The Bank of Italy said that its assessments suggest that Italy's GDP registered positive growth in the first quarter of this year. Andrea Brandolini, deputy head of the the Bank of Italy's economics and statistics department, told a parliamentary hearing on the government's DFP economic blueprint that the rise was driven by services and construction. He said Italy's GDP rose by 0.1% in the last quarter of 2024 after being flat over the summer. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA