What are the 7-10 banks with retail banking branches in the greater
number of the following countries. Need information in form of Bank
Name and countries where each has retail banking branches out of the
following:
1.	België 
2.	Czech Republic
3.	Denmark
4.	Germany
5.	Greece
6.	Spain
7.	France 
8.	Ireland
9.	Italy
10.	Cyprus
11.	Latvia
12.	Lithuania
13.	Luxembourg
14.	Hungary
15.	Malta
16.	Austria
17.	Poland
18.	Portugese Republic
19.	Slovenia
20.	Slovakia
21.	Finland
22.	Sweden
24.	United Kingdom
25.	Iceland
26.	Liechtenstein
27.	Norway
28.	Estonia

Hi bigben1,

Here you go - using the countries on your list, I've sorted the banks
according to the number of countries each has a presence in.

1. Citigroup - 19
"In more than 100 countries and territories"
http://www.citigroup.com/citigroup/global/index.htm

* Austria
* Belgium
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Finland 
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Slovakia
* Spain
* Sweden
* UK

2)  Deutsche Bank - 17
http://tools.deutsche-bank.de/cc/locationsfinder/en/welcome2.do

73 countries, 1588 branches globally
http://www.db.com/en/content/company/global_network.htm

* Austria
* Belgium
* Czech Republic
* Finland 
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Poland
* Portugal
* Slovakia
* Spain
* Sweden
* UK

3) ABN-AMRO - 17
"As an international bank, we have more than 4,500 branches in 53 countries."
http://www.abnamro.com/com/about/worldwide_presence.jsp

* Austria
* Belgium
* Czech Republic
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Ireland
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Slovakia
* Spain
* Sweden
* United Kingdom

4)  HSBC - 16
"Our international network comprises over 9,500 offices in 76
countries and territories across the world"
http://www.hsbc.com/

* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Poland
* Slovakia
* Spain
* Sweden
* United Kingdom

5) UBS - 15
http://apps.ubs.com/locationfinder/searchForm.do

* Austria
* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Ireland
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Poland
* Portugal 
* Spain
* Sweden
* United Kingdom 

6) Dexia - 13
http://www.dexia.com/e/discover/world-austria.php 

* Austria
* Belgium
* Denmark
* France
* Germany
* Ireland
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Portugal
* Slovakia
* Sweden
* Spain
* UK

7)  Barclays Bank - 8
http://www.barclays.com/sitemap/index.htm

* Cyprus
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Malta
* Portugal
* Spain
* United Kingdom

8)  Fortis - 6
http://www.fortis.com/companies/alphabetical.asp

* Belgium
* France
* Greece
* Norway
* Poland
* Luxembourg

9) Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) - 6
http://www.rbs.com/worldwide02.asp?id=ABOUT_US/RBS_AROUND_THE_WORLD/EUROPE

* Austria
* Italy
* Germany
* Portugal
* Spain
* UK

10) ING Direct - 4
Today, ING DIRECT is active in 7 countries: Canada, Spain, France,
Italy, the USA, UK and Australia
http://www.ingdirect.ca/en/worldwide.html

* France
* Italy
* Spain
* UK

Following are the links I used to make the list.

Fortune Global 500 Top Banks
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2006/snapshots/1394.html

Top 10 Banks
http://www.globalbusinessinsights.com/content/rbfs0064t.pdf

I was glad to work on this for you. If you have any questions, please
post a clarification request and wait for me to respond before
closing/rating my answer.

Thank you,
hummer

Search strategy:
I searched the websites of the top banks to find their global
locations and then compared your list of countries to theirs.

Top 10 would alphabetically be:

ABN AMRO
AXA Group
Barclays Bank
BNP Paribas
Citibank
Deutsche Bank
Dexia
Fortis Bank
ING Group
UBS

Here is the non-exhaustive list :

1.	België/Belgium
ABN AMRO Belgium
Citibank Belgium
UBS
BNP Paribas
ING Belgium
Fortis
Dexia
KBC
Deutsche Bank
Axa Banque - Anhyp
BACOB Bank
Banque de La Poste/Bank van De Post
CBC
Kredietbank
Banque Nagelmackers

2.	Czech Republic
BNP Paribas
ING Czech Rep http://www.ing.cz/
ABN AMRO
UBS
Citibank
CSOB
KB
CS
HVB Bank CR
Raiffeisenbank
GE Capital Bank
Zivnostenská banka
C?eskomoravská hypote?c?ní Banka
Credit Lyonnais Banka Praha
VolksbankCZ
DresdnerBank CZ

3.	Denmark
ABN AMRO Denmark 
Amagerbanken
Amtssparekassen Fyn
Arbejdernes Landsbank
Bank 24 Denmark
Bankportalen
Basis Bank
Danske Kredit
Din Bank A/S
Jyske Bank

4.	Germany
ABN AMRO
Citibank
UBS
BNP Paribas
ING - DiBa
Deutsche Bank
AXA Group
Barclays Bank
Hypovereinsbank
Aachener Bank Immobilien GmbH
KBC Bank


5.	Greece
ABN AMRO
UBS
Citibank
BNP Paribas
Alpha Credit Bank
EFG Eurobank Ergasias
Cooperative Bank of Chania
Emporiki Bank
Nova Bank
National Bank of Greece
Piraeus Bank

