Bank cross-border mergers and acquisitions: Causes, consequences, and recent trends

The Changing Geography of Banking and Finance

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 155-183

  Pozzolo, Alberto Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

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EID: 68549100852     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-98078-2_8     Document Type: Chapter

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