MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

07.08.2010

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CENTURY INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE PTE LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

33 Bishan Street 21 #14-11 Rafflesia Condominium Singapore 579801

 

 

Country :

Singapore

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

17.10.2007

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

200719273Z

 

 

Legal Form :

Exempt Pte Ltd

 

 

Line of Business :

Wholesale of Petrochemical Products   

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ca

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

Limited with full security

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 


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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 30, 2010

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(01.04.2010)

Current Rating

(30.06.2010)

Singapore

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D


Subject Company   

 

CENTURY INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE PTE. LTD.

 

 

Line Of Business  

 
WHOLESALE OF PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCTS.                                  

 

Parent Company     : N/A

 

 

Financial Elements

 

                                               

Sales                       : N/A 

Networth                   : N/A

Paid-Up Capital         : S$5,000

Net result                  : N/A

 

Net Margin(%)           : N/A

Return on Equity(%) : N/A

Leverage Ratio          : N/A

 


COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

 

Subject Company :

CENTURY INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE PTE.LTD.

Business Address:

33 BISHAN STREET 21 #14-11 RAFFLESIA CONDOMINIUM

Town:

SINGAPORE

Postcode:

579801

Country:

Singapore

Telephone:

-

Fax:

-

ROC Number:

200719273Z

Easy Number company:

00005630019128

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Legal Form:

Exempt Pte Ltd

Date Inc.:

17/10/2007

All amounts in this report are in :

SGD

Paid-Up Capital:

5,000

 
 
BASED ON ACRA'S RECORD 
                                              NO OF SHARES      CURRENCY             AMOUNT              
ISSUED ORDINARY                5,000                       SGD                        5,000.00               
PAID-UP ORDINARY               -                              SGD                        5,000.00
 
AUDITOR : KEN TAN & CO

 

 

 

 

REFERENCES

 

 

Litigation:

No

Company status :

TRADING

Started :

17/10/2007

 

 

PRINCIPAL(S)

 

FANSIANTO MARTA

S7176875I

Director

 

 

DIRECTOR(S)

 

TJENG NIE NIE

S2222495F

Company Secretary

Appointed on :

17/10/2007

 

Street :

33 BISHAN STREET 21 #14-11 RAFFLESIA CONDOMINIUM

 

Town:

SINGAPORE

 

Postcode:

579801

 

Country:

Singapore

 

 

FANSIANTO MARTA

S7176875I

Director

Appointed on :

17/10/2007

 

Street :

234 PASIR RIS DRIVE 4 #09-480

 

Town:

SINGAPORE

 

Postcode:

510234

 

Country:

Singapore

 

 

ACTIVITY(IES)

 

Activity Code:

16350

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

Activity Code:

3970

CHEMICALS

 
 
BASED ON ACRA'S RECORD 
1) WHOLESALE OF PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCTS                                
2) WHOLESALE OF CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS(S)

 

RAKASAKTI KURNIAWAN

5,000

Private Person

 

Street :

33 BISHAN STREET 21 #14-11 RAFFLESIA CONDOMINIUM

Town:

SINGAPORE

Postcode:

579801

Country:

Singapore

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY AND EXPERIENCES

 

Trade Morality:

AVERAGE

Liquidity :

UNKNOWN

Payments :

REGULAR

Trend :

LEVEL

Financial Situation:

UNKNOWN

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL COMMENTS

 

NOTE: THE SUBJECT DID NOT FILE ITS FINANCIALS FOR THE YEAR 2007.      
PLEASE REFER TO THE LIMITED EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY CLAUSE BELOW FOR   
FURTHER INFORMATION.
                                                                      
EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY                                                
WHERE THE SHARES OF A PRIVATE COMPANY ARE NOT OWNED BY ANY CORPORATE  
BODY AND THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 20 MEMBERS, THE PRIVATE COMPANY IS    
KNOWN AS AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY.
                                                                   
AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY ENJOYS A GREATER AMOUNT OF PRIVACY THAN A   
PRIVATE COMPANY. IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE ACCOUNTS WITH THE         
REGISTRAR IF IT CAN PRODUCE A CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY ONE OF ITS        
DIRECTORS, SECRETARY AND AUDITOR CONFIRMING THE FOLLOWING POINTS:
1.             THE COMPANY IS AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY.                          
2.             THE AUDITED ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN TABLED BEFORE THE SHAREHOLDERS      
AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.                                        
3.             THE COMPANY IS ABLE TO MEET ITS LIABILITIES.
THERE IS THEREFORE NO DISCLOSURE TO THE PUBLIC OF THE ACCOUNTS OF THE 
COMPANY ALTHOUGH THE ACCOUNTS STILL HAVE TO BE AUDITED EVERY YEAR AND 
APPROVED AT AN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE COMPANY.                 
                                                                      