6.	Spain
ABN AMRO
BNP Paribas
Barclays Bank
Citibank
AXA Group
Grupo Banco Popular 
BBVA (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria)
SabadellAtlántico
Banca Pueyo
Banco de Espana
Banco Guipuzcoano, S.A.
Banco Sabadell
Evolvebank
Fibanc
Santander Central Hispano


7.	France
ABN AMRO
BNP Parisbas
Barclays Bank
Citibank
UBS 
ING France http://www.ing.fr/
Credit Agricole Group
Credit Agricole
Credit Lyonnais
Credit Mutuel
Banque Populaire
Societe Generale 
CIC 
AXA Banque
BBVA
HSBC
HBOS
Crédit Maritime
Crédit Foncier de France
UCB

8.	Ireland
ABN AMRO
BNP Parisbas
AXA Group
ACCBank
AIB Group
Anglo irish Bank
Ulster Bank Group

9.	Italy
ABN AMRO
BNP Parisbas
UBS
ING Italy http://www.ing.it/
Citibank
AXA Group
Dexia - Crediop
Banca Popolare
Banca CIS
Banca di Roma
Banca Sella S.p.A
MSP Banca Personale
UBAE Arab Italian Bank
UniCredit

10.	Cyprus
BNP Parisbas
Central Bank of Cyprus
Hellenic Bank Ltd

11.	Latvia
Aizkraukles Banka
Bank of Latvia
Parex Bank
Paritate Bank
Rietumu Bank
Rigas Komercbamka PLC
Trust Commercial Bank

12.	Lithuania
AB Ukio Bankas
Bank of Lithuania
Lithuanian Development Bank
Lithuanian Savings Bank
LITIMPEKS Bank
Snoras Bank

13.	Luxembourg
ABN Amro Luxembourg
UBS Luxembourg
Dexia - BIL
ING Luxembourg - http://www.ing.lu/
BNP Parisbas
AXA Group
Banca di Roma International
Banque Nagelmackers
Crédit Lyonnais
Crédit Agricole Indosuez
Fortis Bank Luxembourg
Kredietbank

14.	Hungary
ING Hungary http://www.ing.hu/
Citibank
BNP Parisbas
OTP
K&H
MKB Bank
HVB Bank
CIB
ERSTE Bank

15.	Malta
APS Bank Ltd
Lombard Bank (Malta) Limited

16.	Austria
BNP Parisbas
Bank Austria Creditanstalt
BKS - Bank AG
Denzel Bank
Hypo Tirol Bank
Raiffeisenbank Kleinwalsertal AG
RZB
Raiffeisenverbandes Salzburg

17.	Poland
ABN AMRO
Citibank
UBS
BNP Parisbas
PKO BP
PekaoS.A.
BZ WBK
ING Bank Slaski - http://www.ingbank.pl/
BPH-PBK
Millenium
Deutsche Bank : 42 branches
LukasBank
Fortis Bank Polska
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A. Pekao S.A. Group
Wielkopolski Bank Kredytowy

18.	Portugese Republic/Portugal
ABN AMRO
UBS
BNP Parisbas
AXA Group
Banco BPI
Banco Privado Portugues
Caixa Geral de Depositos
Clariden Bank and Trust
Credito Predial Portugues
Atlântico
Banco Cetelem
Banco Espírito Santo
Banco Cisf

19.	Slovenia
Abanka d.d.
Banka Domzale
Banka Koper d.d.
Banka Zasavje d.d.
Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d. 
Volksbank-Ljudska banka
SKB Bank
Nova Kreditna banka Maribor d.d.

20.	Slovakia
ABN AMRO
BNP Parisbas
ING Slovakia http://www.ing.sk/
Crédit Lyonnais
Tatra Banka
Pos?továbanka 
Polnobanka
Istrobanka
Ludova Banka
Istrobanka

21.	Finland
Aktia Säästöpankki - Aktia Sparbank
ABN AMRO - Alfred Berg Finland
Bank of Finland/Suomen Pankki
Okopankki Oyj
Nodea Suomi
Postipankki


22.	Sweden
ABN AMRO Sweden
UBS
HSB Bank Boendets Bank
JP Bank
Postgirot
Sparbanken Gripen
Svenska Handelsbanken
Trygg Hansa
IKANO Banken

24.	United Kingdom
ABN AMRO
UBS
Citibank
AXA Group
Barclays Bank
BNP Parisbas
ING UK http://www.ingdirect.co.uk/
Bank of Scotland
Royal Bank of Scotland
HBOS
Lloyds TSB
Egg
Standard Chartered Bank
NatWest
Cahoot

25.	Iceland
Central Bank of Iceland
SPRON
Islandsbanki 
Sparisjóđirnir/SPAR

26.	Liechtenstein
LGT in Liechtenstein
Volksbank AG
Centrum Bank AG
Neue Bank AG

27.	Norway
ABN AMRO
BNP Parisbas
Askim Sparebank
Berg Sparebank 
Norske Bank
Bud, Frćna og Hustad Sparebank
Aurskog Sparebank
Bamble & Langesund Sparebank


28.	Estonia
Eesti Pank/Bank of Estonia
Hansapank
Nordea Estonia
Preatoni pank
Sampo
Tallinna Äripank