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Report Date : |
22.04.2014 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
RADIANT EXPORTS |
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Registered Office : |
Room 6B, 22/F., Far East Consortium Building, 121 Des Voeux Road
Central |
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Country : |
Hong Kong |
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Date of Incorporation : |
05.05.2008 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
39244207-000-05 |
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Legal Form : |
Sole
Proprietorship |
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Line of Business : |
Engaged in trading in loose diamonds like marquise, pears, tappers, buggets
and rose cut diamonds range from 0.05 cts to 0.60 cts. |
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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 |
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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RADIANT EXPORTS
Registered
Office:-
c/o HKBSS Ltd.
Room 6B, 22/F.,
Far East Consortium Building, 121 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.
[Tel: 852-2541
6632; Fax: 852-2541 9339]
39244207-000-05
5th May, 2008.
Sole
Proprietorship
Name: Mr. Jigar Prakashchandra VIDANI
Residential
Address: 403, Panchratna, Apartment A Lines, Surat 395007, India.
Radiant
Exports is a sole proprietorship set up on 5th May, 2008 and owned by Mr. Jigar
Prakashchandra Vidani under the Hong Kong Business Registration Regulations.
At
the very beginning, the subject’s registered address was in the operating
office of an accountant firm located at 7/F., Hong Kong Trade Centre, 161‑167
Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong known as Fung, Yu & Co., Certified Public
Accountants which had handled its correspondences and documents. The subject changed its registered address as
it has changed its commercial service provider to HKBSS Ltd. [HKBSS] which was
located at Room 1B, 20/F., Far East Consortium Building, 121 Des Voeux Road
Central, Hong Kong in June 2012, since then.
HKBSS moved to 6B, 22/F. of the same building in October, 2012, so did
the registered address of the subject.
Apart
from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever traced and
noted.
Radiant
Exports is a sole proprietorship owned by Mr. Jigar Prakashchandra Vidani who
is an Indian. He is an India passport
holder and does not have the right to reside in Hong Kong permanently. He is also manager of the subject.
The
subject does not have its own operating office.
Its registered office is in a secretarial firm located at Room 6B, 22/F.,
Far East Consortium Building, 121 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong known as
HKBSS Ltd. which is handling its correspondences and documents.
The
subject has no employees in Hong Kong.
The
subject is a diamond importer, exporter and wholesaler. It is trading in loose diamonds like
marquise, pears, tappers, buggets and rose cut diamonds range from 0.05 cts to
0.60 cts. Commodities are chiefly
imported from India, Belgium, etc. Prime
markets are Hong Kong, India and the other Asian countries.
Being
a one-man company, the subject’s business is chiefly operated by Jigar
Prakashchandra Vidani himself. It was
reported that Vidani had been in Hong Kong most of the time.
Vidani
has had an associated company which is a diamond manufacturer in Surat, India.
The
history of the subject in Hong Kong is over five years. Regular customers have been developing.
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-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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Report Prepared
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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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