A PRIVATE COMPANY THAT IS WHOLLY OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT MAY BECOME AN
EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY IF THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE, IN THE NATIONAL   
INTEREST, DECLARES IT TO BE SUCH BY A GAZETTE NOTIFICATION.           
EXEMPT FROM AUDIT                                                     
AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY IS EXEMPT FROM AUDIT REQUIREMENTS IF THE
STARTING DATE OF ITS FINANCIAL YEAR IS BETWEEN 15 MAY 2003 AND 31 MAY 
2004 AND ITS TURNOVER FOR THAT FINANCIAL YEAR DOES NOT EXCEED $2.5    
MILLION. FOR FINANCIAL YEARS STARTING 1 JUNE 2004, THE AMOUNT OF THE  
TURNOVER HAS BEEN RAISED TO $5 MILLION. THESE COMPANIES ARE STILL     
REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN PROPER ACCOUNTING.

 

 

BACKGROUND/OPERATION

 

THE COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE ON          
17/10/2007 AS A LIMITED EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY AND IS TRADING UNDER   
ITS PRESENT NAMESTYLE AS "CENTURY INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE PTE. LTD.".
 
THE COMPANY HAS AN ISSUED AND PAID-UP CAPITAL OF    
5,000 SHARES, OF A VALUE OF S$5,000.                                                                                                     
                                                                      
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES:
SUBJECT IS REGISTERED WITH THE ACCOUNTING AND CORPORATE REGULATORY    
AUTHORITY (ACRA) TO BE PRINCIPALLY ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF:        
1) WHOLESALE OF PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCTS                                
2) WHOLESALE OF CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS                                                          
THE COMPANY WAS NOT LISTED IN THE SINGAPORE LOCAL DIRECTORIES.        
                                                                                                                                    
FROM THE RESEARCH DONE, NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THIS COMPANY.
                                                            
WE TRIED CHECKING IN THE INTERNET THE RESIDENTIAL NUMBERS OF ITS      
DIRECTOR, HOWEVER, RESIDENTIAL NUMBERS ARE ALSO NOT LISTED. HENCE, WE 
ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE SUBJECT AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT TO 
GATHER OTHER TRADE FORMATION.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                        
REGISTERED AND BUSINESS ADDRESS:                                      
33 BISHAN STREET 21
#14-11                                                                
RAFFLESIA CONDOMINIUM                                                 
SINGAPORE 579801                                                      
DATE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS: 17/10/2007                                 
- RENTED PREMISE
- PREMISE OWNED BY: TJENG NIE NIE                                                                                                     
                                                                      
WEBSITE: -                                                            
EMAIL  : -
 
 

MANAGEMENT

 

THE DIRECTOR AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT IS:                           
                                                                      
1) FANSIANTO MARTA, A SINGAPORE PERMANENT RESIDENT                    
   - HOLDS NO OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS AS RECORDED IN OUR DATABASE.

 

 

ADVERSE ON DIRECTORS

 

DIRECTOR'S NAME: FANSIANTO MARTA                                      
ADVERSE REPORT AGAINST DIRECTOR: NOT AVAILABLE FROM OUR DATABASE      
PROPERTY OWNERSHIP: OWNS 1                                            
ANNUAL VALUE: S$6,900                                                 
CO-OWNER (S): PNG SEO LENG
                                                                      
*              ANNUAL VALUE IS THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL RENT THE PROPERTY CAN          
FETCH IF IT WERE RENTED OUT. THE ANNUAL VALUE IS DETERMINED IN THE    
SAME MANNER REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PROPERTY IS LET-OUT, OWNER-     
OCCUPIED OR VACANT.

 

 


Investment Grade

 

AFTER STRONG 6.7-PER CENT GROWTH IN THE 2008 FIRST QUARTER, SINGAPORE'S ECONOMY SLIPPED INTO RECESSION FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. THE ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN IS ATTRIBUTABLE MAINLY TO A NEGATIVE NET EXPORT CONTRIBUTION TO GROWTH AS A RESULT OF WEAKER PERFORMANCE BY THE COUNTRY'S MAIN TRADING PARTNERS, MALAYSIA, UNITED STATES, CHINA, JAPAN, AND INDONESIA. EXPORTS, WHICH REPRESENT 210 PER CENT OF GDP, SLOWED IN BOTH MANUFACTURING (ELECTRONICS, PHARMACEUTICALS, AND PETROCHEMICALS) AND SERVICES (FINANCIAL SERVICES, TOURISM). BESIDES, DOMESTIC DEMAND SLUMPED.

