Yuzhong District is the economic center of Chongqing. In 2015, the region's GDP reached 95.8 billion
Yuan, the per capita
GDP reached 147,524
Yuan, and retail sales reached 141.6 billion Yuan. The number of commercial banks in the district and municipal financial institutions reached 18, including
HSBC,
Standard Chartered, and
Bank of East Asia. The largest western China commercial area,
Jiefangbei central business district, has brought together 90 percent of the domestic financial institutions in Chongqing, as well as two-thirds of Chongqing's foreign banks and insurance agencies. Three-quarters of the world's top 500 enterprises in Chongqing and many foreign consular offices are also located here. ==Education==