id	sid	tid	token	lemma	pos
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ajeer-1356	1	56	asian	asian	ADJ
ajeer-1356	1	57	online	online	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	1	75	abdulai2	abdulai2	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	2	6	author	author	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	3	4	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	4	5	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	5	10	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	6	4	examined	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	6	5	the	the	DET
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ajeer-1356	6	7	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	6	8	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	6	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	6	10	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	6	11	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	6	12	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	6	13	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	6	14	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	6	15	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	6	16	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	7	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	7	4	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	7	5	investigated	investigate	VERB
ajeer-1356	7	6	the	the	DET
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ajeer-1356	7	8	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	7	9	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	7	10	and	and	CCONJ
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ajeer-1356	7	13	net	net	ADJ
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ajeer-1356	7	16	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	7	18	on	on	ADP
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ajeer-1356	7	21	return	return	VERB
ajeer-1356	7	22	on	on	ADP
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ajeer-1356	7	24	of	of	ADP
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ajeer-1356	7	27	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	7	28	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	7	29	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	8	3	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	8	4	annual	annual	ADJ
ajeer-1356	8	5	reports	report	NOUN
ajeer-1356	8	6	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	8	7	eight	eight	NUM
ajeer-1356	8	8	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	8	9	8)	8)	NUM
ajeer-1356	8	10	commercial	commercial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	8	11	banks	bank	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	8	13	a	a	DET
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ajeer-1356	8	15	-	-	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	8	20	-	-	SYM
ajeer-1356	8	21	2018	2018	NUM
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ajeer-1356	9	10	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	9	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	9	12	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	9	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	9	14	net	net	ADJ
ajeer-1356	9	15	profit	profit	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	9	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	10	1	there	there	PRON
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ajeer-1356	10	5	but	but	CCONJ
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ajeer-1356	10	10	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	10	11	and	and	CCONJ
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ajeer-1356	10	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	10	14	return	return	VERB
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ajeer-1356	18	14	:	:	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	18	19	:	:	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	18	24	:	:	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	20	10	no	no	DET
ajeer-1356	20	11	conflict	conflict	NOUN
ajeer-1356	20	12	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	20	13	interests	interest	NOUN
ajeer-1356	20	14	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	21	1	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajeer-1356	21	2	:	:	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	21	3	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	21	4	authors	author	NOUN
ajeer-1356	21	5	confirm	confirm	VERB
ajeer-1356	21	6	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	21	7	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	21	8	manuscript	manuscript	NOUN
ajeer-1356	21	9	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	21	10	an	an	DET
ajeer-1356	21	11	honest	honest	ADJ
ajeer-1356	21	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	21	13	accurate	accurate	ADJ
ajeer-1356	21	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	21	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	21	16	transparent	transparent	ADJ
ajeer-1356	21	17	account	account	NOUN
ajeer-1356	21	18	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	21	19	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	21	20	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	21	21	was	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	21	22	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	21	23	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	21	24	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	21	25	no	no	DET
ajeer-1356	21	26	vital	vital	ADJ
ajeer-1356	21	27	features	feature	NOUN
ajeer-1356	21	28	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	21	29	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	21	30	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	21	31	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	21	32	been	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	21	33	omitted	omit	VERB
ajeer-1356	21	34	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	21	35	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	21	36	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	21	37	any	any	DET
ajeer-1356	21	38	discrepancies	discrepancy	NOUN
ajeer-1356	21	39	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	21	40	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	21	41	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	21	42	as	as	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	21	43	planned	plan	VERB
ajeer-1356	21	44	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	21	45	been	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	21	46	explained	explain	VERB
ajeer-1356	21	47	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	22	1	ethical	ethical	ADJ
ajeer-1356	22	2	:	:	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	22	3	this	this	DET
ajeer-1356	22	4	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	22	5	follows	follow	VERB
ajeer-1356	22	6	all	all	DET
ajeer-1356	22	7	ethical	ethical	ADJ
ajeer-1356	22	8	practices	practice	NOUN
ajeer-1356	22	9	during	during	ADP
ajeer-1356	22	10	writing	writing	NOUN
ajeer-1356	22	11	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	23	1	contents	content	NOUN
ajeer-1356	23	2	1	1	NUM
ajeer-1356	23	3	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	24	1	introduction	introduction	NOUN
ajeer-1356	24	2	......................................................................................................................................................................................	......................................................................................................................................................................................	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	25	1	37	37	NUM
ajeer-1356	25	2	2	2	NUM
ajeer-1356	25	3	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	25	4	literature	literature	NOUN
ajeer-1356	25	5	review	review	PROPN
ajeer-1356	25	6	............................................................................................................................................................................	............................................................................................................................................................................	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	25	7	38	38	NUM
ajeer-1356	25	8	3	3	NUM
ajeer-1356	25	9	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	25	10	methodology	methodology	NOUN
ajeer-1356	25	11	.....................................................................................................................................................................................	.....................................................................................................................................................................................	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	26	1	40	40	NUM
ajeer-1356	26	2	4	4	NUM
ajeer-1356	26	3	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	26	4	discussion	discussion	NOUN
ajeer-1356	26	5	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	26	6	findings	finding	NOUN
ajeer-1356	26	7	....................................................................................................................................................................	....................................................................................................................................................................	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	27	1	43	43	NUM
ajeer-1356	27	2	5	5	NUM
ajeer-1356	27	3	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	27	4	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN
ajeer-1356	27	5	.........................................................................................................................................................................................	.........................................................................................................................................................................................	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	27	6	44	44	NUM
ajeer-1356	27	7	references	reference	NOUN
ajeer-1356	27	8	..............................................................................................................................................................................................	..............................................................................................................................................................................................	PROPN
ajeer-1356	28	1	44	44	NUM
ajeer-1356	28	2	https://www.asianonlinejournals.com/index.php/ajeer/article/view/1356	https://www.asianonlinejournals.com/index.php/ajeer/article/view/1356	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	3	http://crossmark.crossref.org/dialog/?doi=10.20448/journal.501.2020.71.36.45&domain=pdf&date_stamp=2017-01-14	http://crossmark.crossref.org/dialog/?doi=10.20448/journal.501.2020.71.36.45&domain=pdf&date_stamp=2017-01-14	PROPN
ajeer-1356	28	4	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/	PROPN
ajeer-1356	28	5	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/	PROPN
ajeer-1356	28	6	asian	asian	PROPN
ajeer-1356	28	7	journal	journal	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	8	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	28	9	economics	economic	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	28	11	empirical	empirical	ADJ
ajeer-1356	28	12	research	research	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	28	14	2020	2020	NUM
ajeer-1356	28	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	28	16	7(1	7(1	NUM
ajeer-1356	28	17	):	):	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	28	18	36	36	NUM
ajeer-1356	28	19	-	-	SYM
ajeer-1356	28	20	45	45	NUM
ajeer-1356	28	21	37	37	NUM
ajeer-1356	28	22	©	©	PROPN
ajeer-1356	28	23	2019	2019	NUM
ajeer-1356	28	24	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	28	25	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	28	26	authors	author	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	27	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	28	28	licensee	licensee	PROPN
ajeer-1356	28	29	asian	asian	ADJ
ajeer-1356	28	30	online	online	PROPN
ajeer-1356	28	31	journal	journal	PROPN
