Zhou Xiaochuan (3rd L), governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC��, the country's central bank, Hu Xiaolian, deputy governor of PBOC, Liu Shiyu, deputy governor of PBOC, and Yi Gang, deputy governor of PBOC and head of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange hold a news conference on monetary policies and financial reforms in Beijing on Monday. [Photo by Jiang Dong/chinadaily.com.cn]

The governor of China's central bank said Monday that a slow world recovery process and the unstable economic and financial situation in Europe will be the biggest uncertainty for China's economy this year.

Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of the ongoing annual parliamentary session.