Italy sticks with 1% growth target in 2023 despite weak second quarter
Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti believes that Italy can still achieve 1% economic growth this year, despite a contraction in output in the second quarter, as the government plans to maintain its economic growth forecast for 2023, although a rising deficit-to-GDP ratio and external variables are changing the picture.
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