The designation of Deutsche Bank, a key and influential bank in Europe, to serve as the yuan-clearing bank will greatly facilitate and expand the use of the yuan in the EU market, providing more impetus to broader China-EU economic and trade ties, a Chinese analyst said on Tuesday.

PBOC authorizes Deutsche Bank as RMB clearing bank in Frankfurt, expanding China's yuan infrastructure in Europe alongside the Bank of China.

Deutsche Bank is the first European financial institution authorized to clear and settle transactions in the Chinese currency. Until now, this service has been provided by…