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Aware that the profit rate dropped last year to 3.5 per cent compared to the previous years' rates of six per cent and seven per cent they think that it was still better than what the banks offered in term deposits. Ali Abdullah Janahi, Mahmoud Al Twissi, Bhawna Bist and Dimple Bhatia are among the recent converts to National Bonds, attracted by what they believe is a safe investment with better returns than banks. While some see the UAE-based Sharia-compliant savings scheme as one more way to diversify their portfolio, others see it as a future fund for children and a stop-gap investment before opting for other avenues such as real estate. In most cases, it's the word of mouth recommendations from friends and relatives about the scheme that persuaded them to invest in National Bonds.