EghtesadOnline: Concerns that a proposed upsurge in fuel prices would drive up inflation by 8%, as projected by some economists, are probably overblown, Deputy Economy Minister Hossein Mirshojaiyan said on Wednesday.

EghtesadOnline: Deputy Economy Minister Hossein Mirshojaiyan has underplayed the gap between the official and open market foreign exchange rates, saying that a 17% difference between the two would not deter the Central Bank of Iran from moving ahead with rate unification.