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Report Date : |
02.10.2013 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
ANTONIA JEWELLERY LLC |
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Registered Office : |
Gold Land Building, Mezzanine Floor, M-52 Al Daghaya Street Deira PO
Box 94340 Dubai |
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Country : |
United Arab Emirates |
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Financials (as on) : |
31.12.2012 |
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Date of Incorporation : |
23.10.2001 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
57684, Dubai |
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Legal Form : |
Limited Liability Company - LLC |
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Line of Business : |
Wholesalers and retailers of jewellery, pearls and precious stones, giftware crystal products and watches. |
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No. of Employees : |
05 |
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 :
Any query related to this report can be made
on e-mail: infodept@mirainform.com
while quoting report number, name and date.
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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UAE |
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 |
UAE - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
The UAE has an open economy with a high per capita income
and a sizable annual trade surplus. Successful efforts at economic
diversification have reduced the portion of GDP based on oil and gas output to 25%.
Since the discovery of oil in the UAE more than 30 years ago, the country has
undergone a profound transformation from an impoverished region of small desert
principalities to a modern state with a high standard of living. The government
has increased spending on job creation and infrastructure expansion and is
opening up utilities to greater private sector involvement. In April 2004, the
UAE signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement with Washington and in
November 2004 agreed to undertake negotiations toward a Free Trade Agreement
with the US; however, those talks have not moved forward. The country's Free
Trade Zones - offering 100% foreign ownership and zero taxes - are helping to
attract foreign investors. The global financial crisis, tight international
credit, and deflated asset prices constricted the economy in 2009. UAE
authorities tried to blunt the crisis by increasing spending and boosting
liquidity in the banking sector. The crisis hit Dubai hardest, as it was
heavily exposed to depressed real estate prices. Dubai lacked sufficient cash
to meet its debt obligations, prompting global concern about its solvency. The
UAE Central Bank and Abu Dhabi-based banks bought the largest shares. In
December 2009 Dubai received an additional $10 billion loan from the emirate of
Abu Dhabi. Dependence on oil, a large expatriate workforce, and growing
inflation pressures are significant long-term challenges. The UAE's strategic
plan for the next few years focuses on diversification and creating more opportunities
for nationals through improved education and increased private sector
employment
Source
: CIA
Company Name : ANTONIA JEWELLERY LLC
Country of Origin : Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Legal Form : Limited Liability Company - LLC
Registration Date : 23rd October 2001
Commercial Registration Number : 57684, Dubai
Trade Licence Number : 529857
Chamber Membership Number : 65611
Issued Capital : UAE Dh 300,000
Paid up Capital : UAE Dh 300,000
Total Workforce : 5
Activities : Wholesalers and retailers of jewellery, pearls and precious stones, giftware, crystal products and watches.
Financial Condition : Fair
Payments : Nothing detrimental uncovered
Operating Trend : Steady
Person Interviewed : Viraj Shah, Sales Manager
ANTONIA JEWELLERY LLC
Building : Gold Land
Building, Mezzanine Floor, M-52
Street : Al Daghaya
Street
Area : Deira
PO Box : 94340
Town : Dubai
Country : United Arab
Emirates
Telephone : (971-4) 2263851
Facsimile : (971-4)
2264082
Mobile : (971-50)
5527951
Email : accounts@antoniajewellery.com
/ sirajparikh@hotmail.com
Subject operates from a small suite of offices and a showroom that are
rented and located in the Central Business Area of Dubai.
Name Nationality Position
· Siraj Biosh Parikh Indian Managing
Director
· Mohamed Ali Rashid
Sulaiman Ajtabi Emirati Director
· S Baljit - Finance
Controller
· Viraj Shah - Sales
Manager
Date of
Establishment : 23rd
October 2001
Legal Form : Limited Liability
Company - LLC
Commercial Reg.
No. : 57684, Dubai
Trade Licence No. : 529857 (Expires
19/10/2013)
Chamber Member No. : 65611
Issued Capital : UAE Dh 300,000
Paid up Capital : UAE Dh 300,000
· Mohamed Ali Rashid
Sulaiman Ajtabi 51%
· Siraj Biosh Parikh 49%
Activities: Engaged as wholesalers and retailers of jewellery, pearls and precious
stones, giftware, crystal products, and
watches.
Import Countries: Europe and South Africa.
Operating Trend: Steady
Subject has a workforce of 5 employees.
Financial highlights provided by local sources are given below:
Currency: United Arab Emirates Dirham (UAE Dh)
Year
Ending 31/12/11: Year Ending
31/12/12:
Total Sales UAE
Dh 16,380,000 UAE Dh
17,000,000
Local sources consider subject’s financial condition to be Fair.
The above financial figures are based on estimations by our local
sources.
·
Commercial Bank of Dubai
Baniyas Street
Deira
PO Box: 1709
Dubai
Tel: (971-4)
2227121 / 2253222
Fax: (971-4) 2220943 / 2254565
No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.
During the course of this investigation nothing detrimental was uncovered
regarding subject’s operating history or the manner in which payments are
fulfilled. As such the company is considered to be a fair trade risk.
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.62.36 |
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1 |
Rs.101.20 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.84.54 |
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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