MIRA INFORM REPORT
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Report Date : |
25.01.2014 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
NJ DIAMONDS |
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Registered Office : |
Room 21, 4/F., Beverley Commercial Centre, |
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Country : |
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Date of Incorporation : |
02.02.2009 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
50233441-000-02 |
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Legal Form : |
Sole Proprietorship |
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Line of Business : |
Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler of all kinds of diamonds |
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No. of Employees : |
2 |
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 company |
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Payment Behaviour : |
No complaints |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
NOTES :
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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – September 30, 2013
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (30.06.2013) |
Current Rating (30.09.2013) |
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Hong Kong |
A2 |
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
levies excise duties on only four commodities, namely: 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, it again faces a possible slowdown as exports to
the Euro zone and US slump. 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 9.1% of total system deposits in Hong
Kong by the end of 2012, an increase of 59% from the previous year. 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 exports 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. Growth slowed to 5% in 2011,
and less than 2% in 2012. Credit expansion and tight housing supply conditions
caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly and inflation to rise 4.1% in
2012. 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.
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Source
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NJ DIAMONDS
ADDRESS: Room 21, 4/F., Beverley Commercial
Centre, 87-105 Chatham Road South, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
(Formerly located
at:
Flat 23, 14/F.,
17-24 Man Wai Building, Jondan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. )
PHONE: 852-2366 6366
FAX: 852-2366 6366
Manager: Mr. Nirmal Jalvka
Establishment: 2nd February, 2009.
Organization: Sole Proprietorship.
Capital: Not disclosed.
Business Category: Diamond
Trader.
Employees: 2.
Main Dealing Banker: The
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.
Banking Relation: Satisfactory.
NJ DIAMONDS
Head Office:-
Room 21, 4/F., Beverley Commercial Centre, 87-105 Chatham Road South,
Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Associated
Company:-
Star Trading Co., Hong Kong.
(Same address)
50233441-000-02
Manager: Mr. Nirmal Jalvka
(Mobile: 852-9674 0011)
Name: Mr. Nirmal JALVKA
Residential Address: Flat 23,
14/F., 17-24 Man Wai Building, Jondan, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
The subject was established on 2nd February, 2009 as a sole
proprietorship concern owned by Mr. Nirmal Jalvka under the Hong Kong Business
Registration Regulations.
At the very beginning, the subject was located at Flat 23, 14/F., 17-24
Man Wai Building, Jondan, Kowloon, Hong Kong, moved to Flat 1, 14/F., of the
same building in December 2010 and further moved to the present address in
November 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
Employees: 2.
Commodities Imported: India,
other Asian countries
Markets: Hong
Kong, India, 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
a small profit in 2012 & 2013.
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.
NJ Diamonds is a sole proprietorship set up and owned by Mr. Nirmal
Jalvka who is an Indian. He is a Hong
Kong ID Card holder and has got the right to reside in Hong Kong
permanently. He has been residing in
Hong Kong since the establishment of the subject. He can be reached at his Hong Kong mobile
phone number 852-9674 0011.
The subject is a diamond trader.
It is a diamond importer, exporter and wholesaler. It is trading in loose, polished and cut
diamonds. It is trading in loose
diamonds like marquise, pears, tappers, buggets and rose cut diamonds range
from 0.05 cts to 0.60 cts.
Most of the commodities are imported from India. Prime markets are Hong Kong, Japan and
the other Asian countries. Business
keeps on improving.
The subject has had an associated company known as Star Trading Co.
located at the same address. Established
in 2000, Star Trading is also operated by Nirmal Jalvka. This firm is trading in CD-R disk and other
electronics which are chiefly exported to India. It also sells CD-R scrap in Hong Kong. However, the business of this company is not
so significant.
The business of the subject is chiefly handled by Jalvka himself. History in Hong Kong is about five years.
On the whole, consider it 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-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.62.18 |
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1 |
Rs.103.38 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.85.09 |
INFORMATION DETAILS
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NNA |
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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