θɹuː ðɪ ɐkwɪsˈɪʃən ʌv juːnˈaɪɾᵻd bʌlɡˈɛɹiən bˈæŋk wˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, stˈɑːpænskə bˈæŋkə ˌeɪdˈiː skˈɑːpiə, mˌæsɪdˈoʊniə wˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, bˈæŋkɚ ɹˈoʊmeɪnˌæskə ˈɛs.ˈeɪ., ɹoʊmˈeɪniə wˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, fˈaɪnɐnsbˌæŋk, tˈɜːki wˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ænd vˈɑːdʒvədˌænskə bˈæŋkə, sˈɜːbiə wˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ðə nˈæʃənəl bˈæŋk ʌv ɡɹˈiːs ɐfˈɜːmd ɪts tˈɑːp pəzˈɪʃən əvə bˈæŋkɪŋ ɡɹˈuːp ɪn ɐ mˈɑːɹkɪt ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv mˈɪliən pˈiːpəl.
Through the acquisition of United Bulgarian Bank (Y2000), Stopanska Banka AD Skopje, Macedonia (Y2000), Banca Romaneasca S.A., Romania (Y2003), Finansbank, Turkey (Y2006) and Vojvodanska Banka, Serbia (Y2006) the National Bank of Greece affirmed its top position of a banking group in a market of 125 million people.