Merger and acquisition between banks in Vietnam: Solutions to improve service quality and competitiveness

Abstract

Vietnam is becoming more and more deeply integrated with the world economy with M&A deals taking place between domestic and foreign partners across different business fields which is considered as an inevitable trend of economic development. This article analyzes a number of banking M&A deals in Vietnam to determine if this is the best and only way to improve service quality and enhance the competitiveness of banks being merged or not.