国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Brussels lowers growth prediction for Italy, but outlook seen as mostly uncha
<p><span word="ROME">ROME</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 11-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lowered">lowered</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="near">near</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="unchanged">unchanged</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="just">just</span> 0.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020, <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="prediction">prediction</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> 0.6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="indication">indication</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 2020 <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="finalized">finalized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="horns">horns</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 2019 <span word="budget">budget</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span>, <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Euro">Euro</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Dialogue">Dialogue</span>, <span word="Valdis">Valdis</span> <span word="Dombrovskis">Dombrovskis</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2020 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 2020 <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="predicts">predicts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="product">product</span>, <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 0.6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slower">slower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="flexibility">flexibility</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="before">before</span>," <span word="Javier">Javier</span> <span word="Noriega">Noriega</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="bankers">bankers</span> <span word="Hildebrandt">Hildebrandt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ferrar">Ferrar</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 12 <span word="or">or</span> 18 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>."</p>
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