MIRA INFORM REPORT

Report No. :	501034.2
Report Date :	24.04.2018

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

Name :	ZANZIBAR STEEL COMPANY LIMITED
Registered Office :	Stone Town, P. o. Box 2107, Zanzibar
Country :	Tanzania
Financials (as on) :	2017 [Summarized]
Date of Incorporation :	21.04.2013
Legal Form :	Limited Corporation
Line of Business :	Production and supply of steel products and related facilities
No. of Employees :	48

RATING & COMMENTS

(Mira Inform has adopted New Rating mechanism w.e.f. 23^rd January 2017)

MIRA’s Rating :

A

Credit Rating	Explanation	Rating Comments
A	Acceptable Risk	Business dealings permissible with moderate risk of default

Status :	Satisfactory
Payment Behaviour :	Slow but Correct
Litigation :	Clear

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List

Country Name	Previous Rating (30.09.2017)	Current Rating (31.12.2017)
Tanzania	B2	B2

Risk Category	ECGC Classification
Insignificant	A1
Low Risk	A2
Moderately Low Risk	B1
Moderate Risk	B2
Moderately High Risk	C1
High Risk	C2
Very High Risk	D

TANZANIA - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

Tanzania has achieved high growth rates based on its vast natural resource wealth and tourism with GDP growth in 2009-17 averaging 6%-7% per year. Dar es Salaam used fiscal stimulus measures and easier monetary policies to lessen the impact of the global recession and in general, benefited from low oil prices. Tanzania has largely completed its transition to a market economy, though the government retains a presence in sectors such as telecommunications, banking, energy, and mining.

The economy depends on agriculture, which accounts for slightly less than one-quarter of GDP and employs about 65% of the work force, although gold production in recent years has increased to about 35% of exports. All land in Tanzania is owned by the government, which can lease land for up to 99 years. Proposed reforms to allow for land ownership, particularly foreign land ownership, remain unpopular.

The financial sector in Tanzania has expanded in recent years and foreign-owned banks account for about 48% of the banking industry's total assets. Competition among foreign commercial banks has resulted in significant improvements in the efficiency and quality of financial services, though interest rates are still relatively high, reflecting high fraud risk. Banking reforms have helped increase private-sector growth and investment.

The World Bank, the IMF, and bilateral donors have provided funds to rehabilitate Tanzania's aging infrastructure, including rail and port, which provide important trade links for inland countries. In 2013, Tanzania completed the world's largest Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) grant, worth $698 million, but in late 2015, the MCC Board of Directors deferred a decision to renew Tanzania’s eligibility because of irregularities in voting in Zanzibar and concerns over the governments use of a controversial cybercrime bill.

Under the new government elected in 2015, Tanzania has developed an ambitious development agenda focused on creating a better business environment through improved infrastructure, access to financing, and education progress, but implementing budgets remains challenging for the government. Recent policy moves by President MAGUFULI are aimed at protecting domestic industry and have caused concern among foreign investors.

Source : CIA

SUBJECT'S NAME
Registered Name:	ZANZIBAR STEEL COMPANY LIMITED
Requested Name:	ZANZIBAR STEEL COMPANY LTD
Other Names:	None
ADDRESS AND TELECOMMUNICATION
Physical Address:	Stone Town,
Postal Address:	P. o. Box 2107
	Zanzibar,
Country:	Tanzania
Phone:	255-22-2134100
Cell:	255-788999991
Fax:	255-22-2134100
Email:	None
Website:	None
CREDIT OPINION
Financial Index as of December 2017 shows subject firm with a medium risk of credit.
LEGAL
Legal Form:		Limited Corporation
Date Incorporated:		21-April-2013
Reg. Number:		Tanzania
Nominal Capital		TZS. 1,000,000
Subscribed Capital		TZS. 1,000,000
Subscribed Capital is Subscribed in the following form:
		Position		Shares
Mr. Hassan H. Khalife		Director
Mr. Ahmed Khalife		Director
RELATED COMPANIES
None		Parent company.
None		Subsidiary company.
None		Affiliated company.
None		Shareholder of subject firm.
None		Branches of the firm
OPERATIONS
Registered to operate as production and supply of steel products and related facilities
Imports:		Asia
Exports:		None
Trademarks:		None
Terms of sale:		Cash (40%) and 25-90 days (60%), invoices.
Main Customers:		firms and organizations
Employees:		48 employees.
Vehicles:		Several motor vehicles.
Territory of sales:		Tanzania
Location:		Leased premises, 15,000 square feet,
AUDITORS AND INSURANCE
Auditors:		Information not available.
Insurance Brokers:		Information not available.
FINANCE
Currency Reported:		Tanzanian Shillings (TZS.)
Fiscal Year End:		December 31, 2017
Inflation:		According to information given by independent sources, the inflation at December 31st, 2017 was of 13%.
Financial Information not Submitted
Profit and Loss (expressed in TZS.)
			2017
Sales			1,980,000,000
BANK
Bank Name:		People's Bank of Zanzibar
Branch:		Tanzania
Comments:		None
COMMENTS / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This information was obtained from outside sources other than the subject company itself and confirmed the above subject.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Currency	Unit	Indian Rupees
US Dollar	1	INR 66.22
UK Pound	1	INR 92.84
Euro	1	INR 81.27
TZS	1	INR 0.029

Note : Above are approximate rates obtained from sources believed to be correct

INFORMATION DETAILS

Analysis Done by :	VIV
Report Prepared by :	SYL

RATING EXPLANATIONS

Credit Rating	Explanation	Rating Comments
A++	Minimum Risk	Business dealings permissible with minimum risk of default
A+	Low Risk	Business dealings permissible with low risk of default
A	Acceptable Risk	Business dealings permissible with moderate risk of default
B	Medium Risk	Business dealings permissible on a regular monitoring basis
C	Medium High Risk	Business dealings permissible preferably on secured basis
D	High Risk	Business dealing not recommended or on secured terms only
NB	New Business	No recommendation can be done due to business in infancy stage
NT	No Trace	No recommendation can be done as the business is not traceable

NB is stated where there is insufficient information to facilitate rating. However, it is not to be considered as unfavourable.

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 are as follows:

· Financial condition covering various ratios

· Company background and operations size

· Promoters / Management background

· Payment record

· Litigation against the subject

· Industry scenario / competitor analysis

· Supplier / Customer / Banker review (wherever available)

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