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MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

28.01.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AL GARAS FOR FOOD INGREDIENTS

 

 

Registered Office :

3 Ali Amin Maher Street, 2nd Floor El Attarin, Ramleh 1456 Alexandria

 

 

Country :

Egypt

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1998

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

149145, Alexandria

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Partnership

 

 

Line of Business :

Import and distribution of cocoa butter & powder, dry yeast, powder milk, food additives, whey powder and vanilla.

 

 

No. of Employees :

20

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

Payment Behaviour :

No complaints

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – September 30, 2013

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2013)

Current Rating

(30.09.2013)

Egypt

B1

B1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

EGYPT - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Occupying the northeast corner of the African continent, Egypt is bisected by the highly fertile Nile valley, where most economic activity takes place. Egypt's economy was highly centralized during the rule of former President Gamal Abdel NASSER but opened up considerably under former Presidents Anwar EL-SADAT and Mohamed Hosni MUBARAK. Cairo from 2004 to 2008 aggressively pursued economic reforms to attract foreign investment and facilitate GDP growth. Despite the relatively high levels of economic growth in recent years, living conditions for the average Egyptian remained poor and contributed to public discontent. After unrest erupted in January 2011, the Egyptian Government backtracked on economic reforms, drastically increasing social spending to address public dissatisfaction, but political uncertainty at the same time caused economic growth to slow significantly, reducing the government's revenues. Tourism, manufacturing, and construction were among the hardest hit sectors of the Egyptian economy, and economic growth is likely to remain slow during the next several years. The government drew down foreign exchange reserves by more than 50% in 2011 and 2012 to support the Egyptian pound and the dearth of foreign financial assistance - as a result of unsuccessful negotiations with the International Monetary Fund over a multi-billion dollar loan agreement which have dragged on more than 20 months - could precipitate fiscal and balance of payments crises in 2013

 

Source : CIA

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Company Name                                     : AL GARAS FOR FOOD INGREDIENTS

Country of Origin                                    : Egypt

Legal Form                                            : Limited Liability Partnership

Registration Date                                   : 1998

Commercial Registration Number            : 149145, Alexandria

Tax Card Number                                   : 298-254-344

Issued Capital                                        : £E 8,050,000

Paid up Capital                                      : £E 8,050,000

Total Workforce                                     : 20

Activities                                               : Import and distribution of foodstuff products.

Financial Condition                                 : Fair

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Operating Trend                                     : Steady

Person Interviewed                                 : Selvina Saleem, Human Resources Manager

 

 

COMPANY NAME

 

AL GARAS FOR FOOD INGREDIENTS

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Street               : 3 Ali Amin Maher Street, 2nd Floor

Area                 : El Attarin, Ramleh

PO Box             : 1456

Town                 : Alexandria

Country             : Egypt

 

Telephone         : (20-3) 4853131 / 4853132

Facsimile          : (20-3) 4853129

Mobile               : (20-12) 3927450 / 6979696

Email                : algaras@bellfoods.com.eg / hr@bellfoods.com.eg

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a medium sized suite of offices that are rented and located in the Central Business Area of Alexandria.

 

Branch Office (s)

 

     Location                                                                                           Description

 

·       4 El Saudia Building                                                                          Rented sales office

     Nozha Street

     Heliopolis, Nasr City

     Cairo

     Tel: (20-2) 24141743

     Fax: (20-2) 24140217

 

·       12 Orabi Square                                                                                Rented sales office

Alexandria

Tel: (20-3) 4865552 / 4863616

Fax: (20-3) 4872383

 


 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

     Name                                                                                               Position

 

·       Dr Fawzy Gad Garas                                                                         Managing Partner

 

·       Mariam Fawzy Gad Garas                                                                 Partner

 

·       Ramy Gamil                                                                                     Finance Manager

 

·       Amina Kamal                                                                                    Sales Manager

 

·       Selvina Saleem                                                                                 Human Resources Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 1998

 

Legal Form                  : Limited Liability Partnership

 

Commercial Reg. No.  : 149145, Alexandria

 

Tax Card No.               : 298-254-344

 

Issued Capital              : £E 8,050,000

 

Paid up Capital            : £E 8,050,000

           

Name of Shareholder (s)                                                 Percentage

 

·       Dr Fawzy Gad Garas                                                      80%

 

·       Fawzia Gad Garas                                                         10%

 

·       Mariam Fawzy Gad Garas                                                5%

 

·       Ramy Fawzy Gad Garas                                                   5%

 


 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

·       Garas Trading Company

     4 Fahmy El Nokrashi Street

     El Sheikh Square, El Manshia

     Alexandria

     Tel: (20-3) 4879520 / 4873868 / 4833868

     Fax: (20-3) 4865065 / 4825065

     Email: garasco@dataxprs.com.eg

 

·       Garas Est for Trading

Amriya Free Zone

Alexandria

       This is a Sole Proprietorship owned by Dr Nosehy Gad Garas, and is located in the Amriya Free Zone in order to benefit from the incentives given to companies located within this area.

 

·       Bill Bac

       4 Fahmy El Nokrashi Street

El Sheikh Square

El Manshia

Alexandria

Tel: (20-3) 4873868 / 4879520

Fax: (20-3) 4865065

 

·       Serra Import & Export

23 Abdelaziz Agameya Street

Roshdy

Alexandria

Tel: (20-3) 5447303

Fax: (20-3) 5447404

Email: serra@cns-egypt.com

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities: Engaged in the import and distribution of cocoa butter & powder, dry yeast, powder milk, food additives, whey powder and vanilla.

 

Import Countries: India, Turkey, United States of America, the Netherlands, Malaysia and China.

 

International Suppliers:

 

·       G.Van Den Bergh Numegen B.V                     Netherlands

·       Jiaxing & Exp Corp Wan Yan Trading  China

 

Brand Names : CARGILL, ADM, FONTERRA, AGRI MARK, GREENFIELDS, GUMCORP, OVOPROT, PRIMERA, COLSEN, HOOGWEGT, CHISHOLM, DMV VITALUS, INTERFOOD, RZBC, LACNEA, TTCA, EUROVO, MUSIM MAS, KL-KEPONG, BELOVO SA, PAK IHRACAT and LAKTOS SPOL.

 

Subject has a workforce of 20 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

Companies registered in Egypt are not legally required to make their accounts public and no financial information was released by the company or submitted by outside sources.

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Banque Misr

El Hanoville Street

Agami

Alexandria

Tel: (20-3) 24302697

 

·       Arab Bank Plc

PO Box: 68

Cairo

Tel: (20-2) 33029069 / 33029070

Fax: (20-2) 33029068

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

Date of transaction                              September 2005

Credit amount                                        135,000

Amount overdue                                     0

Payment terms                                      90 days

Payment Method                                   Letters of Credit

Paying record                                        No Complaints

Currency                                               Pounds Sterling

 


 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Al Garas For Food Ingredients was established in 1998 and is engaged in the import and distribution of cocoa butter & powder, dry yeast, powder milk, food additives, whey powder & vanilla.

 

During the course of this investigation nothing detrimental was uncovered regarding subject’s operating history or the manner in which payments are fulfilled. As such the company is considered to be a fair trade risk.

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.62.71

UK Pound

1

Rs.103.50

Euro

1

Rs.85.82

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

NIS

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

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

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

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

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

<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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