Mergers, Acquisitions and Market Concentration in the Banking Sector: The Case of Vietnam

Hoang Thi Thanh Hang, Phan Dien Vy and Jay Bandaralage

Asian Journal of Economics and Empirical Research, 2016, vol. 3, issue 1, 49-58

Abstract: Following the global trend, Vietnam also started opening up its economy and domestic reforms in 1986 and implemented a number domestic market reforms including in the banking and finance system. The merger and acquisitions (M&A) of banks have been a main component of the reform process. There have not been serious attempts to evaluate the M&A process and its impacts on the banking industry in a systematic way. The main purpose of this study is to fill that literature gap by providing a historical narrative of the M&A activities in Vietnam’s banking industry and analyzing its impacts on the system and market structure via quantitative and qualitative approaches, particularly using concentration indices.

Keywords: Merger and acquisition (M&A); Banking sector; Market concentration; Market structure; Competitiveness; Monopoly. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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