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Report Date : |
29.05.2013 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
GARISSON GEMS |
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Registered Office : |
c/o Hong Kong Business Service Co. Room 09, 7/F., Millennium City, Tower I, 388 Kwun Tong Road,
Kwun Tong, Kowloon |
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Country : |
Hong Kong |
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Date of Incorporation : |
15.04.2010 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
52084563-000-04 |
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Legal Form : |
Sole Proprietorship |
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Line of Business : |
Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler of All kinds of Diamonds and
Gemstones |
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No. of Employees : |
No Employees in Hong Kong (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.) |
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 : CIA |
GARISSON GEMS
c/o Hong Kong Business Service Co.
Room 09, 7/F., Millennium City, Tower I, 388 Kwun Tong Road,
Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
PHONE: Not available
FAX: Not available
Manager: Mr. Nagesh Goose
Establishment: 15th April, 2010.
Organization: Sole Proprietorship.
Capital: Not disclosed.
Business Category: Diamond
Trader.
Employees: Nil.
Main Dealing Banker: Indian
Overseas Bank, Hong Kong Branch.
Banking Relation: Satisfactory.
GARISSON GEMS
Head Office:-
c/o Hong Kong Business Service Co.
Room 09, 7/F., Millennium City, Tower I, 388 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong,
Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Associated
Company:-
Fab Crystal, Hong Kong.
52084563-000-04
Manager: Mr. Nagesh Goose
Name: Mr. Nagesh GOOSE
Residential Address: B-15/F.,
Saraswat Co-Op Society, Sector-2, Charkop, Kandivali(W) Mumbai-67, India.
The subject was established on 15th April, 2010 as a sole proprietorship
concern owned by Mr. Nagesh Goose 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: All
kinds of diamonds and gemstones.
Employees: Nil.
Commodities Imported: India,
Sri-Lanka, other Asian countries, 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.
Capital: Not
disclosed.
Profit or Loss: Traded
at a balance angle.
Condition: Business
is not active in Hong Kong.
Facilities: Is
making use of general banking facilities.
Payment: Met trade commitments as contracted.
Commercial Morality: Satisfactory.
Banker: Indian Overseas Bank, Hong Kong Branch.
Standing: Small.
Garisson Gems is a sole proprietorship set up and owned by Mr. Nagesh
Goose who is an Indian. He is an India
passport holder and does not have the right to reside in Hong Kong
permanently. Currently, he is residing
in Mumbai, India.
The subject does not have its own operating office. Its registered office is in a business
service company located at Room 09, 7/F., Millennium City, Tower I, 388 Kwun
Tong Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong which is handling its correspondences
and documents.
The subject has no employees in Hong Kong.
The subject is a loose diamond and gemstone importer, exporter and
wholesaler. It is carrying the following
semi-precious stones: aquamarine, pink amethyst, rubylite, green amethyst, blue
topaz, lemon topaz, citrine, smokey topaz, kunzite, peridot, morganite, pink
tourmalines, amethyst, pink topaz, garnet, rose quartz, etc.
The subject’s commodities are chiefly imported from India, etc. Gemstones and loose diamonds are marketed in
Hong Kong and exported to the United States, Europe or the Middle East. The subject is also a commission agent.
The subject has had an associated company Fab Crystal, also owned by
Nagesh Goose, located at a different address.
The registered office of Fab Crystal is a business centre located at
Room 2301, 23/F., World-Wide House, 19 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong
known as WinGate Business Ltd. which is handling its correspondences and
documents. Established on
29th June, 2010, Fab Crystal is also a gemstone trader.
The businesses of the subject and Fab Crystal are chiefly handled by
Goose himself.
Goose has had associated diamond suppliers and gemstone suppliers in
Mumbai, India.
The history of the subject in Hong Kong is just over two years and nine
months.
On the whole, since the subject does not have its own operating office
and has no employees in Hong Kong, consider it good for business engagements on
L/C basis.
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.55.74 |
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1 |
Rs.84.17 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.72.02 |
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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