Italy's PSBR up to 2.2 bn euros in July

(ANSA) - Rome, August 3 - Italy's public sector borrowing requirement was 2.2 billion euros in July, up from 1.62 billion in July 2014, the economy ministry said on Monday. The ministry added, however, that the PSBR for the first seven months of the year was 23.9 billion euros, an improvement of around 19.2 billion in the January-July period in 2014.