EghtesadOnline: Iranian lawmakers set the ceiling on Sunday for government, ministries, universities and municipalities' bond issuance as part of the next year’s (March 2018-19) budget at an aggregate of 1.78 quadrillion rials (about $38.86 billion at current exchange rate).
EghtesadOnline: The research arm of the Iranian Parliament has warned against the detrimental effects of the government engaging in a widespread issuance of bonds, especially on bank interest rates, and proposed that the Central Bank of Iran act as the official watchdog of the bonds.