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    Depositors Burned in Cyprus

    Can anyone explain to me why the EU are putting pressure on the Cypriots to penalise depositors, and why they didn't apply the same pressure to Greece, Portugal, and Ireland? Have the ECB changed tact, in which case if Ireland were to need a 2nd bailout, can we expect them to push for a...
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    Paying DIRT on foreign savings account

    No, just opened a savings account in Germany at the end of 2011 because at the time there was a lot of talk about the Euro going under. I'm still a bit confused about what will happen with the few Euros of interest I owe for 2011. I really hope they will just take the ~€15 or so I owe and not...
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    Paying DIRT on foreign savings account

    Thanks Joe. Would I have been meant to pay DIRT on the 2011 interest by last October though?
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    Paying DIRT on foreign savings account

    Hi. I earned ~€1000 interest for 2012 on a savings account I have with a German bank. I'm aware that I owe DIRT on this but haven't gotten around to paying it yet. How does one go about paying it, and is there a deadline by which it has to be paid? Also, I initially opened the account in...
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    Making an offer on a house

    I have 120k in cash that I'm hoping to buy a house with. The approach I've decided on is to look at a number of houses asking in the 150-160k bracket and see if I can get anyone to accept my 120k. Is that a reasonable strategy? I'm pretty interested in one place that's advertised as...
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    Keytrade bank SMS codes - have you ever received one?

    How do you request the sms? I'm with their Luxembourg branch but can't find any option to have a code sent via text.
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    Keytrade Bank

    I have an account with their Luxembourg branch and am pretty happy with them so far. I've had no problem transferring and withdrawing money, usually takes 2-3 days either way, customer support have been pretty fast to respond any time I've emailed them with a query also.
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    Can you open up a Dutch base deposit account with Rabobank in Dublin ?

    I opened my account through a person working in their Schiphol Airport branch. I'm not sure if I should post their contact details on a public forum but if anyone wants them send me a PM. It's possible that you might be able to open it via their webpage too. As far as I know they are covered...
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    Can you open up a Dutch base deposit account with Rabobank in Dublin ?

    You can open an ABN-AMRO account by post, you need a notarised copy of your passport and an up to date utility bill.
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    If the euro breaks up, what will be the value of the punt nua?

    Afraid not, sorry. I've had a search around google news but couldn't come up with anything else.
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    If the euro breaks up, what will be the value of the punt nua?

    Sorry if this has already been posted. From the wall street journal website a couple of days ago: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204826704577074773960813432.html
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    Getting relative in Australia/NZ to 'mind' deposit?

    I thought of doing something similar before but gave up on the idea. Would it be possible to transfer a sizeable sum of money to another person and avoid having to pay gift tax? Someone told me that private loans are not subject to gift tax so long as the reciever is paying interest on that loan.
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    Did anyone of you open an account with one the biggest german banks?

    The Rotterdam branch does, but you have to visit in person.
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    Did anyone of you open an account with one the biggest german banks?

    Looks highly suspicious. No way on earth I'd enter my details on that website.
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    Banking in the Netherlands

    The only Rabo branch I've tried in Amsterdam is the Schipol branch and they said no, it's worth trying the other branches though. Email or call them and they'll let you know if they're taking international customers. You can get a train from Schipol to Rotterdam easily enough. They run every 15...
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    Silver ETF vs Physical Silver

    I've been looking at investing a portion of my savings in silver and as far as I can tell the most cost effective way of doing this is to buy EFTs, no storage fees etc. On the other hand a lot of people say ETFs are not as attractive option as they appear. They argue that because they are...
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    Keytrade Luxembourg

    Yea, just tick the least risk option. You need never use anything other than the 'term account' if that's all you're interested in.
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    Keytrade Luxembourg

    I did the same thing on my application, I scribbled that I'm only interested in opening a savings account. After they received my application they emailed to tell me that they can't open an account for me as they're an investment bank and don't have 'savings acccounts'. The 'term account' is...
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    Should we use our savings to acquire assets?

    The cigarettes idea is really good, they're something that will always hold (or inrcrease) their value. Wonder how long cigarettes 'keep' for?!
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    Can I open a non-resident savings account in France

    You can open an account with Banque populaire via correspondance, I'm not sure about HSBC.
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