The IMF and Europe

In the News

• Governor Talk - Croatia, Asset Purchase Programs in Emerging Markets | April 6, 2021
• Governor Talk - Spain: How to Build Forward Better | April 5, 2021
• POLITICO Finance Summit 2021 – Panel discussion on CMU with Ashok Bhatia, Director of the IMF Offices in Europe | March 4, 2021
• Joint IMF-IMFS Webinar: Negative Interest Rates: Taking Stock of the Experience So Far | March 3, 2021
• Keynote speech by Kristalina Georgieva at the European Parliamentary Week: Solidarity and Cooperation: Europe’s Response to the Crisis | February 22, 2021
• Virtual Conference: Corporate Liquidity and Solvency in the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Role of Policies | February 12, 2021
• OMFIF Discussion with IMF's Philip Gerson: Euro Area Stability: View from the IMF | February 8, 2021
• Interview with Gita Gopinath at EUROPE21 conference: Challenges and Trends in 2021 – The Global Economic Outlook | February 2, 2021
• The Central & Eastern European Forum 2021: Keynote speech by Alfred Kammer, Director, European Department | January 14, 2021

 

Themes

• How European Banks Can Support the Recovery | March 26, 2021
• Staying Afloat: New Measures to Support European Businesses | March 2, 2021
• Five Charts on France’s Policy Priorities to Navigate the COVID-19 Crisis | January 19, 2021
• Germany’s Post-COVID-19 Recovery in Five Charts | January 19, 2021
• Denmark’s Ambitious Green Vision | January 11, 2021
• Five Charts on the Euro Area’s Post-COVID-19 Recovery and Growth | December 22, 2020
• New Vienna Initiative report by the IMF and the EIB | December 3, 2020
• Regional Economic Outlook: Europe | October 2020
• Blog: Europe Needs to Maintain Strong Policy Support to Sustain the Recovery | October 21, 2020
• Working Paper: Exiting from Lockdowns: Early Evidence from Reopenings in Europe | October 21, 2020

Country Reports

• Norway: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission | April 26, 2021
• Serbia: Concluding Statement of the Mission for the 2021 Article IV Consultation and a New Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) | April 23, 2021
• Iceland: Staff Concluding Statement of the Virtual 2021 Article IV Mission | April 19, 2021
• Principality of Andorra: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission | April 8, 2021
• Switzerland: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission | April 7, 2021
• Italy: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission | March 30, 2021
• Cyprus: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission | March 30, 2021
• IMF Executive Board Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation with Sweden | March 25, 2021
• Luxembourg - Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission | March 15, 2021
• Republic of Slovenia - Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission | March 19, 2021
• IMF Executive Board 2020 Article IV Consultation with Bosnia and Herzegovina | February 26, 2021

Regional Economic Outlook

 

REGIONAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

April 2021

With new waves of COVID-19 infections hitting Europe, the recovery remains halting. However, vaccinations are progressing and thus Europe’s GDP growth is projected to rebound by 4.5 percent in 2021. The main priority is to quickly ramp up the production and administration of vaccines. At the same time, policymakers need to continue providing emergency support to households and firms. And they need to prepare measures to stimulate hiring and investment once the pandemic is under control. Such measures will foster a quicker and fuller recovery, by reducing scarring from unemployment, missed education and training, and low investment.

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Blog: From Vaccines to V-Shaped Recovery in Europe

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In the Field

IMF Regional Offices

• IMF Europe Office in Paris and Brussels
• IMF Regional Office for Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
• Regional Office for the Western Balkans

IMF Resident Representative Offices

• IMF Office in Albania
• IMF Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• IMF Office in Bulgaria
• IMF Office in Cyprus
• IMF office in Hungary
• IMF Office in Ireland
• IMF Office in Kosovo
• IMF Office in North Macedonia
• IMF Office in Romania
• IMF Office in Russia
• IMF Office in Serbia
• IMF Office in Turkey

Training Facilities

• Joint Vienna Institute