With the European economy lagging behind the United States, the head of the International Monetary Fund had a piece advice for the continent on Friday: "Believe in yourself." "My advice to my fellow Europeans is more confidence.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has suggested that European Union (EU) companies could enhance their competitiveness against their US and Chinese counterparts by reducing their energy costs. This reduction could be achieved through governmental cooperation in investing and integrating the EU’s currently fragmented energy market.

Europe will respond to any tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump in a proportionate way, the European Union’s commissioner for the economy told CNBC Wednesday.

The International Monetary Fund has warned that US economic policies under incoming president Donald Trump could hit the rest of the world and ultimately backfire on the US. The IMF says a threatened wave of tariffs could make trade tensions worse, lower investment, hit market pricing, distort trade flows and disrupt supply chains.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Albania on January 17, 2025.

Greeks are the second least satisfied population across the European Union for 2023, according to new data released in a Eurostat survey.

At an informal dinner, the EU's 27 finance ministers also agreed that deeper ties with the U.S. were in the best interests of both the EU and the U.S., EU diplomats familiar with the discussions said.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned against the prospects of a renewed US-led trade war, just days before Donald Trump prepares to begin his second term in the White House. The world's lender of last resort used the latest update to its World Economic Outlook (WEO) to lay out a series of consequences for the global outlook in the event Mr Trump carries out his threat to impose tariffs on all imports into the United States.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on Sunday, 19 January, that, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Poland will be the leader in economic growth in Europe this year. “We will grow three times faster than the eurozone and nearly twice as fast as other developed countries,

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed its review of Poland's economy, projecting a 3.5% GDP growth in 2025, supported by EU funds and private investment. Growth is expected to stabilize at 3.

European Union companies could become more competitive against their U.S. and Chinese rivals if they paid less for energy -- a goal governments could achieve by cooperating to invest and to integrate the EU's fragmented energy market,

The head of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, was speaking at a panel in Davos alongside ECB President, Christine Lagarde.