ajeer-1356	28	32	publishing	publishing	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	33	group	group	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	34	contribution	contribution	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	35	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	28	36	this	this	DET
ajeer-1356	28	37	paper	paper	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	38	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	28	39	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	28	40	literature	literature	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	41	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	28	42	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	43	extends	extend	VERB
ajeer-1356	28	44	previous	previous	ADJ
ajeer-1356	28	45	studies	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	46	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	28	47	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	28	48	effect	effect	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	49	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	28	50	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	51	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	28	52	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	53	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	28	54	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	28	55	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	56	which	which	PRON
ajeer-1356	28	57	focused	focus	VERB
ajeer-1356	28	58	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	28	59	smaller	small	ADJ
ajeer-1356	28	60	samples	sample	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	61	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	28	62	case	case	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	63	studies	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	64	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	28	65	using	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	28	66	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	28	67	sample	sample	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	68	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	28	69	all	all	DET
ajeer-1356	28	70	commercial	commercial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	28	71	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	72	that	that	PRON
ajeer-1356	28	73	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	28	74	been	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	28	75	involved	involve	VERB
ajeer-1356	28	76	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	28	77	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	78	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	28	79	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	80	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	28	81	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	28	82	last	last	ADJ
ajeer-1356	28	83	10	10	NUM
ajeer-1356	28	84	years	year	NOUN
ajeer-1356	28	85	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	29	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	29	2	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	29	3	therefore	therefore	ADV
ajeer-1356	29	4	represent	represent	VERB
ajeer-1356	29	5	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	29	6	more	more	ADV
ajeer-1356	29	7	comprehensive	comprehensive	ADJ
ajeer-1356	29	8	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	29	9	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	29	10	how	how	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	29	11	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	29	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	29	13	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	29	14	affect	affect	VERB
ajeer-1356	29	15	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	29	16	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	29	17	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	29	18	commercial	commercial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	29	19	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	29	20	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	29	21	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	29	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	30	1	1	1	X
ajeer-1356	30	2	.	.	X
ajeer-1356	30	3	introduction	introduction	NOUN
ajeer-1356	30	4	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	30	5	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	30	6	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	30	7	falls	fall	VERB
ajeer-1356	30	8	under	under	ADP
ajeer-1356	30	9	inorganic	inorganic	ADJ
ajeer-1356	30	10	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	30	11	artificial	artificial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	30	12	growth	growth	NOUN
ajeer-1356	30	13	which	which	PRON
ajeer-1356	30	14	has	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	30	15	attracted	attract	VERB
ajeer-1356	30	16	attention	attention	NOUN
ajeer-1356	30	17	all	all	ADV
ajeer-1356	30	18	over	over	ADP
ajeer-1356	30	19	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	30	20	world	world	NOUN
ajeer-1356	30	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	30	22	across	across	ADP
ajeer-1356	30	23	all	all	DET
ajeer-1356	30	24	sectors	sector	NOUN
ajeer-1356	30	25	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	30	26	oduro	oduro	NOUN
ajeer-1356	30	27	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	30	28	agyei	agyei	NOUN
ajeer-1356	30	29	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	30	30	2013	2013	NUM
ajeer-1356	30	31	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	30	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	31	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	31	2	objective	objective	NOUN
ajeer-1356	31	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	31	4	most	most	ADJ
ajeer-1356	31	5	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	31	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	31	7	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	31	8	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	31	9	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	31	10	propel	propel	VERB
ajeer-1356	31	11	growth	growth	NOUN
ajeer-1356	31	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	31	13	ultimately	ultimately	ADV
ajeer-1356	31	14	maximize	maximize	VERB
ajeer-1356	31	15	shareholders	shareholder	NOUN
ajeer-1356	31	16	’	'	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	31	17	growth	growth	NOUN
ajeer-1356	31	18	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	31	19	maama	maama	NOUN
ajeer-1356	31	20	et	et	PROPN
ajeer-1356	31	21	al	al	PROPN
ajeer-1356	31	22	.	.	PROPN
ajeer-1356	31	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	31	24	2017	2017	NUM
ajeer-1356	31	25	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	31	26	mensah	mensah	PROPN
ajeer-1356	31	27	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	31	28	onumah	onumah	PROPN
ajeer-1356	31	29	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	31	30	2017	2017	NUM
ajeer-1356	31	31	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	31	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	32	1	several	several	ADJ
ajeer-1356	32	2	reasons	reason	NOUN
ajeer-1356	32	3	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	32	4	been	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	32	5	given	give	VERB
ajeer-1356	32	6	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	32	7	corporations	corporation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	32	8	trying	try	VERB
ajeer-1356	32	9	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	32	10	grow	grow	VERB
ajeer-1356	32	11	using	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	32	12	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	32	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	32	14	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	32	15	rather	rather	ADV
ajeer-1356	32	16	than	than	ADP
ajeer-1356	32	17	through	through	ADP
ajeer-1356	32	18	natural	natural	ADJ
ajeer-1356	32	19	growth	growth	NOUN
ajeer-1356	32	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	33	1	it	it	PRON
ajeer-1356	33	2	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	33	3	estimated	estimate	VERB
ajeer-1356	33	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	33	5	as	as	ADV
ajeer-1356	33	6	far	far	ADV
ajeer-1356	33	7	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	33	8	2008	2008	NUM
ajeer-1356	33	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	33	10	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	33	11	global	global	ADJ
ajeer-1356	33	12	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	33	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	33	14	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	33	15	market	market	NOUN
ajeer-1356	33	16	was	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	33	17	worth	worth	ADJ
ajeer-1356	33	18	$	$	SYM
ajeer-1356	33	19	3.280	3.280	NUM
ajeer-1356	33	20	billion	billion	NUM
ajeer-1356	33	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	33	22	which	which	PRON
ajeer-1356	33	23	was	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	33	24	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	33	25	reduction	reduction	NOUN
ajeer-1356	33	26	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	33	27	29	29	NUM
ajeer-1356	33	28	%	%	NOUN
ajeer-1356	33	29	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	33	30	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	33	31	2007	2007	NUM
ajeer-1356	33	32	estimate	estimate	NOUN
ajeer-1356	33	33	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	33	34	amewu	amewu	NOUN
ajeer-1356	33	35	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	33	36	2014	2014	NUM
ajeer-1356	33	37	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	33	38	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	34	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	34	2	high	high	ADJ
ajeer-1356	34	3	numbers	number	NOUN
ajeer-1356	34	4	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	34	5	global	global	ADJ
ajeer-1356	34	6	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	34	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	34	8	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	34	9	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	34	10	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	34	11	resulted	result	VERB
ajeer-1356	34	12	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	34	13	several	several	ADJ
ajeer-1356	34	14	academic	academic	ADJ
ajeer-1356	34	15	literatures	literature	NOUN
ajeer-1356	34	16	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	34	17	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	34	18	subject	subject	ADJ
ajeer-1356	34	19	matter	matter	NOUN
ajeer-1356	34	20	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	34	21	various	various	ADJ
ajeer-1356	34	22	countries	country	NOUN
ajeer-1356	34	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	34	24	industries	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	34	25	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	34	26	haleblian	haleblian	PROPN
ajeer-1356	34	27	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	34	28	finkelstein	finkelstein	PROPN
ajeer-1356	34	29	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	34	30	1999	1999	NUM
ajeer-1356	34	31	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	34	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	35	1	saboo	saboo	NOUN
ajeer-1356	35	2	et	et	PROPN
ajeer-1356	35	3	al	al	PROPN
ajeer-1356	35	4	.	.	PROPN
ajeer-1356	36	1	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	36	2	2017	2017	NUM
ajeer-1356	36	3	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	36	4	argue	argue	VERB
ajeer-1356	36	5	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	36	6	one	one	NUM
ajeer-1356	36	7	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	36	8	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	36	9	biggest	big	ADJ
ajeer-1356	36	10	drivers	driver	NOUN
ajeer-1356	36	11	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	36	12	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	36	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	36	14	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	36	15	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	36	16	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	36	17	motivation	motivation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	36	18	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	36	19	eliminate	eliminate	VERB
