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Savings accounts earn little against rising inflation

Depositors are struggling to cope with the pressure of inflation with the interest earned from keeping money in banks. Despite rising prices of essential commodities and living costs, several top commercial banks in the country have reduced the interest rate on one-year fixed deposits to 7.5%. Meanwhile, the inflation rate in the country stood at 8.34% last September. In other words, the...…

Savings accounts earn little against rising inflation

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