MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

28.04.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

GLOBAL COUNTER TRADE & OFFSET CO

 

 

Registered Office :

37 Kasr El Nil Street, 2nd Floor, Flat No. 12, Cairo

 

 

Country :

Egypt

 

 

Year of Establishment :

1992

 

 

Legal Form :

Egyptian Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Distributors of tea

 

 

No. of Employees :

30

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES:

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31st, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2011)

Current Rating

(31.03.2012)

Egypt

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Company Name                         : GLOBAL COUNTER TRADE & OFFSET CO

Country of Origin                                    : Egypt

Legal Form                                            : Egyptian Joint Stock Company

Registration Date                                   : 1992

Issued Capital                                        : £E 250,000

Paid up Capital                                      : £E 250,000

Total Workforce                                     : 30

Activities                                               : Distributors of tea

Financial Condition                                 : Fair

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Operating Trend                         : Steady

 

 

 

 

 

COMPANY NAME

 

GLOBAL COUNTER TRADE & OFFSET CO

 

 

company ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

Location            : 37 Kasr El Nil Street, 2nd Floor, Flat No. 12

Town                 : Cairo

Country             : Egypt

Telephone         : (20-2) 23934625 / 23954282 / 27380514

Facsimile          : (20-2) 23954280

Email                : chairman@glolabcountertrade.com

 

Premises

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

 

Branch Office (s)

 

     Location                                                                                          Description

 

·       22 Taha Hussein                                                                               Office premises

Zamalek

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 27364620 / 27380273 / 27380169

Fax: (20-2) 27365269

 

·       37 Talaat Harb Street                                                             Office premises

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 23925437 / 23924786

Fax: (20-2) 23937502

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

     Name                                                                                              Position

 

·       Ali Abd Moniem Abo Zeid                                                                   Managing Director

 

·       Shareef Ali Abd Moniem Abo Zeid                                                       Director

 

·       Houda Saad El Ajazi                                                                         Director

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 1992

 

Legal Form                  : Egyptian Joint Stock Company

 

Issued Capital              : £E 250,000

 

Paid up Capital            : £E 250,000

 

Name of Shareholder (s)

·       Ali Abd Moniem Abo Zeid

·       Shareef Ali Abd Moniem Abo Zeid

·       Houda Saad El Ajazi

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities: Engaged in the import and distribution of tea. Subject specialises in supplying Government tenders and  supplies to the Egyptian army.

 

Import Countries: India

 

Brand Names: ABO ZEID

 

Subject has a workforce of 30 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

 

·       HSBC Bank

Omar Ibn El Khattab Street

Heliopolis

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 24802356

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

gENERAL COMMENTS

 

Local sources report that payment obligations are met in a generally timely manner and the operating history is clear. As such the company is deemed a fair trade risk and the above credit figure is considered to be within subject’s financial means.

 

 

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency
Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.52.68

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.12

Euro

1

Rs.69.38

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

MNL

 

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

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NB

New Business

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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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