Italian GDP likely to contract in Q1 and Q2

The response by policymakers, households and firms to the spread of the coronavirus looks set to take a heavy toll on Italy’s economy. We suspect that GDP will contract in both Q1 and Q2, and that over the year as a whole it will shrink by about 0.5%.

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