EghtesadOnline: A Central Bank of Iran report said the government’s debt to the banking sector increased by 50.8% in the last fiscal year that ended in March.

EghtesadOnline: Central bank data says total lending by the banking system reached 13.23 quadrillion rials ($89.4 billion) during the 12 months to July 22.The figure was 29% higher year on year.

EghtesadOnline: Banks have significantly cut borrowing from the Central Bank of Iran as the numbers declined more than 40% compared to the same period last year, the CBI governor said.