The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that Italy's GDP will fall 9.1% due to the coronavirus this year and rebound 4.8% next year.
The new forecasts revised Italy's 2020 GDP downwards by 9.6% and its 2021 GDP upwards by 4.1%.
The IMF said Italian unemployment would rise to 12.7% this year.
This year will see the worst global recession since the Great Depression, the IMF said.
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