MIRA INFORM REPORT
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Report No. : |
312658 |
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Report Date : |
24.03.2015 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
SHARP DIAMONDS |
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Registered Office : |
c/o Gurus & Lexes Consultants Ltd. Suite 1008, 10/F., Prosperity Millennia Plaza, 663 King’s Road, Quarry
Bay |
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Country : |
Hong Kong |
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Date of Incorporation : |
21.09.2009 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
51183526-000-09 |
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Legal Form : |
Sole Proprietorship |
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Line of Business : |
Subject was a loose, cut and polished diamond, colour stone and
jewellery importer, exporter and wholesaler. Subject was also a commission agent. |
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No. of Employee : |
No employees in Hong Kong 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. |
RATING & COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
C |
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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<10 |
C |
Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised |
Credit not
recommended |
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Status : |
Business Ceased |
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Payment Behaviour : |
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Litigation : |
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NOTES :
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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – December 31, 2014
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (30.09.2014) |
Current Rating (31.12.2014) |
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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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Company
name
SHARP DIAMONDS
(Your enquiry given as:
SHARP DIAMOND
of the same
address.)
ADDRESS
Registered
Office:-
c/o Gurus & Lexes Consultants Ltd.
Suite 1008, 10/F., Prosperity Millennia Plaza, 663 King’s Road, Quarry
Bay, Hong Kong.
Mailing Address:-
P.O. Box 95036, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Associated
Companies:-
Superb Jewellery, Hong Kong.
(Same address)
Supreme Trading FZE, Hong Kong.
(Same address)
BUSINESS
REGISTRATION NUMBER
51183526-000-09
MANAGEMENT
Manager: Mr. Shiv Shankar Gopawat
SOLE
PROPRIETOR
Name: Mr. Shiv Shankar GOPAWAT
Residential Address: Po-Kharsan,
Via-Kheroda, Udaipur, Raj, India.
HISTORY
The subject was established on 21st September, 2009 as a sole
proprietorship concern owned by Mr. Shiv Shankar Gopawat under the Hong Kong
Business Registration Regulations.
The subject has ceased business since 31st March, 2014.
Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever
traced and noted.
GENERAL
Sharp Diamonds was a sole proprietorship which has ceased business since
31st March, 2014.
It was owned by Mr. Shiv Shankar Gopawat who was an Indian. He was an India passport holder and did not
have the right to reside in Hong Kong permanently.
The subject did not have its own operating office. Its registered office was in a consultant
firm located at Suite 1008, 10/F., Prosperity Millennia Plaza, 663 King’s
Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong known as Gurus & Lexes Consultants Ltd. [Gurus
& Lexes] which had handled its correspondences and documents. The subject had no employees in Hong Kong.
The subject was a loose, cut and polished diamond, colour stone and
jewellery importer, exporter and wholesaler.
The subject was also a commission agent.
The subject was just a one-man company.
Business was chiefly handled by Gopawat himself.
The history of the subject in Hong Kong was over four years and six
months.
Since the subject has ceased business in Hong Kong, consider it not
suitable for any business engagements.
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.62.29 |
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1 |
Rs.93.02 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.67.36 |
INFORMATION DETAILS
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Analysis Done by
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KAR |
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Report Prepared
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ANK |
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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