ajeer-1356	36	20	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	36	21	reduce	reduce	VERB
ajeer-1356	36	22	competition	competition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	36	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	37	1	it	it	PRON
ajeer-1356	37	2	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	37	3	helps	help	VERB
ajeer-1356	37	4	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	37	5	increase	increase	VERB
ajeer-1356	37	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	37	7	size	size	NOUN
ajeer-1356	37	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	37	9	operations	operation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	37	10	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	37	11	firms	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	37	12	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	37	13	order	order	NOUN
ajeer-1356	37	14	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	37	15	enable	enable	VERB
ajeer-1356	37	16	them	they	PRON
ajeer-1356	37	17	enjoy	enjoy	VERB
ajeer-1356	37	18	economies	economy	NOUN
ajeer-1356	37	19	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	37	20	scale	scale	NOUN
ajeer-1356	37	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	37	22	which	which	PRON
ajeer-1356	37	23	could	could	AUX
ajeer-1356	37	24	improve	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	37	25	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	37	26	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	37	27	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	37	28	terms	term	NOUN
ajeer-1356	37	29	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	37	30	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	37	31	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	37	32	harvey	harvey	NOUN
ajeer-1356	37	33	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	37	34	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	37	35	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	37	36	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	38	1	according	accord	VERB
ajeer-1356	38	2	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	38	3	harvey	harvey	PROPN
ajeer-1356	38	4	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	38	5	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	38	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	38	7	firms	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	38	8	adopt	adopt	VERB
ajeer-1356	38	9	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	38	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	38	11	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	38	14	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	38	15	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	38	16	most	most	ADV
ajeer-1356	38	17	useful	useful	ADJ
ajeer-1356	38	18	corporate	corporate	ADJ
ajeer-1356	38	19	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajeer-1356	38	20	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	38	21	help	help	VERB
ajeer-1356	38	22	respond	respond	VERB
ajeer-1356	38	23	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	38	24	changes	change	NOUN
ajeer-1356	38	25	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	38	26	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	38	27	business	business	NOUN
ajeer-1356	38	28	environment	environment	NOUN
ajeer-1356	38	29	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	38	30	globalization	globalization	NOUN
ajeer-1356	38	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	39	1	zaremba	zaremba	NOUN
ajeer-1356	39	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	39	3	płotnicki	płotnicki	ADJ
ajeer-1356	39	4	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	39	5	2016	2016	NUM
ajeer-1356	39	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	39	7	see	see	VERB
ajeer-1356	39	8	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	39	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	39	10	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	39	11	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	39	12	part	part	NOUN
ajeer-1356	39	13	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	39	14	corporate	corporate	ADJ
ajeer-1356	39	15	restructuring	restructuring	NOUN
ajeer-1356	39	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	39	17	which	which	PRON
ajeer-1356	39	18	allows	allow	VERB
ajeer-1356	39	19	companies	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	39	20	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	39	21	re	re	VERB
ajeer-1356	39	22	-	-	VERB
ajeer-1356	39	23	establish	establish	VERB
ajeer-1356	39	24	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	39	25	improve	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	39	26	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	39	27	competitive	competitive	ADJ
ajeer-1356	39	28	advantage	advantage	NOUN
ajeer-1356	39	29	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	39	30	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	39	31	industry	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	39	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	40	1	aggarwal	aggarwal	NOUN
ajeer-1356	40	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	40	3	singh	singh	PROPN
ajeer-1356	40	4	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	40	5	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	40	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	40	7	posits	posit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	40	8	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	40	9	corporate	corporate	ADJ
ajeer-1356	40	10	restructuring	restructuring	NOUN
ajeer-1356	40	11	through	through	ADP
ajeer-1356	40	12	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	40	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	40	14	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	40	15	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	40	16	intended	intend	VERB
ajeer-1356	40	17	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	40	18	skip	skip	VERB
ajeer-1356	40	19	some	some	DET
ajeer-1356	40	20	steps	step	NOUN
ajeer-1356	40	21	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	40	22	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	40	23	ladder	ladder	NOUN
ajeer-1356	40	24	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	40	25	growth	growth	NOUN
ajeer-1356	40	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	41	1	one	one	NUM
ajeer-1356	41	2	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	41	3	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	41	4	most	most	ADV
ajeer-1356	41	5	profitable	profitable	ADJ
ajeer-1356	41	6	growth	growth	NOUN
ajeer-1356	41	7	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajeer-1356	41	8	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	41	9	firm	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	41	10	can	can	AUX
ajeer-1356	41	11	adopt	adopt	VERB
ajeer-1356	41	12	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	41	13	today	today	NOUN
ajeer-1356	41	14	’s	’s	PART
ajeer-1356	41	15	competitive	competitive	ADJ
ajeer-1356	41	16	environment	environment	NOUN
ajeer-1356	41	17	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	41	18	through	through	ADP
ajeer-1356	41	19	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	41	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	41	21	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	41	22	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	41	23	cho	cho	NOUN
ajeer-1356	41	24	et	et	PROPN
ajeer-1356	41	25	al	al	PROPN
ajeer-1356	41	26	.	.	PROPN
ajeer-1356	41	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	41	28	2016	2016	NUM
ajeer-1356	41	29	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	41	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	42	1	companies	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	42	2	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	42	3	use	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	42	4	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	42	5	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	42	6	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	42	7	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	42	8	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	42	9	risk	risk	NOUN
ajeer-1356	42	10	management	management	NOUN
ajeer-1356	42	11	strategy	strategy	NOUN
ajeer-1356	42	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	42	13	which	which	PRON
ajeer-1356	42	14	helps	help	VERB
ajeer-1356	42	15	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	42	16	company	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	42	17	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	42	18	diversify	diversify	VERB
ajeer-1356	42	19	risk	risk	NOUN
ajeer-1356	42	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	42	21	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajeer-1356	42	22	its	its	PRON
ajeer-1356	42	23	value	value	NOUN
ajeer-1356	42	24	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	42	25	agbloyor	agbloyor	NOUN
ajeer-1356	42	26	et	et	PROPN
ajeer-1356	42	27	al	al	PROPN
ajeer-1356	42	28	.	.	PROPN
ajeer-1356	42	29	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	42	30	2012	2012	NUM
ajeer-1356	42	31	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	42	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	43	1	additionally	additionally	ADV
ajeer-1356	43	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	43	3	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	43	4	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	43	5	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	43	6	helps	help	VERB
ajeer-1356	43	7	company	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	43	8	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	43	9	gain	gain	VERB
ajeer-1356	43	10	market	market	NOUN
ajeer-1356	43	11	power	power	NOUN
ajeer-1356	43	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	43	13	become	become	VERB
ajeer-1356	43	14	dominant	dominant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	43	15	players	player	NOUN
ajeer-1356	43	16	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	43	17	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	43	18	industry	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	43	19	they	they	PRON
ajeer-1356	43	20	operate	operate	VERB
ajeer-1356	43	21	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	43	22	amewu	amewu	NOUN
ajeer-1356	43	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	43	24	2014	2014	NUM
ajeer-1356	43	25	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	43	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	44	1	some	some	DET
ajeer-1356	44	2	studies	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	44	3	even	even	ADV
ajeer-1356	44	4	argue	argue	VERB
ajeer-1356	44	5	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	44	6	synergies	synergy	NOUN
ajeer-1356	44	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	44	8	tax	tax	NOUN
ajeer-1356	44	9	benefits	benefit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	44	10	are	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	44	11	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	44	12	important	important	ADJ
ajeer-1356	44	13	considerations	consideration	NOUN
ajeer-1356	44	14	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	44	15	corporate	corporate	ADJ
ajeer-1356	44	16	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	44	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	44	18	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	44	19	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	44	20	harvey	harvey	NOUN
ajeer-1356	44	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	44	22	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	44	23	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	44	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	45	1	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	45	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	45	3	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	45	4	could	could	AUX
