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I am retiring in Ireland and will be getting the state old age pension-I worked for 2 years in the 1970s in the UK -am I entitled to any old age pension payment from the UK for the period I worked in England and if so what is the minimum requirement

Happy Girl Where did you get your info about Norweigan Kroner only being as good as euro ?

Japester Your information on DB is correct -you cannot withdraw from your term investment period unless you get certification that you need the money for a life saving operation -house purchase would not be acceptable -they do not have an interest penalty system for early withdrawal Also they...

Redisland Any up to date info on DB?

Japester Thanks for your advice -I am going ahead with DB deposit as I feel if euro falls the last line of defence is the German Banks -I wonder is there a big penalty if you withdraw for 2% term account -keep me posted on your experience -I will advise if get any new information

Savvy Row Is it not possible to use the internet to withdraw on the €100,000 DB account once it has been opened?

Deutsche Bank Deposit Accounts There appears to be a bit of confusion-DB require a mimum of €100000 to open a savings account -several posters have been told that this €100,000 has to be invested and cannot remain in a deposit account -numerous other posters say they had no problem in opening a...

149 Oaks surely this is not correct -you are entitled to open a €100,000 demand deposit account and you are not required to invest it -can you cllarify this ?

Japester I am opening account with DB in person next week -I see you intend opening the term account with interest rate of 2%-my question is can you electronically withdraw from this account over the internet and is there a big penalty -do you need to have the term acct open for a certain...

You have to travel to DB in germany and open a deposit account with minimum of €100,000-did you follow up on it ?

Alpine Are your transfers going smooth with DB-did you open a term deposit account with them and what is the penalty if you transfer money back to your Irish account or did they insist you have a current account as well to withdraw?

Godfather Did you eventually open an account with DB or have you just stuck with DKB?

UFC Are the transfers to DB working properly now over the internet-did you open the account in DB in person in Germany or was it through the internet /post/phone?

Burmo How is the withdrawl process you outlined going with Deutsche Bank -any difficulties or advice

Godfather I find it hard to believe that DKB will only open an account for Irish people unless they speak German-would they not be losing a lot of potential business ? Did you manage to make contact with someone in DKB who was willing to speak English with you ?

Modestus2416 Burmo I was very interested to hear what you have to say about your experience with DB in Hamburg.Can you confirm again that are able to get your funds sent back to Ireland without having to use the current account -is it done by internet banking .ie did the give you a Pin No etc...

Deposits Should I now convert euro deposits into Norweigan Kroner or Canadian Dollars to avoid devaluation -I assume the conversion cost will in the long run be cheaper than just leaving the euro to be devalued

If the euro goes down and there is a devaluation will irish deposits in Rabo be devalued as I am an Irish resident and not a Dutch National-similarly will euro deposits in National Irish Bank be davalued even though its a Danish Bank with Danish Kroner Guarantee If I open a German euro account...