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: Despite a slight rise in recent months, as expected, the inflation rate for the current Iranian year to March 20, 2018, will remain below 10%, deputy minister of economic affairs and finance, Hossein Mirshojaeian , said.