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92. 這裏舉的麵包店例子在計算上經過簡化，並非完全精確。因為銀行金庫中每存有1元就能貸出10元，如果銀行現在有100萬美元的存款，其實只能貸出約909000美元，而必須將91000美元留在金庫里。但為了方便讀者理解，我還是決定將數字簡化。此外，銀行也並不總是遵守這些法規。

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73. 全球規模最大的銀行，蘇格蘭皇家銀行（Royal Bank of Scotland），於2007年申報的存款為1.3兆美元，是1500年全球總產值的五倍。參見 『Annual Report and Accounts 2008』, The Royal Bank of Scotland, 35, accessed December 10, 2010.
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