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MIRA INFORM REPORT

Report No. :	505708
Report Date :	26.04.2018

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

Name :	AST ENTERPRISES INC

Registered Office :	Pallodium Tower, Room No. 909, 9^th Floor, Plot C3, Cluster C, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, P O Box: 309049, Dubai

Country :	United Arab Emirates

Date of Incorporation :	27.08.2009

Legal Form :	Branch of a Foreign Registered Corporation

Line of Business :	Import and Distribution of General Foodstuff Products, Additives and Animal Feeds.

No. of Employees :	6

RATING & COMMENTS

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

MIRA’s Rating :

Credit Rating

Explanation

Rating Comments

Acceptable Risk

Business dealings permissible with moderate risk of default

Status :	Branch of a Foreign Registered Corporation

Payment Behaviour :	No Complaints

Litigation :	Clear

NOTES:

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.09.2017)

Current Rating

(31.12.2017)

United Arab Emirates

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

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

The UAE has an open economy with a high per capita income and a sizable annual trade surplus. Successful efforts at economic diversification have reduced the portion of GDP from the oil and gas sector to 30%.

Since the discovery of oil in the UAE nearly 60 years ago, the country has undergone a profound transformation from an impoverished region of small desert principalities to a modern state with a high standard of living. The government has increased spending on job creation and infrastructure expansion and is opening up utilities to greater private sector involvement. The country's free trade zones - offering 100% foreign ownership and zero taxes - are helping to attract foreign investors.

The global financial crisis of 2008-09, tight international credit, and deflated asset prices constricted the economy in 2009. UAE authorities tried to blunt the crisis by increasing spending and boosting liquidity in the banking sector. The crisis hit Dubai hardest, as it was heavily exposed to depressed real estate prices. Dubai lacked sufficient cash to meet its debt obligations, prompting global concern about its solvency and ultimately a $20 billion bailout from the UAE Central Bank and Abu Dhabi Government that was refinanced in March 2014.

The UAE’s dependence on oil is a significant long-term challenge, although the UAE is one of the most diversified countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council. Low oil prices have prompted the UAE to cut expenditures, including on some social programs, but the UAE has sufficient assets in its sovereign investment funds to cover its deficits. The government reduced fuel subsidies in August 2015, and has announced plans to introduce excise and value-added taxes by January 1, 2018. The UAE's strategic plan for the next few years focuses on economic diversification, promoting the UAE as a global trade and tourism hub, developing industry, and creating more job opportunities for nationals through improved education and increased private sector employment.

Source : CIA

SUMMARY

Company Name : AST ENTERPRISES INC

Legal Form : Branch of a Foreign Registered Corporation

Registration Date : 27^th August 2009

Trade Licence Number : 31236

DMCC Account Number : 89250

Issued Capital : UAE Dh 50,000

Paid up Capital : UAE Dh 50,000

Total Workforce : 6

Activities : Distributors of general foodstuff products, additives and animal feeds

Financial Condition : Undetermined

Payments : No Complaints

COMPANY NAME

AST ENTERPRISES INC

ADDRESS

Registered & Physical Address

Building : Pallodium Tower, Room No. 909, 9^th Floor

Area : Plot C3, Cluster C, Jumeirah Lakes Towers

PO Box : 309049

Town : Dubai

Country : United Arab Emirates

Telephone : (971-4) 4495300

Facsimile : (971-4) 4495338

Mobile : (971-50) 4550621

Email : astent@emirates.net.ae / talwar@astenterprises.ae

Premises

Subject operates from a small suite of offices that are rented and located in the Central Business Area of Dubai.

KEY PRINCIPALS

Name Position

· Saravjeet Singh Talwar Managing Director

· Anand Rodofl Pinto Finance Manager

· Jai Raj Sales Manager

· Thomas Abraham Administration Executive

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

Date of Establishment : 27^th August 2009

Legal Form : Subject is the Dubai registered branch of AST Enterprise Inc, a Limited Liability Company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands.

AST Enterprises Inc (Branch) in Dubai, operates as a Branch of a Foreign Registered

Corporation.

Under these circumstances, we strongly advise that any international trade

credit should only be written under the name of the main company where the

subject holds its registered office, in this case the British Virgin Islands.

Trade Licence No. : 31236 (Expires 26/08/2019)

DMCC Account No. : 89250

Issued Capital : UAE Dh 50,000

Paid up Capital : UAE Dh 50,000

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

· Trans Bulk Shipping LLC

Khalid Alattar Tower

Sheikh Zayed Road

PO Box: 20524

Dubai

Tel: (971-4) 3315160

Fax: (971-4) 3315170

OPERATIONS

Activities: Engaged in the import and distribution of general foodstuff products, additives and animal feeds.

Subject handled a volume in excess of 325,000 tons of cargo of different commodities in 2014.

Import Countries: Europe and the Far East.

Subject has a workforce of 6 employees.

FINANCIAL DATA

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

BANKERS

· Habib Bank Ltd

Murshid Bazaar

PO Box: 888

Dubai

Tel: (971-4) 2221281

Fax: (971-4) 2284631

PAYMENT HISTORY

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

GENERAL COMMENTS

The subject and its shareholders/owners have been searched in the following databases; Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), United Nations Security Council Sanctions, Australian Sanctions List, US Consolidated Sanctions List, EU Financial Sanctions List and UK Financial Sanctions List and nothing adverse could be found on the exact names listed within the report.

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	INR 66.70
UK Pound	1	INR 93.14
Euro	1	INR 81.43
UAE Dh	1	INR 18.19

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

INFORMATION DETAILS

Analysis Done by :	DIV

Report Prepared by :	NIT

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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