ajeer-1356	45	5	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	45	6	be	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	45	7	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	45	8	means	means	NOUN
ajeer-1356	45	9	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	45	10	improve	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	45	11	managerial	managerial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	45	12	skills	skill	NOUN
ajeer-1356	45	13	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	45	14	technological	technological	ADJ
ajeer-1356	45	15	enhancement	enhancement	NOUN
ajeer-1356	45	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	45	17	innovation	innovation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	45	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	45	19	improve	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	45	20	liquidity	liquidity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	45	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	45	22	eliminate	eliminate	VERB
ajeer-1356	45	23	inefficiencies	inefficiency	NOUN
ajeer-1356	45	24	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	45	25	seidu	seidu	NOUN
ajeer-1356	45	26	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	45	27	2009	2009	NUM
ajeer-1356	45	28	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	45	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	46	1	companies	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	46	2	especially	especially	ADV
ajeer-1356	46	3	multinational	multinational	ADJ
ajeer-1356	46	4	companies	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	46	5	can	can	AUX
ajeer-1356	46	6	use	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	46	7	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	46	8	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	46	9	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	46	10	means	means	NOUN
ajeer-1356	46	11	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	46	12	enter	enter	VERB
ajeer-1356	46	13	new	new	ADJ
ajeer-1356	46	14	market	market	NOUN
ajeer-1356	46	15	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	46	16	diversify	diversify	VERB
ajeer-1356	46	17	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	46	18	operations	operation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	46	19	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	46	20	harvey	harvey	NOUN
ajeer-1356	46	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	46	22	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	46	23	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	46	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	47	1	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	47	2	spite	spite	NOUN
ajeer-1356	47	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	47	4	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	47	5	above	above	ADJ
ajeer-1356	47	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	47	7	some	some	DET
ajeer-1356	47	8	researchers	researcher	NOUN
ajeer-1356	47	9	are	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	47	10	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	47	11	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	47	12	view	view	NOUN
ajeer-1356	47	13	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	47	14	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	47	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	47	16	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	47	17	can	can	AUX
ajeer-1356	47	18	bring	bring	VERB
ajeer-1356	47	19	negative	negative	ADJ
ajeer-1356	47	20	consequences	consequence	NOUN
ajeer-1356	47	21	if	if	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	47	22	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	47	23	process	process	NOUN
ajeer-1356	47	24	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	47	25	not	not	PART
ajeer-1356	47	26	properly	properly	ADV
ajeer-1356	47	27	managed	manage	VERB
ajeer-1356	47	28	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	47	29	altunbaş	altunbaş	NOUN
ajeer-1356	47	30	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	47	31	marqués	marqués	PROPN
ajeer-1356	47	32	-	-	NOUN
ajeer-1356	47	33	ibanez	ibanez	NOUN
ajeer-1356	47	34	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	47	35	2008	2008	NUM
ajeer-1356	47	36	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	47	37	joash	joash	PROPN
ajeer-1356	47	38	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	47	39	njangiru	njangiru	NOUN
ajeer-1356	47	40	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	47	41	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	47	42	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	47	43	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	48	1	it	it	PRON
ajeer-1356	48	2	has	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	48	3	been	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	48	4	established	establish	VERB
ajeer-1356	48	5	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	48	6	literature	literature	NOUN
ajeer-1356	48	7	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	48	8	not	not	PART
ajeer-1356	48	9	all	all	DET
ajeer-1356	48	10	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	48	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	48	12	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	48	13	resulted	result	VERB
ajeer-1356	48	14	in	in	ADP
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ajeer-1356	48	16	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	48	17	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	48	18	fortunes	fortune	NOUN
ajeer-1356	48	19	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	48	20	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	48	21	acquirer	acquirer	NOUN
ajeer-1356	48	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	48	23	make	make	VERB
ajeer-1356	48	24	them	they	PRON
ajeer-1356	48	25	better	well	ADJ
ajeer-1356	48	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	49	1	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	49	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	49	3	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	49	4	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	49	5	ghana	ghana	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	49	7	been	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	49	8	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	49	9	normal	normal	ADJ
ajeer-1356	49	10	phenomenon	phenomenon	NOUN
ajeer-1356	49	11	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	49	12	most	most	ADJ
ajeer-1356	49	13	industries	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	49	14	involving	involve	VERB
ajeer-1356	49	15	both	both	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	49	16	private	private	ADJ
ajeer-1356	49	17	sector	sector	NOUN
ajeer-1356	49	18	business	business	NOUN
ajeer-1356	49	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	49	20	public	public	ADJ
ajeer-1356	49	21	sector	sector	NOUN
ajeer-1356	49	22	business	business	NOUN
ajeer-1356	49	23	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	49	24	oduro	oduro	NOUN
ajeer-1356	49	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	49	26	agyei	agyei	NOUN
ajeer-1356	49	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	49	28	2013	2013	NUM
ajeer-1356	49	29	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	49	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	50	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	50	2	earliest	early	ADJ
ajeer-1356	50	3	form	form	NOUN
ajeer-1356	50	4	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	50	5	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	50	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	50	7	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	50	8	were	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	50	9	driven	drive	VERB
ajeer-1356	50	10	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	50	11	government	government	NOUN
ajeer-1356	50	12	’s	’s	PART
ajeer-1356	50	13	privatization	privatization	NOUN
ajeer-1356	50	14	agenda	agenda	NOUN
ajeer-1356	50	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	50	16	which	which	PRON
ajeer-1356	50	17	saw	see	VERB
ajeer-1356	50	18	most	most	ADJ
ajeer-1356	50	19	state	state	NOUN
ajeer-1356	50	20	-	-	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	50	21	owned	own	VERB
ajeer-1356	50	22	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
ajeer-1356	50	23	taken	take	VERB
ajeer-1356	50	24	over	over	ADP
ajeer-1356	50	25	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	50	26	sold	sell	VERB
ajeer-1356	50	27	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	50	28	private	private	ADJ
ajeer-1356	50	29	entities	entity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	50	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	51	1	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	51	2	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	51	3	last	last	ADJ
ajeer-1356	51	4	two	two	NUM
ajeer-1356	51	5	decades	decade	NOUN
ajeer-1356	51	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	51	7	businesses	business	NOUN
ajeer-1356	51	8	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	51	9	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	51	10	private	private	ADJ
ajeer-1356	51	11	sector	sector	NOUN
ajeer-1356	51	12	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	51	13	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	51	14	engaged	engage	VERB
ajeer-1356	51	15	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	51	16	some	some	DET
ajeer-1356	51	17	form	form	NOUN
ajeer-1356	51	18	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	51	19	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	51	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	51	21	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	51	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	52	1	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	52	2	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	52	3	telecommunication	telecommunication	NOUN
ajeer-1356	52	4	sector	sector	NOUN
ajeer-1356	52	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	52	6	vodafone	vodafone	NOUN
ajeer-1356	52	7	acquired	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	52	8	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	52	9	telecom	telecom	PROPN
ajeer-1356	52	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	52	11	airtel	airtel	PROPN
ajeer-1356	52	12	acquired	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	52	13	zain	zain	PROPN
ajeer-1356	52	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	52	15	mtn	mtn	PROPN
ajeer-1356	52	16	acquired	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	52	17	areeba	areeba	NOUN
ajeer-1356	52	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	52	19	recently	recently	ADV
ajeer-1356	52	20	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	52	21	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	52	22	between	between	ADP
ajeer-1356	52	23	airtel	airtel	NOUN
ajeer-1356	52	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	52	25	tigo	tigo	NOUN
ajeer-1356	52	26	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	52	27	form	form	NOUN
ajeer-1356	52	28	airteltigo	airteltigo	PROPN
ajeer-1356	52	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	53	1	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	53	2	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	53	3	insurance	insurance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	53	4	industry	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	53	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	53	6	provident	provident	ADJ
ajeer-1356	53	7	insurance	insurance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	53	8	acquired	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	53	9	old	old	ADJ
ajeer-1356	53	10	mutual	mutual	ADJ
ajeer-1356	53	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	53	12	prudential	prudential	PROPN
ajeer-1356	53	13	plc	plc	PROPN
ajeer-1356	53	14	acquired	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	53	15	express	express	ADJ
ajeer-1356	53	16	life	life	NOUN
ajeer-1356	53	17	etc	etc	X
ajeer-1356	53	18	.	.	X
ajeer-1356	54	1	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	54	2	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	54	3	food	food	NOUN
ajeer-1356	54	4	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	54	5	beverage	beverage	NOUN
