Saturday, November 24, 2007

Interest Rates for Senior citizens - ICICI bank

In general the interest rates which ICICI bank is offering (as on 25-11-2007) for senior citizens is 0.5 % higher than what is being offered under the General Deposits scheme.

Who is a senior citizen?
In general, a person who has completed the age of 60.

More information on ICICI bank fixed deposits is available at the following website:
http://www.icicibank.com/pfsuser/interestrates/interestrates.htm

Fixed deposits in India

Fixed deposit rates from Indian banks have become a lot more lucrative nowadays with interest rates hovering around 8 to 9 % per annum towards the upper end.
This is in sharp contrast to the scenario just a few years back when the interest rates were so low that a fixed deposit was not being considered an attractive investment option.