Viruses, prices, raw materials: the risks to growth that threaten the GDP of 2022

ROMA – The global economy is holding back, says the World Bank. Covid pushes for a “pronounced slowdown” which means GDP forecasts cut to + 4.1% for this year and + 3.2% for the next, after + 5.5% in the past. It doesn’t look good. And not just for Covid. These are the “risks to growth” mentioned by Draghi in the press conference: geopolitics, inflation, raw materials.