ajeer-1356	54	6	industry	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	54	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	54	8	there	there	PRON
ajeer-1356	54	9	is	be	VERB
ajeer-1356	54	10	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	54	11	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	54	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	54	13	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	54	14	between	between	ADP
ajeer-1356	54	15	fan	fan	PROPN
ajeer-1356	54	16	milk	milk	PROPN
ajeer-1356	54	17	international	international	ADJ
ajeer-1356	54	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	54	19	abaraaj	abaraaj	NOUN
ajeer-1356	54	20	food	food	NOUN
ajeer-1356	54	21	industries	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	54	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	55	1	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	55	2	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	55	3	pharmaceutical	pharmaceutical	NOUN
ajeer-1356	55	4	industry	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	55	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	55	6	dannex	dannex	PROPN
ajeer-1356	55	7	pharmaceutical	pharmaceutical	NOUN
ajeer-1356	55	8	company	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	55	9	acquired	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	55	10	starwin	starwin	NOUN
ajeer-1356	55	11	products	product	NOUN
ajeer-1356	55	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	55	13	aryton	aryton	PROPN
ajeer-1356	55	14	drugs	drug	NOUN
ajeer-1356	55	15	manufacturing	manufacturing	NOUN
ajeer-1356	55	16	limited	limited	ADJ
ajeer-1356	55	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	56	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	56	2	highest	high	ADJ
ajeer-1356	56	3	number	number	NOUN
ajeer-1356	56	4	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	56	5	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	56	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	56	7	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	56	8	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	56	9	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	56	10	perhaps	perhaps	ADV
ajeer-1356	56	11	can	can	AUX
ajeer-1356	56	12	be	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	56	13	found	find	VERB
ajeer-1356	56	14	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	56	15	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	56	16	banking	banking	NOUN
ajeer-1356	56	17	industry	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	56	18	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	56	19	barnor	barnor	NOUN
ajeer-1356	56	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	56	21	adu	adu	NOUN
ajeer-1356	56	22	-	-	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	56	23	twumwaah	twumwaah	NOUN
ajeer-1356	56	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	56	25	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	56	26	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	56	27	yeboah	yeboah	NOUN
ajeer-1356	56	28	et	et	PROPN
ajeer-1356	56	29	al	al	PROPN
ajeer-1356	56	30	.	.	PROPN
ajeer-1356	56	31	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	56	32	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	56	33	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	56	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	57	1	studies	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	57	2	shows	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	57	3	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	57	4	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	57	5	significant	significant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	57	6	part	part	NOUN
ajeer-1356	57	7	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	57	8	these	these	DET
ajeer-1356	57	9	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	57	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	57	11	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	57	12	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	57	13	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	57	14	ghanaian	ghanaian	ADJ
ajeer-1356	57	15	banking	banking	NOUN
ajeer-1356	57	16	sector	sector	NOUN
ajeer-1356	57	17	were	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	57	18	driven	drive	VERB
ajeer-1356	57	19	largely	largely	ADV
ajeer-1356	57	20	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	57	21	account	account	NOUN
ajeer-1356	57	22	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	57	23	recapitalization	recapitalization	NOUN
ajeer-1356	57	24	where	where	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	57	25	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	57	26	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	57	27	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	57	28	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	57	29	asked	ask	VERB
ajeer-1356	57	30	commercial	commercial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	57	31	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	57	32	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	57	33	increase	increase	VERB
ajeer-1356	57	34	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	57	35	capital	capital	NOUN
ajeer-1356	57	36	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	57	37	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	57	38	certain	certain	ADJ
ajeer-1356	57	39	threshold	threshold	NOUN
ajeer-1356	57	40	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	57	41	amewu	amewu	NOUN
ajeer-1356	57	42	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	57	43	2014	2014	NUM
ajeer-1356	57	44	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	57	45	salami	salami	NOUN
ajeer-1356	57	46	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	57	47	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	57	48	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	57	49	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	58	1	however	however	ADV
ajeer-1356	58	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	58	3	some	some	DET
ajeer-1356	58	4	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	58	5	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	58	6	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	58	7	were	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	58	8	not	not	PART
ajeer-1356	58	9	directly	directly	ADV
ajeer-1356	58	10	linked	link	VERB
ajeer-1356	58	11	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	58	12	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	58	13	recapitalization	recapitalization	NOUN
ajeer-1356	58	14	program	program	NOUN
ajeer-1356	58	15	as	as	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	58	16	they	they	PRON
ajeer-1356	58	17	already	already	ADV
ajeer-1356	58	18	had	have	VERB
ajeer-1356	58	19	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	58	20	needed	need	VERB
ajeer-1356	58	21	capital	capital	NOUN
ajeer-1356	58	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	59	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	59	2	first	first	ADJ
ajeer-1356	59	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	59	4	such	such	ADJ
ajeer-1356	59	5	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	59	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	59	7	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	59	8	was	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	59	9	societe	societe	ADJ
ajeer-1356	59	10	generale	generale	PROPN
ajeer-1356	59	11	’s	’s	PART
ajeer-1356	59	12	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	59	13	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	59	14	social	social	ADJ
ajeer-1356	59	15	security	security	NOUN
ajeer-1356	59	16	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	59	17	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	59	18	1994	1994	NUM
ajeer-1356	59	19	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	59	20	salami	salami	NOUN
ajeer-1356	59	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	59	22	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	59	23	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	59	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	60	1	since	since	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	60	2	then	then	ADV
ajeer-1356	60	3	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	60	4	number	number	NOUN
ajeer-1356	60	5	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	60	6	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	60	7	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	60	8	taken	take	VERB
ajeer-1356	60	9	place	place	NOUN
ajeer-1356	60	10	including	include	VERB
ajeer-1356	60	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	60	12	but	but	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	60	13	not	not	PART
ajeer-1356	60	14	limited	limit	VERB
ajeer-1356	60	15	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	60	16	ecobank	ecobank	VERB
ajeer-1356	60	17	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	18	acquiring	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	60	19	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	60	20	trust	trust	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	21	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	60	23	fortiz	fortiz	VERB
ajeer-1356	60	24	private	private	ADJ
ajeer-1356	60	25	equity	equity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	60	26	’s	’s	PART
ajeer-1356	60	27	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	60	28	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	60	29	merchant	merchant	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	30	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	31	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	32	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	60	33	access	access	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	34	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	35	acquired	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	60	36	intercontinental	intercontinental	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	37	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	38	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	39	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	60	40	capital	capital	NOUN
ajeer-1356	60	41	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	42	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	60	43	ut	ut	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	44	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	45	were	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	60	46	absorbed	absorb	VERB
ajeer-1356	60	47	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	60	48	acquired	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	60	49	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	60	50	gcb	gcb	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	51	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	52	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	60	53	fidelity	fidelity	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	54	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	55	acquired	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	60	56	procredit	procredit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	60	57	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	60	58	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	59	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	60	60	africa	africa	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	61	acquired	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	60	62	amalgamated	amalgamated	ADJ
ajeer-1356	60	63	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	64	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	60	65	limited	limit	VERB
ajeer-1356	60	66	etc	etc	X
ajeer-1356	60	67	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	61	1	what	what	PRON
ajeer-1356	61	2	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	61	3	not	not	PART
ajeer-1356	61	4	clear	clear	ADJ
ajeer-1356	61	5	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	61	6	whether	whether	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	61	7	all	all	PRON
ajeer-1356	61	8	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	61	9	these	these	DET
