OECD forecasts 0.5 pct growth for Italy in 2024

ROME, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Wednesday released data forecasting that Italy's economy would grow by just 0.5 percent this year, falling below estimates from other sources.

Earlier this week, Italy's National Statistics Institute, ISTAT, reported that the economy grew 0.5 percent over the first nine months of the year.