 

CONSUMPTION SAGGED AMID AN UPSURGE OF INFLATION (WITH SINGAPORE COVERING ALL ITS ENERGY AND FOOD NEEDS THROUGH IMPORTS) AND A NEGATIVE WEALTH EFFECT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FALL OF STOCK MARKET PRICES WHILE INVESTMENT SUFFERED FROM THE CREDIT CRUNCH. IN 2009, ECONOMIC GROWTH COULD BE NEGATIVE FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR WITH INDUSTRIALISED AND EMERGING-ASIAN ECONOMIES EXPECTED TO WEAKEN. DOMESTIC DEMAND IS MOREOVER LIKELY TO REMAIN SLUGGISH. IN THIS CONTEXT, CORPORATE PAYMENT BEHAVIOUR, ALBEIT STILL SATISFACTORY ACCORDING TO COFACE RECORDS, COULD DETERIORATE.

 

PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCES REMAIN SOLID ENABLING THE GOVERNMENT TO ENVISAGE A FISCAL STIMULUS IN 2009. SINGAPORE CONTINUED MOREOVER TO RUN A LARGE EXTERNAL SURPLUS, DESPITE A NARROWING CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SLOWDOWN IN EXPORTS OF ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, PHARMACEUTICALS, PETROCHEMICALS, AND FINANCIAL SERVICES AS WELL AS IN TOURISM AND THE INCREASE IN IMPORTS DUE TO THE RISE OF RAW MATERIAL PRICES. EVEN WITH RAW MATERIAL PRICES EASING IN 2009, THE CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS IS EXPECTED TO SHRINK FURTHER DUE TO THE EXPECTED FALL OF EXPORTS IN VALUE TERMS.


SINGAPORE HAS, HOWEVER, SUFFERED FROM THE VOLATILITY OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT FLOWS AS EVIDENCED BY THE SINGAPORE DOLLAR DEPRECIATION, WHICH COULD PERSIST IN 2009 IN A HIGHLY VOLATILE CONTEXT. NEVERTHELESS, THANKS TO THE HIGH LEVEL OF ITS FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES, THE COUNTRY HAS THE CAPACITY TO COPE EFFECTIVELY WITH SUDDEN CAPITAL FLIGHT.
DESPITE THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL TURBULENCE AND THE EXPOSURE OF SOME BANKS TO THE SUBPRIME CRISIS AND THE LEHMAN BROTHERS BANKRUPTCY, THE BANKING SYSTEM HAS REMAINED SOLID THANKS TO EFFECTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE TO BASLE II PRUDENTIAL NORMS.

 


ASSETS

  • SINGAPORE'S QUALITY-COMPETITIVENESS IS AMONG THE MOST ADVANCED IN ASIA.
  • A STRATEGY OF DIVERSIFICATION, ESPECIALLY TO HIGH VALUE-ADDED SECTORS (CHEMICALS, PHARMACEUTICALS, AND FINANCE), CONSTITUTES A DEFINITE ASSET TO THE SINGAPORE ECONOMY.
  • THE COUNTRY ATTRACTS SUBSTANTIAL INFLOWS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT THANKS TO AN ADVANTAGEOUS TAX REGIME, POLITICAL STABILITY, AND AN EXCELLENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.
  • SINGAPORE HAS BECOME A MAJOR EXPORTER OF CAPITAL WITHIN ASIA IN MANY SECTORS INCLUDING FINANCE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORT, FOR EXAMPLE, ESSENTIALLY VIA THE STATE-CONTROLLED HOLDING COMPANY TEMASEK.

 

WEAKNESSES

  • THE COUNTRY'S VERY OPEN ECONOMY IS VULNERABLE TO A WORLD ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.
  • SHORTAGES OF SKILLED LABOUR HAVE HAMPERED SECTORS SINGAPORE SEEKS TO DEVELOP AND AFFECTED THE GROWTH OUTLOOK.
  • AN AGING POPULATION COULD ULTIMATELY UNDERMINE ECONOMIC DYNAMISM.
  • SOCIAL TENSIONS COULD EMERGE IN A CONTEXT OF GROWING INEQUALITY AND INCREASING LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG LESS-SKILLED JOBSEEKERS.

