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Report Date : |
22.06.2013 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
BRILLIENT GEMS |
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Registered Office : |
C/o Wingate Business Ltd. Room 3208, 32/F., |
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Country : |
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Date of Incorporation : |
25.11.2009 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
51463738-000-11 |
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Legal Form : |
Sole Proprietorship |
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Line of business : |
Importer, exporter and wholesaler of jewellery gems, diamonds |
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No. of Employees : |
No Employee in (It is to
be noted that the company does not have its own operating office in |
RATING & COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
Ca |
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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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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Status : |
No Operating Office In Hong Kong |
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Payment Behaviour : |
Unknown |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March, 31st, 2013
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (31.12.2012) |
Current Rating (31.03.2013) |
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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
levies excise duties on only four commodities, namely: hard alcohol, tobacco,
hydrocarbon oil, and methyl alcohol. There are no quotas or dumping laws. 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 9.1% of total system deposits in Hong
Kong by the end of 2012, an increase of 59% from the previous 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 34.9 million in 2012, 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 2012 mainland Chinese
companies constituted about 46.6% of the firms listed on the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange and accounted for about 57.4% 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,
and less than 2% in 2012. Credit expansion and tight housing supply conditions
caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly and inflation to rise 4.1% in
2012. 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.
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Source
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BRILLIENT GEMS
c/o Wingate Business Ltd.
Room 3208, 32/F., Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
PHONE: 2830 9999, 2860 0074
FAX: 2830 9998
Manager: Mr. Durga Shankar Gopawat
Establishment: 25th November, 2009.
Organization: Sole Proprietorship.
Capital: Not disclosed.
Business Category: Diamond
Trader.
Employees: Nil.
Main Dealing Banker: The
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.
Banking Relation: Satisfactory.
BRILLIENT GEMS
Head Office:-
c/o Wingate Business Ltd.
Room 3208, 32/F., Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wanchai,
Hong Kong.
Associated
Companies:-
Best Diamonds, Hong Kong.
Starlight Diamonds FZE, Hong Kong.
(Same address) [Jointly owned by
Mr. Moti Lal Dungawat and Mr. Durga Shankar Gopawat]
Swift General Trading, Hong Kong.
(Same owner and same address)
51463738-000-11
Manager: Mr. Durga Shankar
Gopawat
Name: Mr. Durga Shankar GOPAWAT
Residential Address: Vill And
Post-Kharsan, Via-Kheroda Dist-Udaipor, Rajasthan, India.
The subject was established on 25th November, 2009 as a sole proprietorship
concern owned by Mr. Durga Shankar Gopawat under the Hong Kong Business
Registration Regulations.
Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever
traced and noted.
Activities: Importer,
Exporter and Wholesaler.
Lines: Jewellery
gems, diamonds.
Employees: Nil.
Commodities Imported: India,
other Asian countries, etc.
Markets: Hong
Kong, India, Japan, other Asian countries, etc.
Terms/Sales: L/C or as per contracted.
Terms/Buying: L/C, T/T, etc.
Capital: Not
disclosed.
Profit or Loss: Kept
a balance account in 2011 & 2012.
Condition: Business
is improving.
Facilities: Is
making use of general banking facilities.
Payment: Met trade commitments as contracted.
Commercial Morality: Satisfactory.
Banker: The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp.
Ltd., Hong Kong.
Standing: Small.
Brillient Gems is a sole proprietorship set up and owned by Mr. Durga
Shankar Gopawat who is an Indian. He is
an India passport holder and does not have the right to reside in Hong Kong
permanently.
The subject does not have its own operating office. Its registered office is in a commercial
service firm located at Room 3208, 32/F., Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road,
Wanchai, Hong Kong known as Wingate Business Ltd. [Wingate] which is
handling its correspondences and documents.
Your given phone number 2860 0074 belongs to Wingate.
The subject has no employees in Hong Kong.
The subject is trading in loose diamonds, emerald, precious stones,
colour stones, ruby jade, gem sets.
Polished diamonds are imported from India, Belgium, other European
countries, etc. Finished products and
polished diamonds are marketed in Hong Kong, exported or re-exported to India,
Japan, other Asian countries, etc.
Business is improving.
According to the subject, it is also a commission agent.
Besides the subject, Gopawat is operating another firm Swift General
Trading which is also in the same address.
Swift General Trading was also established on 25th November, 2009, the
same date of the subject. This firm is
also a diamond and gemstone trader.
The subject’s history in Hong Kong is just over three years and five
months.
Since the subject does not have its own operating office and has no
employees in Hong Kong, on the whole, consider it good for business engagements
on L/C basis for the time being.
NOTE :
It is to be
noted that the company does not have its own operating office in Hong Kong. The
company uses the address of its secretariat as its correspondence address only.
Subject operates from some other country and does not have a base in Hong Kong.
Such companies are registered in Hong Kong just to tax benefit purpose and due
to the strict privacy laws prevailing in the country. In such cases, the
companies are not required to have any employees in Hong Kong nor do have an
office there.
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.59.35 |
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1 |
Rs.92.11 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.78.59 |
INFORMATION DETAILS
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Report Prepared
by : |
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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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