Confindustria raises 2018 GDP forecast (2)

(ANSA) - Rome, December 13 - The CSC research centre of industrial employers' confederation Confindustria said Wednesday that it has raised its growth forecast for 2018 to 1.5%, up from the previous prediction of 1.3%. It confirmed its estimate that Italy's GDP will increase by 1.5% this year and released its first growth forecast for 2019, seeing GDP rising 1.2%. "Italy has managed to narrow, but not close, the gaps on GDP increases with with the rest of the eurozone," the CSC said.