Italy's energy imports rose an annual
193.8% in April, ISTAT said Friday.
Imports from Russia rose 118.8% in value and imports from OPEC
countries were 109.6% up in value terms, the stats agency said.
Italian exports to Russia showed an annual fall of 48.4%.
Italy has been trying to wean itself off Russian gas, which
currently accounts for 40% of total gas imports.
The government has "moved rapidly" to diversify suppliers by
scrambling to set up alternatives with countries like Algeria,
Angola, Congo, Libya, Egypt and Mozambique, Premier Mario Draghi
said recently.
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