ajeer-1356	61	10	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	61	11	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	61	12	resulted	result	VERB
ajeer-1356	61	13	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	61	14	improvement	improvement	NOUN
ajeer-1356	61	15	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	61	16	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	61	17	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	61	18	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	61	19	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	61	20	acquired	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	61	21	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	61	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	62	1	what	what	PRON
ajeer-1356	62	2	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	62	3	clear	clear	ADJ
ajeer-1356	62	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	62	5	however	however	ADV
ajeer-1356	62	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	62	7	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	62	8	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	62	9	some	some	DET
ajeer-1356	62	10	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	62	11	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	62	12	increased	increase	VERB
ajeer-1356	62	13	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	62	14	market	market	NOUN
ajeer-1356	62	15	share	share	NOUN
ajeer-1356	62	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	62	17	power	power	NOUN
ajeer-1356	62	18	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	62	19	some	some	DET
ajeer-1356	62	20	acquirers	acquirer	NOUN
ajeer-1356	62	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	63	1	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	63	2	good	good	ADJ
ajeer-1356	63	3	example	example	NOUN
ajeer-1356	63	4	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	63	5	this	this	DET
ajeer-1356	63	6	case	case	NOUN
ajeer-1356	63	7	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	63	8	ecobank	ecobank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	63	9	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	63	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	63	11	which	which	PRON
ajeer-1356	63	12	became	become	VERB
ajeer-1356	63	13	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	63	14	largest	large	ADJ
ajeer-1356	63	15	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	63	16	after	after	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	63	17	it	it	PRON
ajeer-1356	63	18	completed	complete	VERB
ajeer-1356	63	19	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	63	20	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	63	21	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	63	22	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	63	23	trust	trust	PROPN
ajeer-1356	63	24	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	63	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	63	26	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	63	27	position	position	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	63	29	was	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	63	30	held	hold	VERB
ajeer-1356	63	31	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	63	32	gcb	gcb	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	63	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	64	1	some	some	DET
ajeer-1356	64	2	other	other	ADJ
ajeer-1356	64	3	leading	lead	VERB
ajeer-1356	64	4	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	64	5	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	64	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	64	7	country	country	NOUN
ajeer-1356	64	8	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	64	9	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	64	10	used	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	64	11	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	64	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	64	13	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	64	14	gain	gain	VERB
ajeer-1356	64	15	market	market	NOUN
ajeer-1356	64	16	control	control	NOUN
ajeer-1356	64	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	64	18	boost	boost	VERB
ajeer-1356	64	19	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	64	20	position	position	NOUN
ajeer-1356	64	21	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	64	22	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	64	23	industry	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	64	24	ranking	ranking	NOUN
ajeer-1356	64	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	65	1	apart	apart	ADV
ajeer-1356	65	2	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	65	3	ecobank	ecobank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	65	4	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	65	5	that	that	PRON
ajeer-1356	65	6	moved	move	VERB
ajeer-1356	65	7	up	up	ADP
ajeer-1356	65	8	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	65	9	ranking	ranking	NOUN
ajeer-1356	65	10	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	65	11	terms	term	NOUN
ajeer-1356	65	12	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	65	13	size	size	NOUN
ajeer-1356	65	14	after	after	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	65	15	it	it	PRON
ajeer-1356	65	16	acquired	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	65	17	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	65	18	trust	trust	PROPN
ajeer-1356	65	19	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	65	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	65	21	fidelity	fidelity	PROPN
ajeer-1356	65	22	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	65	23	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	65	24	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	65	25	moved	move	VERB
ajeer-1356	65	26	up	up	ADP
ajeer-1356	65	27	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	65	28	ladder	ladder	NOUN
ajeer-1356	65	29	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	65	30	second	second	ADJ
ajeer-1356	65	31	tier	tier	NOUN
ajeer-1356	65	32	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	65	33	based	base	VERB
ajeer-1356	65	34	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	65	35	price	price	NOUN
ajeer-1356	65	36	water	water	NOUN
ajeer-1356	65	37	house	house	NOUN
ajeer-1356	65	38	coopers	coopers	PROPN
ajeer-1356	65	39	banking	bank	VERB
ajeer-1356	65	40	classification	classification	NOUN
ajeer-1356	65	41	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	65	42	first	first	ADJ
ajeer-1356	65	43	tier	tier	NOUN
ajeer-1356	65	44	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	66	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	66	2	goal	goal	NOUN
ajeer-1356	66	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	66	4	most	most	ADJ
ajeer-1356	66	5	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	66	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	66	7	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	66	8	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	66	9	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	66	10	improve	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	66	11	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	66	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	66	13	reduce	reduce	VERB
ajeer-1356	66	14	risk	risk	NOUN
ajeer-1356	66	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	66	16	tax	tax	NOUN
ajeer-1356	66	17	considerations	consideration	NOUN
ajeer-1356	66	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	66	19	synergies	synergy	NOUN
ajeer-1356	66	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	66	21	improve	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	66	22	economies	economy	NOUN
ajeer-1356	66	23	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	66	24	scale	scale	NOUN
ajeer-1356	66	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	66	26	eliminate	eliminate	VERB
ajeer-1356	66	27	competitions	competition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	66	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	66	29	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajeer-1356	66	30	competitive	competitive	ADJ
ajeer-1356	66	31	advantage	advantage	NOUN
ajeer-1356	66	32	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	66	33	barnor	barnor	NOUN
ajeer-1356	66	34	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	66	35	adutwumwaah	adutwumwaah	NOUN
ajeer-1356	66	36	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	66	37	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	66	38	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	66	39	harvey	harvey	NOUN
ajeer-1356	66	40	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	66	41	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	66	42	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	66	43	maama	maama	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	66	48	2017	2017	NUM
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ajeer-1356	66	50	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	67	18	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	67	23	barnor	barnor	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	67	28	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	67	30	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	67	31	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	68	17	and	and	CCONJ
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ajeer-1356	68	19	in	in	ADP
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ajeer-1356	68	21	banking	banking	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	68	25	the	the	DET
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ajeer-1356	68	29	policy	policy	NOUN
ajeer-1356	68	30	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	68	31	maama	maama	NOUN
ajeer-1356	68	32	et	et	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	68	34	.	.	PROPN
ajeer-1356	68	35	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	68	36	2017	2017	NUM
ajeer-1356	68	37	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	68	38	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	69	6	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	69	7	banking	banking	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	69	10	is	be	AUX
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ajeer-1356	69	13	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	69	14	the	the	DET
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ajeer-1356	69	26	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	69	27	such	such	ADJ
ajeer-1356	69	28	asian	asian	ADJ
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ajeer-1356	69	30	of	of	ADP
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ajeer-1356	69	32	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	69	33	empirical	empirical	ADJ
ajeer-1356	69	34	research	research	NOUN
ajeer-1356	69	35	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	69	37	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	69	38	7(1	7(1	NUM
ajeer-1356	69	39	):	):	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	69	40	36	36	NUM
ajeer-1356	69	41	-	-	SYM
ajeer-1356	69	42	45	45	NUM
ajeer-1356	69	43	38	38	NUM
ajeer-1356	69	44	©	©	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	69	46	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	69	47	the	the	DET
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ajeer-1356	69	49	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	69	50	licensee	licensee	PROPN
ajeer-1356	69	51	asian	asian	ADJ
ajeer-1356	69	52	online	online	PROPN
ajeer-1356	69	53	journal	journal	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	69	55	group	group	NOUN
ajeer-1356	69	56	markets	market	NOUN
ajeer-1356	69	57	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	69	58	moctar	moctar	NOUN
ajeer-1356	69	59	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	69	60	xiaofang	xiaofang	PROPN
ajeer-1356	69	61	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	69	62	2014	2014	NUM
ajeer-1356	69	63	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	69	64	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	70	1	the	the	DET
