HOME PAGE RESOURCES MOST POPULAR EDITORS PICKS EDITORS BLOG Free 7-Day Trial | Login

Try The China Perspective Free
Banking, Finance and Insurance

Rate hikes hit insurance premiums
By STAFF EDITOR
Published: August 06, 2007 07:54 PM
Insurance products are losing their luster amid rising interest rates as policy holders look to the higher investment returns available from bank deposits, the Shanghai Daily reported. China’s central bank raised interest rates for the third time this year on July 21 and sharply cut the interest tax on bank savings from 20% to 5% to fight inflation and ward off overheating in the economy. The one-year benchmark deposit rates rose from 3.06% to 3.33%. The latest interest rate rise, the fifth ...
You are currently reading 80 words of 243 total words in this article.
To continue reading this article, you must be a subscriber. Log in now.
Buy this article now for $10 USD.

Not a subscriber? Start your 7-day free trial now.
bookmark | digg | Permalink | Tell a Friend
Today’s Daily Briefs E-Mail
Sign up for a roundup of the day’s top stories, sent every day.






SS Archive | About us | Affiliates | Privacy Policy | Contact us | Keywords
Partners | China News | Subscriber Agreement & Terms of Use
Browse by Title
1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
½ÓÊܱê¼Ç