The Italian economy could grow more than expected in 2026, approaching 1% of GDP.
That is the assessment of Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti, who on the closing day of the Teha Cernobbio Forum said that Italian GDP would exceed the 0.6% growth indicated in the government’s planning documents.
"For now we have secured 0.8%," the minister explained, adding that if the indicators continue to be favourable, "growth could come close to 1%."
For Pietro Reichlin, economist and professor at LUISS University, interviewed by Euronews, this is a "realistic estimate", but still not a result that allows us to speak of a turning point for the Italian economy. Growth remains held back by structural problems, from low productivity to unfavourable demographic trends.
It is not yet a new official government forecast, but the figure is significant because it comes on the eve of the drafting of the 2027 Budget Law and is accompanied by another positive signal for the public finances: rising tax revenues.
