MIRA INFORM REPORT

Report Date :

24.03.2011

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

Name :	EL GOUMHOURIA CO FOR TRADING CHEMICAL & MEDICAL SAE

Registered Office :	23 El Sawah Street, Amreya, Cairo

Country :	Egypt

Year of Establishment :	1963

Com. Reg. No.:	117073, Cairo

Legal Form :	Egyptian Joint Stock Company

Line of Business :	Distributors of medical supplies and equipment and chemicals

RATING & COMMENTS

MIRA’s Rating :

RATING		STATUS	PROPOSED CREDIT LINE
41-55	Ba	Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.	Satisfactory

Maximum Credit Limit :	US$ 1,500,000

Status :	Good

Payment Behaviour :	No Complaints

Litigation :	Clear

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – December 31, 2010

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.09.2010)

Current Rating

(31.12.2010)

Egypt

Risk Category	ECGC Classification
Insignificant	A1
Low	A2
Moderate	B1
High	B2
Very High	C1
Restricted	C2
Off-credit	D

SUMMARY

Company Name : EL GOUMHOURIA CO FOR TRADING CHEMICAL & MEDICAL SAE

Country of Origin : Egypt

Legal Form : Egyptian Joint Stock Company

Registration Date : 1963

Commercial Registration Number : 117073, Cairo

Import Licence Number : 89

Issued Capital : £E 5,000,000

Paid up Capital : £E 5,000,000

Total Workforce : 1,800

Activities : Distributors of medical supplies and equipment and chemicals.

Financial Condition : Undetermined

Payments : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Recommended Credit Limit : US$ 1,500,000

COMPANY NAME

EL GOUMHOURIA CO FOR TRADING CHEMICAL & MEDICAL SAE

company ADDRESS

Registered & Physical Address

Street : 23 El Sawah Street

Area : Amreya

Town : Cairo

Country : Egypt

Telephone : (20-2) 22575203 / 22572067 / 22572357

Facsimile : (20-2) 26030519

Email : info@al-gomhouria.com

Please note that 6 Shawarby Street, Cairo 11518 is subject’s old address. It has been located at its current address for the last 5 years.

Premises

Subject operates from a large suite of offices and a warehouse that are rented and located in the Central Business Area of Cairo.

KEY PRINCIPALS

Name Position

· Dr Olfat Gorab General Manager

· Roshdy El Sharkaway Finance Manager

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

Date of Establishment : 1963

Legal Form : Egyptian Joint Stock Company

Commercial Reg. No. : 117073, Cairo

Import Licence No. : 89

Issued Capital : £E 5,000,000

Paid up Capital : £E 5,000,000

Name of Shareholder (s) Percentage

· Government of Egypt 100%

OPERATIONS

Activities: Engaged in the import and distribution of medical supplies and equipment and chemicals.

Import Countries: Europe and the Far East.

Subject has a workforce of approximately 1,800 employees.

FINANCIAL DATA

Companies registered in Egypt are not legally required to make their accounts public and no financial information was released by the company or submitted by outside sources.

BANKERS

· Egyptian Gulf Bank

El Orman Plaza Building

8-10 Ahmed Nessim Street

PO Box: 56

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 33606580 / 33606467

Fax: (20-2) 33420265 / 33606512

PAYMENT HISTORY

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

GENERAL COMMENTS

During the course of this investigation nothing detrimental was uncovered regarding subject’s operating history or the manner in which payments are fulfilled. As such the company is considered to be a fair trade risk.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Currency	Unit	Indian Rupees
US Dollar	1	Rs.44.97
UK Pound	1	Rs.73.35
Euro	1	Rs.63.98

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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