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MIRA INFORM REPORT
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Report No. : |
491435 |
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Report Date : |
15.02.2018 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
ALADDIN LIGHT TRADING LLC |
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Registered Office : |
Rashid Al Mazrouie Building,
Shop No. 2 Al Ras,
Deira PO Box 64484 & 26181 Dubai |
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Country : |
United Arab Emirates |
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Financials (as on) : |
31.12.2017 |
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Date of Incorporation : |
06.02.1997 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
38838 |
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Legal Form : |
Limited Liability Company – LLC |
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Line of Business : |
Subject is engaged in the wholesale and retail of Arabic
dress, including Shawal, Turban and Jalabia. |
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No. of Employees : |
5 |
RATING & COMMENTS
(Mira Inform has adopted New Rating mechanism w.e.f. 23rd
January 2017)
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MIRA’s Rating : |
A |
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Credit Rating |
Explanation |
Rating Comments |
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A |
Acceptable Risk |
Business dealings permissible with
moderate risk of default |
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Status : |
Satisfactory |
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Payment Behaviour : |
No Complaints |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
NOTES :
Any query related to this report can be made
on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com
while quoting report number, name and date.
ECGC Country Risk Classification List
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (30.06.2017) |
Current Rating (30.09.2017) |
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United Arab Emirates |
A2 |
A2 |
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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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Moderately Low Risk |
B1 |
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Moderate Risk |
B2 |
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Moderately High Risk |
C1 |
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High Risk |
C2 |
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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. 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.
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Source
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SUMMARY
Company Name : ALADDIN LIGHT TRADING LLC
Country of Origin : Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Legal Form : Limited Liability Company – LLC
Registration Date : 6th February 1997
Commercial Registration Number : 38838, Dubai
Trade Licence Number : 245255
Chamber Membership Number : 42377
Issued Capital : UAE Dh 300,000
Paid up Capital : UAE Dh 300,000
Total Workforce : 5
Activities :
Wholesalers and retailers of Arabic dress, including Shawal, Turban
and
Jalabia
Financial Condition : Fair
Payments : Nothing detrimental uncovered
Operating Trend : Steady
Person Interviewed : Mozafar Ali, Managing Director
COMPANY
NAME
ALADDIN LIGHT TRADING LLC
ADDRESS
Registered &
Physical Address
Building : Rashid Al Mazrouie Building, Shop No. 2
Area :
Al Ras,
Deira
PO Box :
64484 & 26181
Town :
Dubai
Country : United Arab
Emirates
Telephone :
(971-4) 2267261
Facsimile :
(971-4) 2267298
Mobile :
(971-55) 7843000 / (971-50) 7843470 / 7641415
Email : aladinlighttrading@gmail.com
Please note that subject’s previous address was, Daughters
of Obaid Bin Musabeh Building, Old Baladiya Street, Al Ras, Deira, Dubai.
Premises
Subject operates from a small suite of offices and a
showroom that are rented and located in the Central Business Area of Dubai.
KEY
PRINCIPALS
Name Nationality Position
· Mozafar Ali Indian Managing
Director
· Hassan Ibrahim Hassan Ali Emirati Director
LEGAL
FORM & OWNERS
Date
of Establishment : 6th
February 1997
History :
Subject began in 1997 as a Sole Proprietorship. It changed legal
form and became a Limited
Liability
Company in 2006.
Legal
Form : Limited
Liability Company - LLC
Commercial Reg. No. : 38838, Dubai
Trade
Licence No. :
245255 (Expires 05/02/2018)
Chamber
Member No. : 42377
Issued Capital : UAE
Dh 300,000
Paid up Capital :
UAE Dh 300,000
Name of Shareholder (s) Nationality Percentage Holding
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Hassan Ibrahim Hassan Ali Emirati 51%
· Mozafar Ali Indian 49%
Notes to the legal Form The
LLC requires a minimum of two and a maximum of 50 members. The minimum share
capital required is UAE
Dh 300,000. Shareholders are only liable up to the extent of the
value of their shares. This type of company may engage in any form of legitimate
business, with the exception of insurance, banking and investment of funds. The
company is not obliged to publish its accounts. The participation of
non-Emirati in a trade or business in the United Arab Emirates is governed by the Foreign
Business Investment Law, which sets capital requirements and requires 51 percent Emirati
participation in capital and profits. It is common for the 51 percent to be
held by the UAE national on paper only with the foreign partner(s)
providing all the capital requirements for the company and paying an annual fee to the local
partner.
OPERATIONS
Activities: Engaged in the wholesale and retail of
Arabic dress, including Shawal,
Turban and Jalabia.
Import Countries: Europe and the Far East
Brand Names: AL
MALAKI
Operating Trend: Steady
Subject has a workforce of 5 employees.
FINANCIAL
DATA
Financial highlights provided by local sources are given
below:
Currency: United Arab Emirates Dirham (UAE Dh)
Year Sales
Year Ending 31/12/15: UAE
Dh 12,150,000
Year Ending 31/12/16: UAE
Dh 12,000,000
Year Ending 31/12/17: UAE
Dh 12,500,000
Local sources consider subject’s financial condition to be
Fair.
