LONDON: China has requested to join the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the bank’s chief economist said Thursday.

“China has indeed made a formal application for membership of the EBRD and that is just a few days ago in fact,” said Hans Peter Lankes, adding that the board would weigh the request in the coming days before seeking shareholders’ views.

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