

(ANSA) – ROME, FEB 11 – The European Commission said Thursday
that, after falling 8.8% in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic, it
expects Italy’s GDP to rise by 3.4% this year.
It forecast a sim rise, of 3.5%, in 2022.
It said Italy’s GDP will not return to its 2019 level by the end
of 2022.
But the Commission also said that its forecasts do not take
account of the Next Generation EU COVID Recovery Fund, which
will have a “considerable” effect on growth. (ANSA).