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Report Date : |
02.10.2013 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
STEELFORCE |
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Registered Office : |
Lange Klarenstraat 16 20, Antwerpen, 2000 |
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Country : |
Belgium |
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Financials (as on) : |
30.09.2012 |
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Date of Incorporation : |
1950 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
402950965 |
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Legal Form : |
Private Subsidiary |
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Line of Business : |
Buying and selling of steel in South and Central America
and in the Caribbean |
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No. of Employees : |
60 |
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 : |
Slow but Correct |
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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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Belgium |
A1 |
A1 |
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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 |
BELGIUM - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
This modern, open, and private-enterprise-based economy has
capitalized on its central geographic location, highly developed transport network,
and diversified industrial and commercial base. Industry is concentrated mainly
in the more heavily-populated region of Flanders in the north. With few natural
resources, Belgium imports substantial quantities of raw materials and exports
a large volume of manufactures, making its economy vulnerable to volatility in
world markets. Roughly three-quarters of Belgium's trade is with other EU
countries, and Belgium has benefited most from its proximity to Germany. In
2011 Belgian GDP grew by 1.8%, the unemployment rate decreased slightly to 7.2%
from 8.3% the previous year, and the government reduced the budget deficit from
a peak of 6% of GDP in 2009 to 4.2% in 2011 and 3.3% in 2012. Fourth quarter
GDP growth in 2012 was at -0.1%, the third consecutive quarter of negative
growth. This brought economic growth for the whole of 2012 to negative 0.2%. It
also left Belgium on the brink of a possible recession at the end of 2012.
However, at year's end, the government appeared close to meeting its 2012 budget
deficit goal of 3% of GDP. Despite the relative improvement in Belgium's budget
deficit, public debt hovers around 100% of GDP, a factor that has contributed
to investor perceptions that the country is increasingly vulnerable to
spillover from the euro-zone crisis. Belgian banks were severely affected by
the international financial crisis in 2008 with three major banks receiving
capital injections from the government, and the nationalization of the Belgian
retail arm of a Franco-Belgian bank.
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Source
: CIA |