 

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE SECTOR

 

PAST PERFORMANCE

 

THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE SECTOR FELL BY A SMALLER 8.8% IN 3Q 2009, SLOWER THAN THE 14.0% DECLINE IN 2Q 2009. IT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO SLOWER DECLINE RATES IN REAL NON-OIL DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND NON-OIL RE-EXPORTS IN 3Q 2009.

 

THE PACE OF DECLINE IN THE VOLUME OF RETAIL SALES HAS ALSO MODERATED. COMPARED TO THE SIGNIFICANT 12.0% DECLINE IN 2Q 2009, RETAIL SALES FELL BY A SMALLER 10.0% IN 3Q 2009. EXCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLES SALES, THE DECLINE WAS 2.0%.

 

RETAIL SALES SEGMENTS WHICH RECORDED GROWTH INCLUDE DEPARTMENT STORES (1.1%), AND PROVISION AND SUNDRY SHOPS (1.3%). THE WATCHES AND JEWELLERY, AND FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT SEGMENTS RECORDED SMALLER DECLINES OF 13.0% AND 1.7% RESPECTIVELY IN 3Q 2009, COMPARED TO THE -18% AND -7.1% REGISTERED IN 2Q 2009.

 

DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX

 

DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) REGISTERED POSITIVE GROWTHS IN 3Q 2009 OVER 2Q 2009 AFTER SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT.

PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, AND CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS REGISTERED IMPROVEMENTS OF 13.2% AND 16.5% RESPECTIVELY. AFTER REMOVING PRICE EFFECT, DOMESTIC SALES VOLUME OF THE SECTORS GREW BY 1.4% AND 13.3% RESPECTIVELY.

 

LIKEWISE, DOMESTIC SALES OF SHIP CHANDLERS AND BUNKERING, TIMBER, PAINTS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, AND GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE ROSE BY BETWEEN 9.6% AND 11.1% IN 3Q 2009 COMPARED TO 2Q 2009.

 

ON THE OTHER HAND, INDUSTRIAL AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY SECTOR REGISTERED A DECLINE OF 7.8% IN DOMESTIC SALES OVER 2Q 2009.

ON A YEAR-ON-YEAR BASIS, DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE FELL IN 3Q 2009 FOR MOST WHOLESALE TRADE SECTORS.

 

DOMESTIC WHOLESALE TRADE OF PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, SHIP CHANDLERS AND BNNKERING, AND CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS WERE BETWEEN 11.3% AND 38.9% LOWER THAN A YEAR AGO, LARGELY DUE TO LOWER PRICES.

AFTER REMOVING PRICE EFFECT, SALES VOLIME OF PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS ROSE BY 14.9% AND 28.2% RESPECTIVELY, WHILE THAT OF SHIP CHANDLERS AND BUNKERING MAINTAINED AT SIMLAR LEVEL.

SIMILARLY, THE GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE, ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, TIMBER, PAINTS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT ALSO REGISTERED YEAR-ON-YEAR DECLINES OF BETWEEN 12.3% AND 23.9%

 

CONVERSELY, HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE SECTOR REGISTERED A MARGINAL RISE OF 1.7% IN SALES OVER 3Q2008.

 

FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE INDEX

 

FOREIGN WHOLESALE TRADE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) RECORDED MIXED PERFORMANCE IN FOREIGN SALES IN 3Q 2009 COMPARED TO 2Q 2009.

 

THE SHIP CHANDLERS AND BUNKERING, PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, TIMBER, PAINTS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS, HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE, AND CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS REGISTERED INCREASES OF 6.2% TO 19.4% IN SALES COMPARED TO 2Q 2009.

 

ON THE OTHER HAND, FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO, ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, INDUSTRIAL AND

CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY, AND GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE RECORDED LOWER SALES OF BETWEEN 2.3% AND 10.0%.

 

ALL SECTORS RECORDED LOWER FOREIGN SALES IN 3Q 2009 COMPARED TO 3Q 2008.

 

THE PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, AND SHIP CHANDLERS AND BUNKERING SECTORS CONTRACTED 35.7% DUE TO LOWER OIL PRICES.

 

AFTER ADJUSTING FOR PRICE CHANGES, FOREIGN TRADE VOLUME OF THESE TWO SECTORS SHOWED YEAR-ON-YEAR INCREASES OF 6.9% AND 7.2% RESPECTIVELY.

