An advisory panel to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi urged financial institutions Monday to create fully protected zero-interest accounts by April.
Such accounts will create a virtual loophole in the government's plan to limit deposit guarantees.
The measure, proposed in draft recommendations compiled the same day by the Financial Services Council's project team, is designed to guarantee large accounts that are used to settle payments, in the event of a bank failure.
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