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Report Date : |
16.12.2013 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
ASHIYA TRADING |
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Registered Office : |
Bole City Kebele 25, Addis
Ababa |
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Country : |
Ethiopia |
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Date of Incorporation : |
12.06.2007 |
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Legal Form : |
Limited Corporation |
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Line of Business : |
exporters of
gemstones such as Ethiopian opal |
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No. of Employees : |
10 |
RATING & COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
Ba |
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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41-55 |
Ba |
Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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Status : |
Satisfactory |
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Payment Behaviour : |
No Complaints |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
NOTES :
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while quoting report number, name and date.
ECGC Country Risk Classification List – September 30th, 2013
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (30.06.2013) |
Current Rating (30.09.2013) |
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Ethiopia |
C1 |
C1 |
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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 |
ETHIOPIA - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
Ethiopia's economy is based on agriculture, which accounts for 46% of GDP and 85% of total employment. Coffee has been a major export crop. The agricultural sector suffers from poor cultivation practices and frequent drought, but recent joint efforts by the Government of Ethiopia and donors have strengthened Ethiopia's agricultural resilience, contributing to a reduction in the number of Ethiopians threatened with starvation. The banking, insurance, and micro-credit industries are restricted to domestic investors, but Ethiopia has attracted significant foreign investment in textiles, leather, commercial agriculture and manufacturing. Under Ethiopia''s constitution, the state owns all land and provides long-term leases to the tenants; land use certificates are now being issued in some areas so that tenants have more recognizable rights to continued occupancy and hence make more concerted efforts to improve their leaseholds. While GDP growth has remained high, per capita income is among the lowest in the world. Ethiopia''s economy continues on its state-led Growth and Transformation Plan under its new leadership after Prime Minister MELE''s death. The five-year economic plan has achieved high single-digit growth rates through government-led infrastructure expansion and commercial agriculture development. Ethiopia in 2013 plans to continue construction of its Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile-the controversial multi-billion dollar effort to develop electricity for domestic consumption and export.
Source
: CIA
Registered Name: ASHIYA TRADING
Requested Name: ASHIYA
TRADING
Other Names: None
Physical Address: Bole City Kebele 25, Addis Ababa
Postal Address: P. o. Box 180299,
Addis Ababa,
Country: Ethiopia
Phone: 251-11-6519032
Cell: 251-910282676 / 930099101
Fax: 251-11-6519032
Email: arya_rafik@yahoo.co.in
Website: None
Financial Index as of December 2012 shows subject firm with a medium
risk of credit. However, bank and credit information obtained reveal a history
of prompt payments.
Legal Form: Limited Corporation
Date Incorporated: 12-June-2007
Reg. Number: Ethiopia
Nominal Capital ETB. 100,000
Subscribed Capital ETB. 100,000
Subscribed Capital is Subscribed in the following form:
Position Shares
Mr. Mekdesse
Tadesse Banti CEO
Mr. Rafik Mohammed
Ibrahim Director/GM
None Parent company.
None Subsidiary company.
Rajput International Trading Plc Affiliated company.
None Shareholder of subject firm.
None Branches of the firm
Registered to operate as exporters of gemstones such as Ethiopian opal
Imports: Asia
Exports: Asia,
Middle East, USA, Africa
Trademarks: None
Terms of sale: Cash
(40%) and 25-90 days (60%), invoices.
Main Customers: firms
and organizations
Employees: 10
employees.
Vehicles: Several
motor vehicles.
Territory of
sales: Ethiopia
Location: Leased
premises, 5,000 square feet,
Auditors: Information not available.
Insurance
Brokers: Information not available.
Currency Reported: Ethiopian Birr (ETB.)
Approx. Ex. Rate: 1 US Dollar = 19.10 Ethiopian Birr
Fiscal
Year End: December 31, 2012
Inflation: According to
information given by independent sources, the
inflation
at December 31st, 2012 was of 13%.
Financial
Information not Submitted
Profit and Loss (expressed in ETB.)
2012
Sales 20,000,000
Bank Name: Bank of Abyssinia
Branch: Ethiopia
Comments: None
Experiences: Good
None
This
information was obtained from outside sources other than the subject company itself
and confirmed the above subject.
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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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 –
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Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council in its statistical data has
shown the export of polished diamonds to have increase by 28 % in February
2013. Compared to $ 1.4 bn worth of polished diamond export in February, 2012,
India exported $ 1.84 billion worth of polished diamonds in February 2013. A
senior executive of GJEPC said, “Export of cut and polished diamonds started
falling month-wise after the imposition of 2 % of import duty on the polished
diamonds. But February, 2013 has given a new ray of hope to the industry as the
export of polished diamonds has actually increased by 28 %. It means the
industry is on the track of recovery and round tripping of diamonds has
stopped completely.” Demand has started coming from the US, the UK, Japan and
China. India’s polished diamond export is expected to cross $ 21 bn in 2013-14.
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The banking sector has started exercising restraint while following
prudent risk management norms when lending money to gems and jewellery sector.
This follows the implementation of Basel III accord – a global voluntary
regulatory standard on bank capital adequacy, stress testing and market
liquidity.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
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Currency |
Unit
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Indian Rupees |
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US Dollar |
1 |
Rs.62.13 |
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1 |
Rs.101.53 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.85.41 |
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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