GDP over 6 percent. Italy is first in Europe and pushes on investments

ROME – Mario Draghi promised an economy growing “well over 6%” this year, launching his maneuver, and Istat data on GDP for the third quarter say that the result is already within reach. In the summer months, the Italian economy maintained the high speed seen in the spring, marking an increase of 2.6% over the second quarter: “Far more than expected,” confirms Paolo Mameli, economist of Intesa Sanpaolo.