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EMI puts its growth forecast for Eurozone at 1.6% of GDP for 2017

Brussels, 16/01/2017 (Agence Europe)

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has put its growth forecasts for the Eurozone in 2017 and 2018 at 1.6% of GDP.

Of the largest economies of the Eurozone, Spain will see the strongest growth, at a level of 2.3% of GDP in 2017 and 2.1% in 2018. This will be followed by Germany (1.5% of GDP in 2017 and 2018) and France (1.3% in 2017 and 1.6% in 2018). Growth will be steady in Italy, standing at 0.7% of GDP in 2017 and 0.8% in 2018.

According to the IMF, the United Kingdom, which is...