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Report Date : |
03.04.2014 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
GREAT CREATION |
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Registered Office : |
Flat 12, Block E-1, 3/F., Phase 1, Hang Fung Industrial Building, 2-G Hok Yuen Street, Hunghom, Kowloon |
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Country : |
Hong Kong |
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Date of Incorporation : |
01.06.2004 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
34653207-000-06 |
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Legal Form : |
Partnership Concern |
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Line of Business : |
Importer and Exporter of all kinds of diamonds (including loose diamonds,
emerald, precious stones, ruby jade, gem sets & semi-precious stones.) |
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No. of Employees : |
01 |
RATING & COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
B |
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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26-40 |
B |
Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively
below average. |
Small |
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Status : |
Small Concern |
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Payment Behaviour : |
No Complaints |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
NOTES :
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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – december 01, 2013
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (30.09.2013) |
Current Rating (01.12.2013) |
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Hong Kong |
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 |
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 has no tariffs on imported goods, and it levies excise
duties on only four commodities, whether imported or produced locally: 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, its continued reliance
on foreign trade and investment leaves it vulnerable to renewed global
financial market volatility or a slowdown in the global economy. 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 12% of total system
deposits in Hong Kong by the end of 2013. 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 total trade 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. Credit expansion and tight housing supply conditions have caused Hong
Kong property prices to rise rapidly; consumer prices increased by more than 4%
in 2013. 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. In
2013, Hong Kong and China signed new agreements under the Closer Economic
Partnership Agreement, adopted in 2003 to forge closer ties between Hong Kong
and the mainland. The new measures, effective from January 2014, cover services
and trade facilitation, and will improve access to the mainland's service
sector for Hong Kong-based companies.
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Source
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GREAT CREATION
ADDRESS: Flat 12, Block E-1, 3/F., Phase 1, Hang
Fung Industrial Building, 2-G Hok Yuen Street, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
PHONE: Not available
Manager: Mr. Kamlesh Bhanubhai
Kanani
Establishment: 1st June, 2004.
Organization: Partnership.
Capital: Not Disclosed.
Business Category: Diamond
Trader.
Employee: 1.
Main Dealing Banker: The
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.
Banking Relation: Satisfactory.
Head Office:-
Flat 12, Block E-1, 3/F., Phase 1, Hang Fung Industrial Building, 2-G
Hok Yuen Street, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
34653207-000-06
Manager: Mr. Kamlesh Bhanubhai
Kanani
Name: Mr. Kamlesh Bhanubhai KANANI
Residential Address: 27 Meera
Nagar Soc., Mangadh Chowk, Varachha Road, Surat, Guiarat, India 395006.
Name: Mr. Venkat Raghnath CHARI
Residential
Address: 8 Yesh Mangal Society, Near
Pritam Nagar, Akhada Pritam, Nagar, Ellisbridge Ahmedabad-15, India.
Great Creation was a sole proprietorship set up on 1st June, 2004 and
owned by Mr. Kamlesh Bhanubhai Kanani under the Hong Kong Business Registration
Regulations. It became a partnership as
Mr. Venkat Raghunath Chari joined in as a partner on 9th November, 2009.
At the very beginning, the subject was located at Room 3A, 3/F., Hon
Kwong Mansion, 25‑29 Hankow Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, moved
to Room 58, 8/F., Fortuna House, 58-60 Granville Road, Tsimshatsui,
Kowloon, Hong Kong in January 2008, moved to Room G, 6/F., Block 1, Willow
Mansions, Whampoa Garden, Site 3, 120 Baker Street, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong
Kong in February 2009, to Flat 3, Block E-1, 3/F., Phase 1, Hang Fung
Industrial Building, 2-G Hok Yuen Street, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, and
further to Flat 12 of the same block and same building in June 2010.
Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever
traced and noted.
Activities: Importer
and Exporter.
Lines: All
kinds of diamonds (including loose diamonds, emerald, precious stones, ruby
jade,
gem sets &
semi-precious stones.)
Employee: 1.
Commodities Imported: India, Europe
Markets: Hong
Kong, other Asian countries
Terms/Sales: CAD, L/C, T/T
Terms/Buying: L/C, Advanced T/T
Capital: Not
Disclosed.
Profit or Loss: Made
very small profits in the past years.
Condition: Keeping in a normal manner.
Facilities: Making rather active use of
general banking facilities.
Payment: Met trade commitments as required.
Commercial Morality: Satisfactory.
Banker: The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp.
Ltd., Hong Kong.
Standing: Small.
Great Creation is a partnership jointly owned by Mr. Kamlesh Bhanubhai
Kanani and Mr. Venkat Raghunath Chari, both of whom are India merchants. The two partners are India passport holders
while the former is manager of the subject.
Business commenced in June 2004, the subject is trading in loose
diamonds, emerald, precious stones, ruby jade, gem sets & semi-precious
stones. Commodities are chiefly imported
from India, the United States, Belgium and the other European countries. Some of the products are polished and cut
diamonds which are marketed in Hong Kong, exported to the other Asian
countries, Europe, etc. Business is
normal.
The subject has had an employees in Hong Kong. It is able to make small profits in the past
six years.
The subject’s business is chiefly handled by Mr. Kanani himself. In Surat, Gujarat, India, the subject has got
a diamond manufacturing factory which is supplying the subject with its
products.
The history of the subject in Hong Kong is over nine years and nine
months.
On the whole, consider the subject good for normal business engagements
in small credit amounts.
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-concern 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.59.64 |
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UK Pound |
1 |
Rs.99.21 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.82.39 |
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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