Asylum permits set record in 2017 - ISTA

(ANSA) - Rome, November 14 - Asylum permits issued by Italy hit a record of more than 101,000 in 2017, ISTAT said Wednesday.
    This was 38.5% of the total number of all permits issued in Italy, the statistics agency said.
    That total was 262,770, 16% up on 2016, it said.
    Asylum seekers mostly come from Nigeria, Pakistan and Bangladesh, which account for 41% of the total entry flows.