PSBR down 9.2 bn first semester

(ANSA) - Rome, July 2 - Italy's public-sector borrowing requirement fell 9.2 billion to 41.2 billion in the first six months of the year, the economy ministry said Monday. The PSBR was 5.2 billion down in June at 3.2 billion, it said. In June 2017 some 4.785 billion was put into the banking sector to save the Veneto banks.