I am interpreting results data from various polls, and require
assistance of a well qualified researcher. Im in need of a listing of
top (sorted by popularity) fiancial banking institutions from a number
of specified countries. The listing MUST include the number of entries
that is requested (see below for more) and the institutions's official
website.

Sample listing:

CANADA
..
..
6. RBC RoyalBan k - http://www.royalbank.com/
..

Thank you for your time.


COUNTRY		Min Req. # of Institutions

United States   20
Canada 		15
United Kingdom	10
Russia		10
France		10
Germany		10
Italy		10
Sweden		3
Ireland		3
Finland		3
Luxembourg	3
Switzerland	3
Norway		3
Belgium		3
Denmark		3
Austria		3
Turkey		1

Israel		5

Panama		2

Australia 	3
New Zealand 	2
Argentina 	1
Colombia 	1
Brazil 		2

China		5
Japan		3
Singapore	3
Hong Kong	3
Korea		2

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Request for Question Clarification by aht-ga on 15 Oct 2004 16:07 PDT

waburodrig-ga:

I noticed that you have posted this question twice (ie. as two
separate questions) using two separate categories. Is it your intent
to obtain two, separate Answers from researchers, or was one of the
postings an error? If so, I would recommend that you close one of the
questions to eliminate the possibility of receiving two separate
Answers that each cost you $115.

As well, you mentioned that you would prefer a well-qualified
Researcher to work on your question; may I ask what sort of
qualifications you are looking for?

Thank you,

aht-ga
Google Answers Researcher

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Clarification of Question by waburodrig-ga on 16 Oct 2004 01:56 PDT

Correct. The question was posted twice in order to receive two separate 
answers. 

In reference to "Well qualified researcher", what was intended is that the 
researcher must be a professional and provide precise data.

I allow space for human error and limited data, this is not a critical project, 
yet I wish for a researcher to not just spit information out without backup.

Thank you

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Request for Question Clarification by aht-ga on 17 Oct 2004 00:18 PDT

waburodrig-ga:

I note with pleasure that my colleague, politicalguru-ga, was able to
provide you with a comprehensive listing of banks as an Answer to the
other posted version of this question. Based on this, it appears that
your needs may have already been met.

One area that I am interested in hearing about from you as a
clarification, though, is whether you wish to limit your scope to just
banks (as defined by the relevant Banking Act or equivalent in each
country), or if you are also interested in other financial
institutions that are not defined as banks, but which are also
'popular' in the respective nations. For example, in the US, there are
many Savings & Loans/Trust Companies that operate under a different
set of rules from the banks, and quite a few of them appear in the US
portion of the list that my colleague provided. In some of the other
nations, such as Canada, there are similar categories of 'other'
financial institutions that have reasonably high levels of popularity
(which can equate to either number of accounts, or assets controlled,
depending on one's perspective).

If this is an area you wish explored, perhaps you can let us know if
there are any particular countries you would like this perspective
explored for.

Thanks,

aht-ga
Google Answers Researcher

Russia:
1  	Sberbank (Saving Bank) http://www.sbrf.ru/eng/default.htm
2 	Vneshtorgbank   http://eng.vtb.ru/
3 	Gazprombank 	http://www.gazprombank.ru/eng/index.wbp
4 	Alfa-bank  	http://www.alfabank.com/
5 	Rosbank 	http://www.rosbank.com/
6 	MDM-Bank 	(site only in russian) http://www.mdmbank.ru/
7 	Bank of Moscow 	http://www.mmbank.ru/eng/
8 	International industrial bank http://www.iib.ru/eng/
9 	International Moscow bank 	http://www.imb.ru/en/
10 	Raiffeisenbank Austria
http://www.raiffeisen.ru/rBank/welcome/welcome?get-lang&lang=en