The International Monetary
Fund (IMF) said Monday that it has cut its growth forecasts for
Italy for 2017 and 2018. It expects Italy's GDP to rise 0.7%
this year, down 0.2 of a percentage point with respect to its
October estimate. It sees growth of 0.8% in 2018, down 0.3 of a
point on the previous forecast. The IMF gave the figures as it
updated its World Economic Outlook. It said the Italian economy
grew by 0.9% in 2016.
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