Note: According to
local Commercial Law, only publicly listed companies are required to publish
their financial information. Financial information on other legal forms can
only be obtained from the companies / businesses directly
BANKERS
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Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Al
Rigga Road
PO
Box: 5550
Dubai
Tel:
(971-4) 2958888 / 3228141
Fax:
(971-4) 2959310 / 3279632
PAYMENT
HISTORY
No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been
reported.
GENERAL
COMMENTS
During the course of this investigation the following
sources were consulted:
- Internal database
- Journals,
directories, media & web searches
- Local Registry
office
- Interview with Mozafar Ali, Managing Director
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.
COUNTRY
OUTLOOK
The economy continues to
experience a slowdown in economic growth as a result of low oil prices. Real
GDP achieved sustained growth of over 6 % per year in recent decades, with oil surpluses
invested into the non-oil economy. In particular, the country has managed to
develop the Dubai financial and real-estate centres, international airline hubs
in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and sports-tourism in a number of Emirates as well as
light manufacturing and transport and retail trade services. However, since
June 2014, it has been affected by the plummeting of global oil prices which
has resulted in a drop-in hydrocarbon exports and revenues. While it managed to
sustain growth rates of 4.6% in 2014, growth in 2015 is estimated to have
declined to 3.4%.
Fiscal and external balances are
deteriorating and macro-financial risks are increasing. A drop-in hydrocarbon
revenues coupled with expansionary fiscal policy has pushed the fiscal balance
down from a surplus of 10.4% of GDP in 2013 to a 5% surplus in 2014 and to an
estimated deficit of -4.3% of GDP by end-2015. The fiscal deficit of 2015 is
the first since the financial crisis of 2009 when the real estate bubble in
Dubai burst. The current account surplus fell from 18.4% of GDP in 2013 to
13.7% of GDP in 2014 and to a mere 0.2% of GDP by end-2015.
Monetary policy is tightening, as
is liquidity in the banking system. The Central Bank raised the interest rate
on its certificates of deposit by 25 basis points in December 2015 in response
to the United States’ Federal Reserve rate increase. It is expected to continue
mirroring the Fed’s interest rate hikes. At the same time, reduced government
deposits are resulting in reduced liquidity in the banking sector.
The growth outlook is one of slow
recovery, averaging 2.5 % between 2016 and 2018. Oil production will increase
as a result of investment in oilfield development. Non-hydrocarbon growth will
rise as megaproject implementation ramps up ahead of Dubai’s hosting of Expo
2020, and as the lifting of sanctions on Iran translates into increased
commerce, trade, and investment between Iran and the UAE (particularly Dubai).
These developments will jointly help to narrow the current account deficit from
an estimated deficit of –1.7% of GDP in 2016 to a forecasted deficit of -0.2%
of GDP in 2018.
Fiscal policy will continue to
tighten, but ensuring fiscal sustainability will require additional policy
measures to cut spending, develop new revenue streams, and manage fiscal risks.
The UAE government has reported that it will
be implementing a value-added tax
(VAT) at the latest by 2018, along with other GCC countries. It is also
considering the introduction of a corporate tax. This will help improve the
fiscal balance. Other consolidation measures are needed, including a reduction
in electricity and water subsidies and a gradual slowdown in the implementation
of GRE’s (Government Related Entities) megaprojects.
Key Economic Indicators 2014 2015 2016* 2017*
Real GDP Growth (%) 4.6
3.4 2.0 2.4
Inflation Rate (%) 2.3
4.1 3.1 3.4
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) 5.0 -4.3 -5.2 -2.1
Current Account Balance (% of GDP) 13.7
0.2 -1.7 -0.4
* forecast
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
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Currency |
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Indian Rupees |
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US Dollar |
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INR 64.13 |
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1 |
INR 89.17 |
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Euro |
1 |
INR 79.39 |
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UAE DH |
1 |
INR 17.40 |
Note :
Above are approximate rates obtained from sources believed to be correct
INFORMATION DETAILS
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Analysis Done by
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VIV |
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Report Prepared
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TRU |
RATING EXPLANATIONS
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Credit Rating |
Explanation |
Rating Comments |
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A++ |
Minimum Risk |
Business dealings permissible with minimum
risk of default |
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A+ |
Low Risk |
Business dealings permissible with low
risk of default |
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A |
Acceptable Risk |
Business dealings permissible with
moderate risk of default |
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B |
Medium Risk |
Business dealings permissible on a regular
monitoring basis |
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C |
Medium High Risk |
Business dealings permissible preferably
on secured basis |
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D |
High Risk |
Business dealing not recommended or on
secured terms only |
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NB |
New Business |
No recommendation can be done due to
business in infancy stage |
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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:
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Financial
condition covering various ratios
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Company
background and operations size
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Promoters
/ Management background
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Payment
record
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Litigation
against the subject
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Industry
scenario / competitor analysis
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Supplier
/ Customer / Banker review (wherever available)
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your request without any risk and responsibility on the part of MIRA INFORM
PRIVATE LIMITED (MIPL) or its officials.