Interest rates to stay at record lows 'for next five years'

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dailymail.co.uk - 10/12/2009

Interest rates to stay at record lows 'for next five years'

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Due to the credit crunch, the Bank of England interest rate currently stands at just 0.5 per cent - the lowest since the founding of the bank in 1694.

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