Definition: Deposits resulting from a savings scheme or contra...

Category: ESA 1995

These deposits often involve an obligation on the part of the depositor to make regular payments over a given period, and the capital paid and interest accrued do not become available until a fixed term has elapsed. These deposits are sometimes combined with the issue, at the end of the savings period, of loans which are proportionate to the accumulated savings, for the purpose of buying or building a dwelling. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=CA-15-96-001&mode=view