Sumary of Doctoral thesis in Economics: Bank restructuring and bank efficiency - The case of Vietnam

The thesis focuses on the study of the restructuring process of the Vietnamese banking system from 2007 to 2015, in conjunction assesses different financial structure of the system before and during the implementation stage in the restructuring. More specifically, it examines how the restructuring measures effect on the performance of the commercial banks and whether the process of restructuring in the sample period increases the operational efficiency of the banks or not. It also explores the effect of reform on Vietnam’s bank structure and performance.