The International Monetary Fund
on Tuesday revised upwards its 2018 growth forecast for Italy,
from 1.4% to 1.5%, following 1.5% last year.
Growth for 2019 remains confirmed at 1.1%.
Despite the hike Italy will remain last in the eurozone for
growth this year, the IMF said, with Germany up 2.5%, France
2.1% and Spain 2.8%. Greece's GDP will rise 2.0%, the IMF said.
Political uncertainty increases the risks of implementing
reforms in Brazil, Colombia, Italy and Mexico, the IMF said.
Italy and Spain must cut their high public debt, the Fund
said.
Italians unemployment will fall but remain above 10%, the IMF
said.
The following tables shows the IMF growth forecasts for the
eurozone.
COUNTRY 2017 2018 2019
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EUROZONE 2.3% 2.4% 2.0%
GERMANY 2.5% 2.5% 2.0%
FRANCE 1.8% 2.1% 2.0%
ITALY 1.5% 1.5% 1.1%
SPAIN 3.1% 2.8% 2.2%
NETHERLANDS 3.1% 3.2% 2.4%
BELGIUM 1.7% 1.9% 1.7%
AUSTRIA 2.9% 2.6% 1.9%
GREECE 1.4% 2.0% 1.8%
PORTUGAL 2.7% 2.4% 1.8%
IRELAND 7.8% 4.5% 4.0%
FINLAND 3.0% 2.6% 2.0%
SLOVAKIA 3.4% 4.0% 4.2%
LITHUANIA 3.8% 3.2% 3.0%
SLOVENIA 5.0% 4.0% 3.2%
LUSSEMBOURG 3.5% 4.3% 3.7%
LATVIA 4.5% 4.0% 3.5%
ESTONIA 4.9% 3.9% 3.2%
CYPRUS 3.9% 3.6% 3.0%
MALTA 6.6% 5.7% 4.6%
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