Italy's public debt hits new record high

ROME, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Italy's public debt set an all-time record of 2.843 trillion euros (3.09 trillion U.S. dollars) in June, reflecting in part an increase in government borrowing, the Bank of Italy said Wednesday.

That number rose by 27.8 billion euros compared to the previous month, reported the central bank. The size of Italy's public debt has risen every month this year after declining in the final thr