As recently as a decade ago, Chinese banks barely registered on the financial Richter scale. Today they are a formidable force and increasingly visible outside 皇冠体育app as they help finance the global expansion of Chinese companies around the world.

Eye on the Economy provides stories and opinion on various topics concerning the world's second largest economy and the impacts its development has brought to Europe and other regions of the world.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will start a state visit to Russia, Tanzania, South Africa and the Republic of the Congo and attend the Fifth BRICS Leaders Meeting in Durban on Mar 22-30.