid on all loans of money (although some Muslims dispute whether there is a consensus that interest is equivalent to "riba"). Investment in businesses that provide goods or services considered contrary to Islamic principles (e.g.
Elliott Broidy
Elliott Broidy (born 1956/1957) is an American venture capitalist, Republican fundraiser, and philanthropist. Broidy is the son of Sherman G. Broidy (1924-2014), an educator and property developer, and Dorothy Horowitz. Broidy graduated from the University of Southern California, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Broidy started his career in finance at Arthur Andersen. He was Managing Director at Bell Enterprises from 1982 to 1991. In 1991, he founded Broidy Capital Management, an investment firm. He then served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Enakku Veru Engum Kilaigal Kidayathu
Enakku Veru Engum Kilaigal Kidayathu () is a 2016 Indian Tamil comedy film written and directed by Ganapathy Balamurugan.. The film stars Goundamani in the lead role, with Soundararaja and Riythvika in supporting roles. Featuring music composed by S. N. Arunagiri, the film began production during June 2016, and was released on 26 August 2016. In January 2015, Goundamani accepted terms to work on a film titled "Enakku Veru Engum Kilaigal Kidayathu" directed by Ganapathy Balamurugan. Along with "49-O" (2015) and "Vaaimai", the film marked the return of Goundamani to films after a long sabbatical.
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I took a few finance classes in college but probably forgot much more than I remember