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Main features of mergers and acquisitions in the EU banking sector: implications for Ukraine
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The paper examines the trends and characteristics of mergers and acquisitions in the EU banking sector. The active role of the state in mergers and acquisitions in the EU banking sector in the post-crisis period has been shown. Based on the analysis of the dynamics of mergers and acquisitions the major characteristics of the market in different EU countries are summarized. The role of cross-border mergers and acquisitions as the most efficient way to increase the market presence is proved. The influence of the financial crisis on the transformation of the market of mergers and acquisitions in the banking sector of the EU as well as the main directions of such exposure have been revealed. Basic factors reducing the effectiveness of mergers and acquisitions in the EU and mechanisms to address them have been analyzed. Strengthening the role of the state authorities of Ukraine to improve the competitiveness of the banking sector based on regulation of banking concentration has been recommended.
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Science Works Journal "Ekonomichnyy analiz"
ISSN 1993-0259 (Print) ISSN 2219-4649 (Online) DOI: 10.35774/econa
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