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So, you deposit your money in a bank with very high interest rates - very high because they invest in risky Greek bonds. If everything goes well, you keep the interests. If the risky investment of the bank goes bust, we (EU citizens) should pay you the risk, even beyond the insured 100k. Is that correct?



>ZERO INTEREST!

>I've already explained that it's CURRENT ACCOUNT (transactional account).

>Not bank paid to me, but I was paying annual fee to the bank in order to maintain this account and debit card.

>Current accounts are usually not affected even if bank goes bankrupt. Upon liquidation, current account holders are paid first, as money on this type of account cannot be gambled by bank. It's most liquid assets, like cash.


It's VERY hard for me to believe that anybody would keep a balance close to a million euro in a bank with zero interest. Even I get a small interest on my current account...




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