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This will obviously not be accessible to you - but just to illustrate that they do exist for special protected classes of individuals.
When I heard this from my co-worker, I was flabbergasted.
Her relatives, senior citizens in India, get +9% interest on their personal savings. Call it subsidized, but there is no risk.
She is really annoyed when they harangue her about her middling 1-2% interest rates.
http://www.bankofindia.com/rupeetermdeposit.aspx
This will obviously not be accessible to you - but just to illustrate that they do exist for special protected classes of individuals.
When I heard this from my co-worker, I was flabbergasted.
Her relatives, senior citizens in India, get +9% interest on their personal savings. Call it subsidized, but there is no risk.
She is really annoyed when they harangue her about her middling 1-2% interest rates.
http://www.bankofindia.com/rupeetermdeposit.aspx