The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday revised its forecast for Italian growth this year to 0.5%.
    Uncertainties related to the war in the Middle East are not sparing Italy: the IMF has lowered its growth forecast to 0.5% in 2026 and 2027, with declines of 0.2% for each year, based on the latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) assessments revised from those of January.
    For Germany, the estimates are +0.8% and +1.2%, with cuts of 0.3% for each year.
    France's GDP is at +0.9% and +0.9%, with downward revisions of 0.1% and 0.3%.
    In Great Britain, growth is at +0.8% and +1.3% (-0.5% and -0.2%), while Spain is at +2.1% and +1.8%, with reductions of 0.2% in 2026 and 0.1% in 2027.

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