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Report Date : |
22.04.2014 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
BOON VENTURE |
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Registered Office : |
c/o WinGate Business Ltd. Room 3208, 32/F., Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wanchai |
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Country : |
Hong Kong |
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Date of Incorporation : |
27.03.2009 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
50482321-000-03 |
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Legal Form : |
Sole Proprietorship |
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Line of Business : |
Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler of all kinds of diamonds including loose
diamonds, cut and polished diamonds. |
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No. of Employees : |
Not Available |
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 : |
Moderate |
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Payment Behaviour : |
No Complaints |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
NOTES :
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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31, 2014
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (31.12.2013) |
Current Rating (31.03.2014) |
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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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BOON VENTURE
ADDRESS: c/o WinGate Business Ltd.
Room 3208, 32/F., Central Plaza, 18 Harbour
Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
PHONE: 852-2830 9999
FAX: 852-2830 9998
Manager: Mr. Nilesh Manharlal
Chauhan
Establishment: 27th March, 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.
Registered
Office:-
c/o WinGate Business Ltd.
Room 3208, 32/F., Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
Associated Concern:-
Uni Star, Hong Kong.
50482321-000-03
Manager: Mr. Nilesh Manharlal
Chauhan
Name: Mr. Nilesh Manharlal CHAUHAN
Residential Address: Flat A,
8/F., Ashley Mansion, 10-14 Ashley Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
The subject was established on 27th March, 2009 as a sole proprietorship
concern owned by Mr. Nilesh Manharlal Chauhan under the Hong Kong Business
Registration Regulations. Became a
partnership as Mr. Tarun Kandhari joined in on 14th February, 2011. However, the subject became a sole
proprietorship again as Tarun Kandhari retired on 9th August, 2011.
Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever
traced and noted.
Activities: Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.
Lines: All kinds of diamonds including loose diamonds,
cut and polished diamonds.
Employees: Nil.
Commodities Imported: India,
Europe, other Asian countries
Markets: Hong Kong, China, other Asian
countries, Europe
Terms/Sales: L/C, T/T
Terms/Buying: L/C, T/T, D/P
Capital: Not disclosed.
Profit or Loss: Made very small profits in past
three years.
Condition: Business keeps on improving.
Facilities: Making fairly active 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.
Boon Venture is a sole proprietorship set up and owned by Mr. Nilesh Manharlal Chauhan who is an Indian. The subject’s old partner Mr. Tarun Kandhari retired on 9th August, 2011. Nilesh Manharlal Chauhan is a Hong Kong ID Card holder and has got the right to reside in Hong Kong permanently. Chauhan has been in Hong Kong for a very long time before setting up the subject in March 2009.
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.
which is handling its correspondences and documents. The subject has no employees in Hong Kong.
It is likely that
the operating address of the subject is in the Hong Kong residence of Chauhan.
The subject is
trading in loose diamonds, cut and polished diamonds. It is trading in the following commodities:
single-cut diamond, fullcut loose diamond, carat size diamonds & blue
sapphire.
Polished and cut
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 China, the other Asian
countries, Europe, etc.
The subject is
also a commission agent. It also
purchases rough diamonds from local suppliers in Hong Kong.
Besides operating
the subject, Chauhan is operating another firm known as Uni Star. This firm was established on 30th August,
2007 and registered in Hong Kong but located at a different address. Uni Star is also a diamond trader. However, the operating office of Uni Star is
also located at the residence of Chauhan in Hong Kong. Uni Star is also a diamond trader.
The subject’s
business in Hong Kong is fairly active.
History is about five years in Hong Kong.
Since the
subject’s operating office is in the residence of Chauhan, consider it good for
business engagements on L/C basis for the time being.
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.60.34 |
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1 |
Rs.101.41 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.83.38 |
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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