EghtesadOnline: As the government's issuance of bonds has become a talking point in the controversy surrounding high interest rates, a deputy economy minister said although bond yields could affect bank rates, the debt market should not be blamed for the predicament.

EghtesadOnline: The government has issued over 300 trillion rials ($6.4 billion) worth of debt securities so far in the current fiscal year (started March 21, 2017), Chairman of Islamic Republic of Iran Debt Management Organization Mehdi Banani announced.