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Date
28-Jun-24

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Hina Harram
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PACRA Suspends the Entity Ratings of Awami Agro Commodities

Rating Type Entity
Current
(28-Jun-24 )
Previous
(13-Oct-23 )
Action Suspended Maintain
Long Term - BBB
Short Term - A2
Outlook Stable
Rating Watch - -

The ratings of the Company have been suspended. PACRA dues are pending. Once these matters are resolved, PACRA will update the ratings after following the due process.
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About the Entity
Awami Agro Commodities was established in 2012 as a partnership concern by two brothers; Mr. Bhagwan Das and Mr. Sanjesh Kumar. Its primarily engaged in rice exports and holds membership of Rice Export Association (REAP) and Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI). The unit’s processing capacity is 260 MT per day (93,600 MT per annum). Mr. Bhagwan Das along with his three brothers, Mr. Sanjesh Kumar, Mr. Naresh Kumar, and Mr. Govinda Kumar, are associated with Awami Agro. The sponsoring family has experience of three decades in the rice industry.

The primary function of PACRA is to evaluate the capacity and willingness of an entity to honor its obligations. Our ratings reflect an independent, professional and impartial assessment of the risks associated with a particular instrument or an entity. PACRA's comprehensive offerings include instrument and entity credit ratings, insurer financial strength ratings, fund ratings, asset manager ratings and real estate gradings. PACRA opinion is not a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold a security, in as much as it does not comment on the security's market price or suitability for a particular investor.