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KATHMANDU: Global IME Bank has modified its 'Meri Unilai' fixed deposit scheme to include additional facilities.
As per a media release, 'Meri Unilai' FD is a special kind of term deposit designed for women and all females above 18 years. The basic objective of the product is to encourage males to assist saving for his spouse/ mother/daughter and also to develop saving habit of women for their future.
Depositors may choose a core amount (minimum Rs 200,000) to open fixed deposit and increase the amount subsequently. The minimum top up thereafter in the fixed deposit is Rs 50,000 up till three months prior to maturity. This deposit matures on a specific date in the future along with all the deposits made every time.
This deposit scheme will allow customers an opportunity to build up their saving through regular deposit of a sum over a fixed period of time.
Along with free debit card for the first year, key features of the FD scheme include instant loan facility up to 90 per cent of the fixed deposit amount, can be opened online through mobile banking and internet banking, joint account allowed only within the same family, insurance benefits up to Rs 500,000, among others.
A version of this article appears in the print on February 9, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.
