MIRA INFORM REPORT

Report No. :	491272
Report Date :	16.02.2018

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

Name :	SOCIETE SINOU ET FRERES (SOSIF) SARL
Registered Office :	Av De La Liberte, Dapoya, Secteur 12, 08 BP 11209, Ouagadougou
Country :	Burkina Faso
Date of Incorporation :	10.03.2008
Legal Form :	Societe Anonyme Responsabilitee Limitee
Line of Business :	Registered to Operate as General Traders
No. of Employees :	10

RATING & COMMENTS

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

MIRA’s Rating :

B

Credit Rating	Explanation	Rating Comments
B	Medium Risk	Business dealings permissible on a regular monitoring basis

Status :	Moderate
Payment Behaviour :	Slow but correct
Litigation :	Clear

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List

Country Name	Previous Rating (30.06.2017)	Current Rating (30.09.2017)
Burkina Faso	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

BURKINA FASO - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

Burkina Faso is a poor, landlocked country that depends on adequate rainfall. About 90% of the population is engaged in subsistence farming and cotton is the main cash crop. The country has few natural resources and a weak industrial base.

Cotton and gold are Burkina Faso’s key exports - gold has accounted for about three-quarters of the country’s total export revenues. Burkina Faso’s economic growth and revenue depends largely on production levels and global prices for the two commodities. The Burkinabe economy experienced high levels of growth over the last few years, and the country has seen an upswing in gold exploration, production, and exports.

Burkina Faso experienced a number of public protests over the high cost of living, corruption, and other socioeconomic issues in 2013, while the fall of the COMPAORE government in 2014 and failed coup in September 2015 disrupted economic activity and strained government finances. A new three-year IMF program, approved in 2013, was recently completed. Discussions are currently underway on a new program. Political insecurity in neighboring Mali, unreliable energy supplies, and poor transportation links pose long-term challenges.

Source : CIA

Company name
Registered Name:	SOCIETE SINOU ET FRERES (SOSIF) SARL
Requested Name:	SINOU ABLASSE
Other Names:	None
ADDRESS AND TELECOMMUNICATION
Physical Address:	Av De La Liberte, Dapoya, Secteur 12
Postal Address:	08 BP 11209
	Ouagadougou,
Country:	Burkina Faso
Phone:	226-50373557
Fax:	226-50373557
Email:	None
Website:	None
CREDIT OPINION
Financial Index as of December 2017 shows subject firm with a medium risk of credit.
LEGAL
Legal Form:		Societe Anonyme Responsabilitee Limitee
Date Incorporated:		10-March-2008
Nominal Capital		CFA. 1,000,000
Subscribed Capital		CFA. 1,000,000
Subscribed Capital is Subscribed in the following form:
		Position		Shares
Sinou Ablasse		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 General Traders
Imports:		Asia
Exports:		None
Trademarks:		None
Terms of sale:		Cash ( 60%) and 25-90 days (40%), invoices.
Main Customers:		Distributors, stores and retailers
Employees:		10 employees.
Vehicles:		Several motor vehicles.
Territory of sales:		Burkina Faso
Location:		Rented premises, 1,500 square feet,
AUDITORS AND INSURANCE
Auditors:		Information not available.
Insurance Brokers:		Information not available.
FINANCE
Currency Reported:		West African Franc (CFA.)
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 CFA.)
			2017
Sales			650,000,000
BANK
Bank Name:		Banque Internationale du Burkina (BIB)
Branch:		Burkina Faso
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 63.92
UK Pound	1	INR 89.55
Euro	1	INR 79.68
CFA	1	INR 0.12

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

INFORMATION DETAILS

Analysis Done by :	VIV
Report Prepared by :	TPT

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.

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· 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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