MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

492919

Report Date :

01.03.2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MERIT ASIA LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Flat A 10, 13/F., Wah Wai Industrial Building, 1-7 Wo Heung Street, Fotan, Shatin, New Territories

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01.09.2016

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

66621561

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Trader of All Kinds of Diamonds.

 

 

No. of Employees :

4

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

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

 

MIRA’s Rating :

C

 

Credit Rating

 

Explanation

Rating Comments

C

Medium High Risk

Business dealings permissible preferably on secured basis

 

Status :

Business Under Development

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

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

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.09.2017)

Current Rating

(31.12.2017)

Hong Kong

A1

A1

 

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

 

 

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 reexports, 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 continues to link its currency closely to the US dollar, maintaining an arrangement established in 1983.

 

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 aided a more rapid initial recovery 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 9.4% of total system deposits in Hong Kong by the end of 2015. 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 47.3 million in 2014, outnumbering visitors from all other countries combined. Mainland visitors to Hong Kong declined 3% in 2015 to approximately 45.7 million, reflecting an overall drop of 2.5% in total visitors to Hong Kong. Hong Kong has also established itself as the premier stock market for Chinese firms seeking to list abroad. In 2015, mainland Chinese companies constituted about 51% of the firms listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and accounted for about 62.1% 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. In 2014, Hong Kong and China signed a new agreement on achieving basic liberalization of trade in services in Guangdong Province under the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement, adopted in 2003 to forge closer ties between Hong Kong and the mainland. The new measures, which took effect in March 2015, cover a negative list and a most-favored treatment provision, and will improve access to the mainland's service sector for Hong Kong-based companies. Credit expansion and a tight housing supply have caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly; consumer prices increased 2.6% in 2016, but slowed to 2.0% in 2017. Lower- and middle-income segments of the population are increasingly unable to afford adequate housing.

 

Hong Kong’s economic integration with the mainland continues to be most evident in the banking and finance sector. Initiatives like the Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect, the Mutual Recognition of Funds, and The Hong Kong Shanghai Gold Connect are all important steps towards opening up the Mainland’s capital markets and has reinforced Hong Kong’s leading role as China’s offshore RMB market. Additional connect schemes from bonds to commodities and other investment products are also under exploration by Hong Kong authorities. In 2017, Chief Executive Lam announced plans to increase government spending on research and development, education, and technological innovation with the aim of spurring continued economic growth through greater sector diversification.

 

Source : CIA

Company name & address

 

MERIT ASIA LIMITED

 

ADDRESS:       Flat A 10, 13/F., Wah Wai Industrial Building, 1-7 Wo Heung Street, Fotan, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.

 

PHONE:            852-9524 1286

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Naren Arvind GEDIA

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:            1st September, 2016.

 

Organization:                 Private Limited Company.

 

Issued Share Capital:     HK$10,000.00

 

Business Category:       Diamond Trader.

 

Employees:                  4

 

Main Dealing Banker:     DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Banking Relation:          Satisfactory.

 

 

Name

 

MERIT ASIA LIMITED

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered Head Office:-

Flat A 10, 13/F., Wah Wai Industrial Building, 1-7 Wo Heung Street, Fotan, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

66621561

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

2422729

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Naren Arvind GEDIA

 

 

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL

 

HK$10,000.00

 

 

SHAREHOLDER

 

(As per registry dated 01-09-2017)

Name

 

No. of shares

Naren Arvind GEDIA

 

10,000

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DIRECTOR

 

(As per registry dated 01-09-2017)

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

Naren Arvind GEDIA

Flat No. 503, Atltanta Chs Ltd, Evershine Nagar, Mith Chowki, Near Gurudwara, Malad (West) Mumbai, India.

 

 

SECRETARY

 

(As per registry dated 01-09-2017)

Name

Address

Co. No.

Profit Accounting Company Ltd.

Room B, Amtel Building. 148 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.

1298549

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 1st September, 2016 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

 

Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever traced and noted.

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                      Diamond Trader.

 

Lines:                           All Kinds of Diamonds.

 

Employees:                  4

 

Commodities Imported: India and acquired from local suppliers.

 

Markets:                       India, other Asian countries, etc.

 

Terms/Sales:                 CAD, L/C, T/T, etc.

 

Terms/Buying:               L/C, Advanced T/T, etc.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Issued Share Capital:     HK$10,000.00

 

Profit or Loss:               Too early to offer an opinion.

 

Condition:                     Business is under development.

 

Facilities:                      Adequate for current running.

 

Payment:                      Slow but correct.

 

Commercial Morality:     Satisfactory

 

Banker:                         DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Standing:                      Small.

 

 

GENERAL

 

Merit Asia Ltd. was incorporated on 1st September, 2016 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

The subject is located at “Flat A 10, 13/F., Wah Wai Industrial Building, 1-7 Wo Heung Street, Fotan, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong” where another company known as “M & A Resources Ltd.” [M&A] is also housed.

According to the Companies Registry of Hong Kong, the subject has issued 10,000 ordinary shares of HK$1.00 each of which are wholly-owned by Mr. Naren Arvind GEDIA [N A Gedia].

He is an India passport holder and does not have the right to reside in Hong Kong.  He is also the only director of the subject.

We can reached N A Gedia at your given Hong Kong mobile phone number 852-9524 1286.  He is also a CEO of M&A.

According to Mr. N A Gedia, the subject is a diamond trader.  It is a diamond importer, exporter and wholesaler.  It is trading in loose, polished and cut diamonds.  Most of the commodities are imported from India or sourced from local suppliers.  Prime markets are Hong Kong, China, India and the other Asian countries.  Business is still under development.

The subject’s business in Hong Kong is chiefly handled by N A Gedia himself.  History in Hong Kong is over a year and five months in Hong Kong.

Since the history of the subject is short, consider it good for business engagements on L/C basis for the time being.

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency
Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

INR 65.10

UK Pound

1

INR 90.45

Euro

1

INR 79.59

HKD

1

INR 8.33

 

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

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

DIV

 

 

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.

 

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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