I thought only National Savings was allowed to offer interest without income tax.

When someone offers you negative interest you receive the money first.

The only reason people are willing to invest in bonds is that unlike cash, they offer interest.

And indeed she was not; she could offer interest without interference.

Writing, teaching and lepidoptery do not, by themselves, offer page-turning interest.

Government of Canada Bonds currently offer 4% interest for a 10 year term.

Savings banks here, still run by the state, are offering 15 percent annual interest on accounts held for more than five years.

The 80 or so wines here offer diversity and interest, not outstanding value.

So attractive have they become that Albania's banks, offering 16 percent annual interest, are having a tough time.

And people who have money are being offered 30% interest on investment, so were less inclined to spend.