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

Hoang Thi Thanh Hang

Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Phan Dien Vy

Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Jay Bandaralage

Griffith University, Australia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20448/journal.501/2016.3.1/501.1.49.58

Keywords: Merger and acquisition (M&A), Banking sector, Market concentration, Market structure, Competitiveness, Monopoly.


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.

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