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Report Date : |
06.04.2013 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
STAR GRACE TRADING LTD. |
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Registered Office : |
C/o Global Associates Ltd. Unit A, 10/F., Tack Building, 48 Gilman Street, Central |
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Country : |
Hong Kong |
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Date of Incorporation : |
23.08.2012 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
60265466 |
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Legal Form : |
Private Limited Company. |
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Line of business : |
Importer, exporter and wholesaler of all kinds of diamonds. |
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No. of Employees : |
2 |
RATING & COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
NB |
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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-- |
NB |
New Business |
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Status : |
New Business |
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Payment Behaviour : |
Unknown |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
NOTES :
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while quoting report number, name and date.
ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 30th, 2012
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (31.03.2011) |
Current Rating (30.06.2012) |
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Hong Kong |
A2 |
A2 |
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Risk Category |
ECGC
Classification |
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Insignificant |
A1 |
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Low |
A2 |
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Moderate |
B1 |
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High |
B2 |
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Very High |
C1 |
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Restricted |
C2 |
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Off-credit |
D |
HONG KONG - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
Hong Kong has a free market
economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the value of
goods and services trade, including the sizable share of re-exports, is about
four times GDP. Hong Kong's open economy left it exposed to the global economic
slowdown that began in 2008. Although increasing integration with China,
through trade, tourism, and financial links, helped it to make an initial
recovery more quickly than many observers anticipated, it again faces a
possible slowdown as exports to the Euro zone and US slump. The Hong Kong
government is promoting the Special Administrative Region (SAR) as the site for
Chinese renminbi (RMB) internationalization. Hong Kong residents are allowed to
establish RMB-denominated savings accounts; RMB-denominated corporate and
Chinese government bonds have been issued in Hong Kong; and RMB trade
settlement is allowed. The territory far exceeded the RMB conversion quota set
by Beijing for trade settlements in 2010 due to the growth of earnings from
exports to the mainland. RMB deposits grew to roughly 7.8% of total system
deposits in Hong Kong by the end of 2011, an increase of over 59% since the
beginning of the year. The government is pursuing efforts to introduce
additional use of RMB in Hong Kong financial markets and is seeking to expand
the RMB quota. The mainland has long been Hong Kong's largest trading partner,
accounting for about half of Hong Kong's exports by value. Hong Kong's natural
resources are limited, and food and raw materials must be imported. As a result
of China's easing of travel restrictions, the number of mainland tourists to
the territory has surged from 4.5 million in 2001 to 28 million in 2011,
outnumbering visitors from all other countries combined. Hong Kong has also
established itself as the premier stock market for Chinese firms seeking to
list abroad. In 2011 mainland Chinese companies constituted about 43% of the
firms listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and accounted for about 56% of the
Exchange's market capitalization. During the past decade, as Hong Kong's
manufacturing industry moved to the mainland, its service industry has grown
rapidly. Growth slowed to 5% in 2011. Credit expansion and tight housing supply
conditions caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly in 2010 and
inflation to rise 5.3% in 2011. Lower and middle income segments of the
population are increasingly unable to afford adequate housing. Hong Kong
continues to link its currency closely to the US dollar, maintaining an
arrangement established in 1983.
Source
: CIA
STAR GRACE
TRADING LTD.
ADDRESS: c/o Global Associates Ltd.
Unit A, 10/F.,
Tack Building, 48 Gilman Street, Central, Hong Kong.
PHONE: 2850 8081
FAX: 2850 8093
Managing Director: Mr. Prince
Suhalka
Incorporated on: 23rd
August, 2012.
Organization: Private
Limited Company.
Capital: Nominal: HK$10,000.00
Issued: HK$10,000.00
Business Category: Diamond Trader.
Employees:
2.
Main Dealing Banker: The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.
Banking Relation: Too
early to comment.
Registered Office:-
c/o Global Associates Ltd.
Unit A, 10/F., Tack Building, 48 Gilman Street, Central, Hong Kong.
Associated Companies:-
Max Rise Trading Ltd., Hong Kong.
(Same address)
60265466
1790799
Managing Director: Mr. Prince
Suhalka
Nominal Share Capital: HK$10,000.00 (Divided into 10,000 shares of
HK$1.00 each)
Issued Share Capital: HK$10,000.00
(As per registry dated 27-08-2012)
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Name |
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No. of shares |
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GNL12 Ltd., Hong Kong. |
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1 |
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Prince SUHALKA |
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9,999 |
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––––– |
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Total: |
10,000 ===== |
(As per registry dated 27-08-2012)
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Name (Nationality) |
Address |
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Prince SUHALKA |
69, Ganesh Ghati, Raghuveer Singh Ki Haveli, Udaipur, Rajasthan,
India. |
(As per registry dated 27-08-2012)
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Name |
Address |
Co. No. |
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Global Associates Ltd. |
Unit A, 10/F., Tack Building, 48 Gilman Street, Central, Hong Kong. |
1695695 |
The subject was incorporated on 23rd August, 2012 as a private limited
liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.
Formerly the subject’s registered address was located at 14/F., Chun Wo
Commercial Centre, 25 Wing Wo Street, Central, Hong Kong where was the
operating address of a secretarial firm known as Gateway Registrations
Ltd. The subject changed its registered
address to the present one with effect from 27th August, 2012 as it has changed
its commercial service provider since then.
Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever
traced and noted.
Activities: Importer, exporter and wholesaler.
Lines: All kinds of diamonds.
Employees: 2.
Commodities Imported: India, etc.
Markets: Hong Kong, other Asian countries,
etc.
Terms/Sales:
L/C or as per
contracted.
Terms/Buying: L/C,
T/T, D/P, etc.
Nominal Share Capital: HK$10,000.00 (Divided into 10,000 shares of
HK$1.00 each)
Issued Share Capital: HK$10,000.00
Profit or Loss: Too early to
offer an opinion.
Condition: Business is under development.
Facilities: Making fairly active use of general
banking facilities.
Payment:
Met trade
commitments as required.
Commercial Morality: Too
early to comment
Banker:
The Hongkong
& Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.
Standing:
Small.
Having issued 10,000 ordinary shares of HK$1.00 each, Star Grace Trading
Ltd. is wholly owned by Mr. Prince Suhalka who is an Indian. He is an India passport holder and does not
have the right to reside in Hong Kong permanently. He is also the only director of the subject.
The subject does not have its own operating office. Its registered office is in a commercial
service firm located at “Unit A, 10/F., Tack Building, 48 Gilman Street,
Central, Hong Kong” known as “Global Associates Ltd.” [GAL] which is handling
its correspondences and documents. GAL
is also the corporate secretary of the subject.
The subject has 2 employees in Hong Kong.
We can reach Suhalka at your given mobile phone number 6485 6981. His fax number is 2126 7117.
The subject is a diamond importer, exporter and wholesaler. It is trading in loose, polished and cut
diamonds. Most of the commodities are
imported from India. Prime markets are
Hong Kong and the other Asian countries.
Business is still under development.
The subject may have got an associated company in India which is also
operated by Suhalka.
The business of the subject is chiefly handled by Suhalka himself. History in Hong Kong is just over a month.
Besides operating the subject, Suhalka is operating another firm known
as Max Rise Trading Ltd. [Max Rise], a Hong Kong-registered firm also located
at the operating address of GAL. Also
incorporated on 23rd August, 2012, Max Rise is engaged in the same lines of
business as the subject.
The subject’s business in Hong Kong is not active. History in Hong Kong is short.
Since the subject does not have its own operating office in Hong Kong,
consider it good for business engagements on L/C basis.
DIAMOND INDUSTRY –
INDIA
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From time immemorial, India is well known in the world
as the birthplace for diamonds. It is difficult to trace the origin of
diamonds but history says that in the remote past, diamonds were mined only in
India. Diamond production in India can be traced back to almost 8th
Century B.C. India, in fact, remained undisputed leader till 18th
Century when Brazilian fields were discovered in 1725 followed by emergence of
S. Africa, Russia and Australia.
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The achievement of the Indian diamond industry was
possible only due to combination of the manufacturing skills of the Indian workforce
and the untiring and unflagging efforts of the Indian diamantaires, supported
by progressive Government policies.
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The area of study of family owned diamond businesses
derives its importance from the huge conglomerate of family run organizations
which operate in the diamond industry since many generations.
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Some of the basic traits of family run business
enterprises include spirit of entrepreneurship, mutual trust lowers transaction
costs, small, nimble and quick to react, information as a source of advantage
and philanthropy.
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Family owned diamond businesses need to improve on
many fronts including higher standard of corporate governance, long-term
performance – focused strategies, modern management and technology.
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The diamond jewellery industry in India today may be
more than Rs 60000 mil and is rated amongst the fastest growing in the
world. Indi ranks third in the world in domestic diamond consumption.
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Utmost caution is to be exercised while dealing with
some medium and large diamond traders which are usually engaged in fictitious
import – export, inter-company transactions, financially assisted by banks. In
the process, several public sector banks lost several hundred million rupees.
They mostly diverted borrowed money for diamond business into real estate and
capital markets.
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Excerpts from Times of India dated 30th
October 2010 is as under –
DIAMOND
SAGA – DIRTY DOZEN STUCK WITH 2K CR DEBT
This could be the biggest credibility crisis
the Indian diamond industry has ever faced. Fifteen banks run the risk of
losing Rs 2000 crore lent to a dozen diamond firms in Surat. Until about two
months ago, they had not repaid these dues. Bankers believe many
diamantaires borrowed money during the economic downturn two years ago and
diverted funds to businesses like real estate and capital markets. Many of
themselves made money from these businesses but their diamond companies have
gone sick and declared insolvency.
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Most of the money borrowed from the banks in the name
of their diamond business has been diverted in real estate and the share
market. The banks are not in a position to seize their properties because in
many cases, these were purchased in the name of their relatives and friends.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
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Currency |
Unit
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Indian Rupees |
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US Dollar |
1 |
Rs.54.88 |
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1 |
Rs.83.54 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.70.90 |
INFORMATION DETAILS
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RATING EXPLANATIONS
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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>86 |
Aaa |
Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest
capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums |
Unlimited |
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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 |
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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 |
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41-55 |
Ba |
Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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26-40 |
B |
Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively
below average. |
Small |
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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 |
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<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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