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World

Can Europe stay united? That is the key question, says IMF's chief

"Just to give you a sense of how significant the hit on Europe is, our pre-pandemic projections and our current projections differ by half a trillion euros", says the IMF's managing director Kristalina Georgieva.

28/10/2022

Economy

IMF issues austerity warning to Europe

International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva praises EU's recovery efforts and warns against "the suffocating force of austerity".

08/12/2021

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Syria donation shortfall & WHO slams EU vaccine rollout

Here are some of the stories that topped the news agenda in Brussels this week.

02/04/2021

World News

IMF declares global recession

The IMF has declared a global recession and urged countries in need of financial help to request it sooner rather than later

28/03/2020

World

IMF managing director forecasts growth 'slowdown' in the next year

"In two years’ time, the world has moved from synchronized upswing – in other words, accelerating growth – to a synchronized slowdown", she said.

10/10/2019

Business

IMF chief Georgieva: 'Global economy is in a synchronised slowdown'

The global economy is going through a "synchronised slowdown", claimed the new managing director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, during her inauguration speech.

09/10/2019

France

IMF chief Christine Lagarde found guilty over tycoon payout

A French court ruled the country's ex-finance minister was negligent over a 400m euro state payment, but issued no sentence.

19/12/2016

Economy

Sole candidate Lagarde re-elected to second term as International Monetary Fund head

Christine Lagarde has been re-elected to a second five-year term as head of the International Monetary Fund with the world's economy in the doldrums, and the IMF facing difficult loan decisions for Gr

19/02/2016

Economy

Lagarde seeks second term as head of the IMF

Head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has announced she will run for a second term as managing director of the financial institution.

22/01/2016

World News

IMF chief Christine Lagarde vows to fight court decision that she stand trial

Christine Lagarde, the head of the IMF, has said she will appeal a court’s decision that she must stand trial for her role in the payment of 404

17/12/2015

World

IMF's Lagarde defends austerity ahead of crucial Greek vote

James Franey euronews: “Christine Lagarde, you’re the head of the IMF; You are here in Dublin, Ireland to talk about the lessons we can learn from

20/01/2015

Belgium

IMF’s Lagarde: EU crisis far from over, youth unemployment can darken future

10/12/2013

World

IMF's Lagarde: '2012 a year of healing'

25/01/2012