Lucky bhaskar with honesty??
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A forever bond that never matures, yet earns interest
Most bonds mature eventually and are redeemed after periods of months, years, or even decades. And then there are so-called perpetual bonds.
On Dec. 10, 1624, a Dutch water authority called Hoogheemraadschap Lekdijk Bovendams sold a bond for 1,200 Carolus guilders to a woman in Amsterdam, promising to pay 2.5% interest in perpetuity.
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"Low" interest for a "developed" nation's citizen??