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ajeer-1356	70	3	cases	case	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	70	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	70	7	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	70	8	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	70	10	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	70	11	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	70	12	ghanaian	ghanaian	ADJ
ajeer-1356	70	13	banking	banking	NOUN
ajeer-1356	70	14	sector	sector	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	70	18	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	70	19	more	more	ADJ
ajeer-1356	70	20	academic	academic	ADJ
ajeer-1356	70	21	literature	literature	NOUN
ajeer-1356	70	22	on	on	ADP
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ajeer-1356	70	25	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	70	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	70	27	mergers	merger	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	70	33	the	the	DET
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ajeer-1356	70	35	-	-	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	70	38	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	70	39	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	70	42	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	70	45	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	70	47	welfare	welfare	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	70	49	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	70	50	barnor	barnor	NOUN
ajeer-1356	70	51	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	70	52	adu	adu	NOUN
ajeer-1356	70	53	-	-	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	70	54	twumwaah	twumwaah	NOUN
ajeer-1356	70	55	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	70	56	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	70	57	;	;	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	70	59	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	70	60	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	70	61	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	70	62	salami	salami	NOUN
ajeer-1356	70	63	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	70	64	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	70	65	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	70	66	maama	maama	PROPN
ajeer-1356	70	67	et	et	PROPN
ajeer-1356	70	68	al	al	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	70	70	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	70	71	2017	2017	NUM
ajeer-1356	70	72	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	70	73	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	71	15	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	71	16	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	71	17	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	71	18	banking	banking	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	71	20	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	71	21	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	71	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	71	23	its	its	PRON
ajeer-1356	71	24	impact	impact	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	71	26	performance	performance	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	71	32	studies	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	71	33	are	be	AUX
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ajeer-1356	71	38	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	72	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	72	5	them	they	PRON
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ajeer-1356	72	7	a	a	DET
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ajeer-1356	72	12	and	and	CCONJ
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ajeer-1356	72	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	72	15	firm	firm	ADJ
ajeer-1356	72	16	performance	performance	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	72	18	in	in	ADP
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ajeer-1356	72	21	other	other	ADJ
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ajeer-1356	72	26	(	(	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	72	32	;	;	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	72	34	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	72	35	xiaofang	xiaofang	PROPN
ajeer-1356	72	36	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	72	38	;	;	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	72	42	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	72	43	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	72	44	;	;	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	72	47	adutwumwaah	adutwumwaah	NOUN
ajeer-1356	72	48	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	72	49	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	72	50	;	;	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	72	52	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	72	53	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	72	54	;	;	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	72	59	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	72	60	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	72	61	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	72	62	maama	maama	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	72	66	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	72	67	2017	2017	NUM
ajeer-1356	72	68	)	)	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	72	81	(	(	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	72	83	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	72	84	2006	2006	NUM
ajeer-1356	72	85	;	;	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	72	89	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	72	91	;	;	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	72	95	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	72	96	2014	2014	NUM
ajeer-1356	72	97	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	72	98	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	73	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	73	17	in	in	ADP
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ajeer-1356	74	7	in	in	ADP
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ajeer-1356	74	11	a	a	DET
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ajeer-1356	75	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	75	2	study	study	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	75	6	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	75	7	literature	literature	NOUN
ajeer-1356	75	8	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	76	1	as	as	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	76	2	it	it	PRON
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ajeer-1356	76	7	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	76	8	subject	subject	NOUN
ajeer-1356	76	9	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	76	10	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	76	11	ghanaian	ghanaian	ADJ
ajeer-1356	76	12	banking	banking	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	76	14	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	76	15	examining	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	76	16	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	76	17	cause	cause	NOUN
ajeer-1356	76	18	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	76	19	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	76	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	76	21	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	76	22	as	as	ADV
ajeer-1356	76	23	well	well	ADV
ajeer-1356	76	24	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	76	25	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	76	26	processes	process	NOUN
ajeer-1356	76	27	adopted	adopt	VERB
ajeer-1356	76	28	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	76	29	these	these	DET
ajeer-1356	76	30	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	76	31	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	76	32	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	76	33	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	76	34	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	76	35	banking	banking	NOUN
ajeer-1356	76	36	industry	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	76	37	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	76	38	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	76	39	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	77	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	77	2	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	77	3	therefore	therefore	ADV
ajeer-1356	77	4	provide	provide	VERB
ajeer-1356	77	5	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	77	6	much	much	ADJ
ajeer-1356	77	7	robust	robust	ADJ
ajeer-1356	77	8	evidence	evidence	NOUN
ajeer-1356	77	9	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	77	10	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	77	11	consequence	consequence	NOUN
ajeer-1356	77	12	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	77	13	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	77	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	77	15	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	77	16	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	77	17	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	77	18	banking	banking	NOUN
ajeer-1356	77	19	sector	sector	NOUN
ajeer-1356	77	20	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	77	21	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	77	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	78	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	78	2	results	result	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	78	4	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	78	5	be	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	78	6	useful	useful	ADJ
ajeer-1356	78	7	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	78	8	policy	policy	NOUN
ajeer-1356	78	9	makers	maker	NOUN
ajeer-1356	78	10	like	like	ADP
ajeer-1356	78	11	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	78	12	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	78	13	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	78	14	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	78	15	who	who	PRON
ajeer-1356	78	16	has	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	78	17	advocated	advocate	VERB
ajeer-1356	78	18	for	for	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	78	19	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	78	20	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	78	21	merge	merge	VERB
ajeer-1356	78	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	78	23	consolidate	consolidate	VERB
ajeer-1356	78	24	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	78	25	become	become	VERB
ajeer-1356	78	26	big	big	ADJ
ajeer-1356	78	27	enough	enough	ADV
ajeer-1356	78	28	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	78	29	help	help	VERB
ajeer-1356	78	30	reduce	reduce	VERB
ajeer-1356	78	31	risk	risk	NOUN
ajeer-1356	78	32	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	78	33	improve	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	78	34	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	78	35	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	78	36	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	78	37	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	78	38	help	help	VERB
ajeer-1356	78	39	clear	clear	ADJ
ajeer-1356	78	40	doubts	doubt	NOUN
ajeer-1356	78	41	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	78	42	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	78	43	whether	whether	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	78	44	this	this	DET
ajeer-1356	78	45	policy	policy	NOUN
ajeer-1356	78	46	direction	direction	NOUN
ajeer-1356	78	47	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	78	48	having	have	VERB
ajeer-1356	78	49	positive	positive	ADJ
ajeer-1356	78	50	impact	impact	NOUN
ajeer-1356	78	51	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	78	52	commercial	commercial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	78	53	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	78	54	that	that	PRON
ajeer-1356	78	55	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	78	56	merged	merge	VERB
ajeer-1356	78	57	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	78	58	consolidated	consolidate	VERB
