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Report Date : |
02.07.2014 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
KOOHEJI JEWELLERY |
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Registered Office : |
Seef Mall, Gate No. 7 PO Box 1021 Manama |
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Country : |
Bahrain |
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Date of Incorporation : |
29.11.2001 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
1309-3 |
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Legal Form : |
General Partnership |
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Line of Business : |
Engaged in the retail of jewellery, gold and diamonds |
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No. of Employees |
15 |
RATING & COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
Ba |
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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41-55 |
Ba |
Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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Status : |
Satisfactory |
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Payment Behaviour : |
No complaints |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
NOTES :
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on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com
while quoting report number, name and date.
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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Bahrain |
B1 |
B1 |
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Risk Category |
ECGC
Classification |
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Insignificant |
A1 |
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Low Risk |
A2 |
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Moderate Low Risk |
B1 |
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Moderate Risk |
B2 |
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Moderate High Risk |
C1 |
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High Risk |
C2 |
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Very High Risk |
D |
BAHRAIN ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
Bahrain has made great efforts to diversify its economy; its highly developed communication and transport facilities make Bahrain home to numerous multinational firms with business in the Gulf. As part of its diversification plans, Bahrain implemented a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US in August 2006, the first FTA between the US and a Gulf state. Bahrain's economy, however, continues to depend heavily on oil. In 2012, petroleum production and refining accounted for 77% of Bahrain's export receipts, 87% of government revenues, and 19% of GDP. Other major economic activities are production of aluminum - Bahrain's second biggest export after oil - finance, and construction. Bahrain competes with Malaysia as a worldwide center for Islamic banking and continues to seek new natural gas supplies as feedstock to support its expanding petrochemical and aluminum industries. In 2011 Bahrain experienced economic setbacks as a result of domestic unrest, however, the economy recovered in 2012-13, partly as a result of improved tourism. Some economic policies aimed at restoring confidence in Bahrain's economy, such as the suspension of an expatriate labor tax and frequent bailouts of Gulf Air, will make Bahrain's long-term economic challenges - youth unemployment and the growth of government debt - more difficult to address
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Source
: CIA |
Company Name : KOOHEJI JEWELLERY
Country of Origin : Bahrain
Legal Form : General Partnership
Registration Date : 29th November 2001
Commercial Registration Number : 1309-3
Membership Number : 6578
Partners Capital : BD 300,000
Total Workforce : 15
Activities : Retail of jewellery, gold and diamonds
Financial Condition : Undetermined
Payments : Nothing detrimental uncovered
Person Interviewed : Ishaaq Kooheji , Sales Executive
KOOHEJI JEWELLERY
Location : Seef Mall,
Gate No. 7
PO Box : 1021
Town : Manama
Country : Bahrain
Telephone : (973-17) 530411
/ 582848
Facsimile : (973-17)
530711
Email : mohamed@kooheji.net
Subject operates from a small suite of offices and a showroom that are rented
and located in the Central Business Area of Manama.
Branch Office (s)
Location Description
· Bahrain City
Centre Mall Showroom
premises
Store No. 2019
Tel: (973-17)
178282
Name Position
· Abdul Wahid Abdulrahim
Kooheji Managing
Partner
· Abdulrahim
Abdullah Kooheji Partner
· Aref Abdulrahim Kooheji Partner
· Waleed Abdulrahim
Kooheji Partner
· Mohamed Kooheji Sales
Manager
· Ishaaq Kooheji Sales
Executive
· Mohamed Khalil Sales Executive
Date of
Establishment : 29th
November 2001
Legal Form : General Partnership
Commercial Reg.
No. : 1309-3
Membership No. : 6578
Partners Capital : BD 300,000
· Abdul Wahid
Abdulrahim Kooheji 50%
· Abdulrahim
Abdullah Kooheji ]
]
· Aref Abdulrahim Kooheji ] 50%
]
· Waleed Abdulrahim
Kooheji ]
Activities: Engaged in the retail of jewellery, gold and diamonds.
Import Countries: Europe and the Far East.
Subject has a workforce of 15 employees.
Companies registered in Bahrain are not legally required to make their
accounts public and no financial information was released by the company or
submitted by outside sources.
·
HSBC Bank Middle East
93 Al Khalifa Avenue
PO Box: 57
Manama 304
Tel: (973-17) 224555 / 222158
Fax: (973-17) 226822
Email : bbmemnm@batelco.com.bh
No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.
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 business is considered to be a fair trade risk.
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.60.13 |
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1 |
Rs.102.83 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.82.28 |
INFORMATION DETAILS
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Analysis Done by
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Report Prepared
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NIS |
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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