The Governor of the People's Bank of China, Pan Gongsheng, met with senior officials from Europe.

From April 23 to 24, 2025, during the International Monetary Fund/World Bank Spring Meeting, Pan Gongsheng, the Governor of the People's Bank of China, met separately with Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Bank of France, Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity of the European Commission, and Mairead McGuinness, Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and Capital Markets Union of the European Commission. They exchanged views on the Global and China-Europe economic and financial situation and deepening bilateral practical financial cooperation. Pan Gongsheng emphasized that the current global economic recovery is full of uncertainties, and China and Europe should strengthen policy communication and coordination through the China-Europe Central Bank meeting mechanism, the China-Europe Financial Working Group, and the China-UK Financial Working Group, expand mutual openness in the financial sector, jointly uphold multilateralism, and inject more stability and certainty into the world economy. (People's Bank of China)