OUR OPINION. “In France, some savings accounts already yield 6%. What do our banks do with your money?”

At a time when banks are booking record profits and two out of three Belgians have too small a savings buffer, the financial institutions refuse to give you a fair interest rate on your savings account. “You don’t have to be the PVDA to find that a disgrace,” writes deputy editor-in-chief Dimitri Antonissen. “It is the National Bank that calls Belfius, KBC, Fortis and others to order.”

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