Mr Koizumi himself shows little interest in banking matters and until now has been content to follow his minister's advice.

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Of course, politicians are never far away from banking related matters and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday that the European Union will disclose the test results showing how individual banks would hold up to economic and market shocks, on July 23rd both in the aggregate and individual level.

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Use a dedicated computer for financial matters such as online banking and bill pay.

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