The IMF said Tuesday that it has cut its 2025 GDP growth forecast for Italy to 0.4%, down 0.3 of a percentage point on the estimate it made in January.
It said it reduced the growth forecast for 2026 by 0.1 of a point to 0.8%.
The Fund cut its GDP forecast for almost all countries due to the uncertainty over tariffs.
The estimates for Germany were reduced to zero growth for this year and 0.9% in 2026, with the French economy expected to grow 0.6 % in 2025 and 1.0% in 2026.
The Fund sees the UK's GDP rising 1.1% this year and 1.4% in 2026.
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