Framework Agreement on China-Central Asia-ASEAN
Foreign Trade and Financial Services Platform

Party A (Service Provider): Ningbo Haitian Holding Group

Party B (Cooperating Parties): National Association of Cooperatives and Other Forms of Economic Community of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NACOFEC)

Party C (Cooperating Parties): International Co-operative Alliance – Asia and Pacific Trade Committee

Preamble

In response to and to deepen the spirit of “China-Central Asia Cooperation,” during the “China-Central Asia Agricultural Trade and Investment Promotion Forum” held in Shanghai on November 7, 2025, all parties, upholding the shared vision of promoting economic and trade cooperation especially in cooperative and agricultural sector between China, Central Asia, and ASEAN, have decided to establish a cooperative partnership.

All parties unanimously agree to leverage Party A’s advanced B2B foreign trade service platform, in its capacity as a third-party comprehensive digital solution provider, to jointly promote the digital empowerment of the entire trade chain and support the simultaneous development of import and export business.

The objective is to lower procedural, payment, and settlement barriers in trade, provide more efficient and secure one-stop comprehensive services for regional trade activities, and collectively build a new, dynamic framework for trade cooperation.

Article 1: Principles of Cooperation

  1. Equality, Mutual Benefit, and Win-Win Cooperation:

    All parties shall cooperate on the basis of equality, sharing resources for common development.

  2. Legality, Compliance, Safety, and Order:

    All cooperation must strictly adhere to the laws and regulations of China and the countries/regions of the cooperating parties, particularly concerning foreign exchange administration, cross-border payments, and data security.

  3. Market-Oriented and Demand-Driven:

    Cooperation will be guided by the actual needs of enterprises to continuously optimize the content and model of the platform’s services.

Article 2: Scope of Cooperation

The Parties agree to explore cooperation opportunities in the following areas:

  1. One-Stop Integrated Foreign Trade Services:

    Party A will utilize its online B2B platform to provide “Single-Window” integrated services, covering functions such as trade information publishing, business matchmaking, and online showcasing and inquiries. This allows enterprises to focus on securing orders, while procedural services are managed by Party A’s platform, thereby increasing efficiency and saving costs.

  2. Cross-Border Trade Facilitation Services:

    1. Smart Customs Clearance & Certification: To provide services including customs and commodity inspection declaration, facilitated visa for Certificate of Origin, and access to real-time customs clearance status to enhance efficiency.
    2. International Logistics & Warehousing: To provide international logistics services, integrate overseas warehousing resources, and achieve visualized node tracking for domestic and international logistics.

  3. Trade-Related Financial Product Services:

    1. Precondition: All services will be conducted in full compliance with the legal and regulatory frameworks governing financial information services and platform supervision in China and relevant countries/regions. As a service platform, Party A will only provide technical support and information matchmaking and will not directly engage in any financial business.
    2. Payment, Settlement & Fund Security: To explore integrating compliant third-party payment and settlement solutions, and to safeguard fund security through a third-party account supervision system.
    3. Online Supply Chain Financing: To assist enterprises in connecting with financial institutions by integrating document flow, logistics flow, capital flow, and information flow to create an online order financing service model.
    4. Trade Risk Management: To introduce compliant insurance providers and offer users convenient access to trade credit insurance products through the EDI data connection platform with China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (SINOSURE).

Article 3: Legal Effect

This agreement is a framework and intentional agreement, aimed at clarifying the parties’ willingness to cooperate and their basic vision.

This agreement does not constitute any legally binding rights or obligations for any party and is not legally enforceable.

Specific cooperation projects and details shall be negotiated separately by the relevant parties, and a legally binding formal business contract shall be signed upon reaching a mutual agreement.

Article 4: Term

This framework agreement shall take effect from the date of signing and will be valid for a period of three years.

It may be renewed upon the mutual consent of all parties.

Party A Representative: Ningbo Haitian Holding Group

(Signature):

Party B Representative: NACOFEC

(Signature):

Party C Representative: Mr. Balu Iyer, ICA-Asia and Pacific

(Signature):

Date of Signing: November 7, 2025

Place of Signing: National Exhibition and Convention Center, Shanghai, China