 

OTHER SECTORS THAT RECORDED RELATIVELY SIGNIFICANT DECLINES IN 3Q 2009 OVE 3Q 2008 ARE

GENERAL WHOLESALE TRADE (-35.7%), INDUSTRIAL AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY (-33.0%),

CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS (-26.6%), TIMBER, PAINTS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

(-23.7%), ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (-19.8%) TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (-19.2%), AND HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE (-15.1%)

 


NEWS 

 

REBOUND IN RETAIL SALES IN OCTOBER

 

CONSUMERS STARTED TO EASE OPEN THEIR WALLETS IN OCTOBER IN RESPONSE TO A IMPROVING

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK.

 

RETAIL SALES DURING THE MONTH WERE 6.0% HIGHER THAN IN SEPTEMBER – THE BIGGEST MONTHLY RISE SINCE FEBRUARY AND A MARKED CONTRAST TO THE 8.0% DECLINE SEEN IN SEPTEMBER.

 

“RETAIL SALES LOOK TO CONTINUE IMPROVING, IN LINE WITH THE ECONOMIC REOVERY AND BETTER CONSUMER SENTIMENT,” SAID UOB ECONOMIST CHOW PENN NEE.

 

“JOB LOSSES HAVE ALSO BEEN RELATIVELY TAME, WHICH WILL BOOST CONSUMER SPENDING.”

 

HOWEVER, DESPITE OCTOBER’S IMPROVEMENT, RETAIL SALES ARE 4.4% LOWER THAN THEY WERE IN

OCTOBER 2008, ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS.

 

BUT THIS YEAR-ON-YEAR DROP IS THE SMALLEST IN 10 MONTHS, AND MUCH LOWER THAN THE 12.0% DECLINE IN SEPTEMBER.

 

AFTER FALLING YEAR-ON-YEAR FOR 13 STRAIGHT MONTHS – STARTING FROM OCTOBER LAST YEAR WHEN THE FINANCIAL CRISIS TOOK HOLD – SALES MAY FINALLY TURN POSITIVE EARLY NEXT YEAR, MS CHOW BELIEVED.

 

“WE MIGHT SEE AN YEAR-ON-YEAR INCREASE IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR, DUE TO THE LOW BASE EFFECT, SHE SAID.

 

CAR SALES ROSE SHARPLY IN OCTOBER, WITH SHOWROOMS SELLLING 8.1% MORE VEHICLES THAN THEY DID IN SEPTEMBER. EXCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLES, OVERALL RETAIL SALES WOULD HAVE DECLINED BY 1.9%, INSTEAD OF GROWING BY 6.0%.

 

THE STRONG CAR SHOWING IS LIKELY TO BE A BLIP RATHER THAN THE START OF A SUBSTAINABLE UPWARD TREND, SAID MS CHOW.

 

SHE SAID CONSUMERS MAY HAVE RUSHED TO BUY VEHICLES IN OCTOBER DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF A REDUCTION IN THE SUPPLY OF CERTIFICATES OF ENTITLEMENTS (COEs) IN SEPTEMBER.

 

RETAILERS OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES ALSO FARED WELL IN OCTOBER COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER, WITH AN 8.2% JUMP IN SALES.

 

DEPARTMENT STORES DID ALMOST AS WELL, REGISTERING A 7.2% SALES INCREASE FOR THE PERIOD.

 

RETAILERS OF WATCHES AND JEWELLERY POSTED A 7.5% RISE IN SALES, WHILE THOSE SELLING TELECOMMUNICATIONS GADGETS AND COMPUTERS SOLD 5.3% MORE.

 

SUPERMARKETS RECORDED LOWER SALES IN OCTOBER – BY 3.1% - WHILE PROVISION SHOP SALES DIPPED 1.7%.

 

RETAILERS OF RECREATIONAL GOODS AND FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT WERE ALSO AFFECTED, WITH SALES DECLINING BY BETWEEN 2.5 AND 4.3%.

 

 

OUTLOOK

 

A NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 23% OF WHOLESALERS FORECAST THE BUSINESS TO IMPROVE FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MAR 2010. IN PARTICULAR, THOSE DEALING WITH INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, AND MOTOR VEHICLES ARE FORECASTING AN INCREASE IN BUSINESS ACTIVITY.

 

A NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 27% OF RETAILERS PREDICTS HIGHER BUSINESS ACTIVITIES FOR THE MONTHS ENDING MAR 2010. THIS APPLIES TO DEPARTMENT STORES, RETAILERS OF CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR, JEWELLERY AND WATCHES.

 

EXTRACTED FROM: MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, SINGAPORE

                SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

                THE STRAITS TIMES


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.46.02

UK Pound

1

Rs.73.21

Euro

1

Rs.60.70

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)         Ownership background (20%)                  Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                 Market trend (10%)                                 Operational size (10%)

 

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