Banking Merger and Acquisition (M&A) Caused by Changes in Financial Markets

Changes in the financial market caused by Covid-19 and the crisis in Ukraine in 2022 led to great turbulence in the world economy. Some areas are more and some less affected by the new situation. In addition to the impact of Covid-19 and the crisis in Ukraine on the entire financial sector, the impact on bank mergers and acquisitions (M&A) should not be overlooked, both in the Republic of Serbia and in the world.In the paper, the author gives an overview of bank mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the Republic of Serbia and in the world. Based on available data and reports from relevant financial institutions, an overview of the impact of Covid-19 and the crisis in Ukraine in 2022 on bank mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is given. In order to draw adequate conclusions, the data used in the paper are official data from the World Bank (WB), the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel, Deloitte, KPMG, as well as data from the National Bank of Serbia (NBS).