ajeer-1356	78	59	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	78	60	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	78	61	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	78	62	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	78	63	last	last	ADJ
ajeer-1356	78	64	decade	decade	NOUN
ajeer-1356	78	65	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	79	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	79	2	results	result	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	79	4	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	79	5	be	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	79	6	useful	useful	ADJ
ajeer-1356	79	7	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	79	8	government	government	NOUN
ajeer-1356	79	9	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	79	10	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	79	11	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	79	12	terms	term	NOUN
ajeer-1356	79	13	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	79	14	regulating	regulate	VERB
ajeer-1356	79	15	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	79	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	79	17	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	79	18	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	79	19	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	79	20	ghanaian	ghanaian	ADJ
ajeer-1356	79	21	banking	banking	NOUN
ajeer-1356	79	22	sector	sector	NOUN
ajeer-1356	79	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	80	1	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	80	2	terms	term	NOUN
ajeer-1356	80	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	80	4	practice	practice	NOUN
ajeer-1356	80	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	80	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	80	7	findings	finding	NOUN
ajeer-1356	80	8	will	will	AUX
ajeer-1356	80	9	assist	assist	VERB
ajeer-1356	80	10	commercial	commercial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	80	11	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	80	12	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	80	13	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	80	14	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	80	15	decide	decide	VERB
ajeer-1356	80	16	whether	whether	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	80	17	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	80	18	use	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	80	19	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	80	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	80	21	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	80	22	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	80	23	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	80	24	corporate	corporate	ADJ
ajeer-1356	80	25	strategy	strategy	NOUN
ajeer-1356	80	26	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	80	27	growth	growth	NOUN
ajeer-1356	80	28	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	80	29	they	they	PRON
ajeer-1356	80	30	should	should	AUX
ajeer-1356	80	31	rely	rely	VERB
ajeer-1356	80	32	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	80	33	natural	natural	ADJ
ajeer-1356	80	34	growth	growth	NOUN
ajeer-1356	80	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	81	1	2	2	X
ajeer-1356	81	2	.	.	X
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ajeer-1356	81	4	review	review	VERB
ajeer-1356	81	5	2.1	2.1	NUM
ajeer-1356	81	6	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	82	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	82	2	concept	concept	NOUN
ajeer-1356	82	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	82	4	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	82	5	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	82	6	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	82	7	moctar	moctar	NOUN
ajeer-1356	82	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	82	9	xiaofang	xiaofang	PROPN
ajeer-1356	82	10	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	82	11	2014	2014	NUM
ajeer-1356	82	12	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	82	13	argue	argue	VERB
ajeer-1356	82	14	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	82	15	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	82	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	82	17	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	82	18	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	82	20	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	82	21	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	82	22	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	82	23	sector	sector	NOUN
ajeer-1356	82	24	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	82	25	one	one	NUM
ajeer-1356	82	26	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	82	27	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	82	28	features	feature	NOUN
ajeer-1356	82	29	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	82	30	globalization	globalization	NOUN
ajeer-1356	82	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	83	1	this	this	PRON
ajeer-1356	83	2	was	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	83	3	accompanied	accompany	VERB
ajeer-1356	83	4	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	83	5	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	83	6	sector	sector	NOUN
ajeer-1356	83	7	deregulations	deregulation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	83	8	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	83	9	developed	develop	VERB
ajeer-1356	83	10	countries	country	NOUN
ajeer-1356	83	11	like	like	ADP
ajeer-1356	83	12	europe	europe	PROPN
ajeer-1356	83	13	before	before	ADP
ajeer-1356	83	14	developing	develop	VERB
ajeer-1356	83	15	countries	country	NOUN
ajeer-1356	83	16	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	83	17	africa	africa	PROPN
ajeer-1356	83	18	followed	follow	VERB
ajeer-1356	83	19	same	same	ADJ
ajeer-1356	83	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	84	1	technological	technological	ADJ
ajeer-1356	84	2	innovation	innovation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	84	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	84	4	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	84	5	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	84	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	84	7	case	case	NOUN
ajeer-1356	84	8	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	84	9	europe	europe	PROPN
ajeer-1356	84	10	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	84	11	creation	creation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	84	12	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	84	13	single	single	ADJ
ajeer-1356	84	14	currency	currency	NOUN
ajeer-1356	84	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	84	16	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	84	17	european	european	PROPN
ajeer-1356	84	18	monetary	monetary	PROPN
ajeer-1356	84	19	union	union	PROPN
ajeer-1356	84	20	were	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	84	21	significant	significant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	84	22	drivers	driver	NOUN
ajeer-1356	84	23	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	84	24	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	84	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	84	26	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	84	27	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	84	28	amihud	amihud	PROPN
ajeer-1356	84	29	et	et	PROPN
ajeer-1356	84	30	al	al	PROPN
ajeer-1356	84	31	.	.	PROPN
ajeer-1356	84	32	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	84	33	2002	2002	NUM
ajeer-1356	84	34	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	84	35	altunbaş	altunbaş	NOUN
ajeer-1356	84	36	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	84	37	marqués	marqués	PROPN
ajeer-1356	84	38	-	-	NOUN
ajeer-1356	84	39	ibanez	ibanez	NOUN
ajeer-1356	84	40	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	84	41	2008	2008	NUM
ajeer-1356	84	42	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	84	43	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	85	1	it	it	PRON
ajeer-1356	85	2	has	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	85	3	been	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	85	4	argued	argue	VERB
ajeer-1356	85	5	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	85	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	85	7	term	term	NOUN
ajeer-1356	85	8	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	85	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	85	10	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	85	11	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	85	12	mostly	mostly	ADV
ajeer-1356	85	13	been	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	85	14	used	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	85	15	interchangeably	interchangeably	ADV
ajeer-1356	85	16	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	85	17	literature	literature	NOUN
ajeer-1356	85	18	even	even	ADV
ajeer-1356	85	19	though	though	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	85	20	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	85	21	reality	reality	NOUN
ajeer-1356	85	22	there	there	PRON
ajeer-1356	85	23	is	be	VERB
ajeer-1356	85	24	some	some	DET
ajeer-1356	85	25	difference	difference	NOUN
ajeer-1356	85	26	between	between	ADP
ajeer-1356	85	27	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	85	28	two	two	NUM
ajeer-1356	85	29	concepts	concept	NOUN
ajeer-1356	85	30	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	85	31	moctar	moctar	NOUN
ajeer-1356	85	32	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	85	33	xiaofang	xiaofang	PROPN
ajeer-1356	85	34	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	85	35	2014	2014	NUM
ajeer-1356	85	36	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	85	37	maama	maama	PROPN
ajeer-1356	85	38	et	et	PROPN
ajeer-1356	85	39	al	al	PROPN
ajeer-1356	85	40	.	.	PROPN
ajeer-1356	85	41	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	85	42	2017	2017	NUM
ajeer-1356	85	43	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	85	44	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	86	1	harvey	harvey	NOUN
ajeer-1356	86	2	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	86	3	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	86	4	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	86	5	defined	define	VERB
ajeer-1356	86	6	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	86	7	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	86	8	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	86	9	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	86	10	business	business	NOUN
ajeer-1356	86	11	combination	combination	NOUN
ajeer-1356	86	12	involving	involve	VERB
ajeer-1356	86	13	two	two	NUM
ajeer-1356	86	14	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	86	15	more	more	ADV
ajeer-1356	86	16	independent	independent	ADJ
ajeer-1356	86	17	firms	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	86	18	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	86	19	almost	almost	ADV
ajeer-1356	86	20	similar	similar	ADJ
ajeer-1356	86	21	terms	term	NOUN
ajeer-1356	86	22	under	under	ADP
ajeer-1356	86	23	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	86	24	joint	joint	ADJ
ajeer-1356	86	25	ownership	ownership	NOUN
ajeer-1356	86	26	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	86	27	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	86	28	former	former	ADJ
ajeer-1356	86	29	two	two	NUM
ajeer-1356	86	30	owners	owner	NOUN
ajeer-1356	86	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	87	1	moctar	moctar	NOUN
ajeer-1356	87	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	87	3	xiaofang	xiaofang	PROPN
ajeer-1356	87	4	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	87	5	2014	2014	NUM
ajeer-1356	87	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	87	7	define	define	VERB
ajeer-1356	87	8	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	87	9	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	87	10	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	87	11	simply	simply	ADV
ajeer-1356	87	12	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	87	13	combination	combination	NOUN
ajeer-1356	87	14	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	87	15	two	two	NUM
ajeer-1356	87	16	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	87	17	more	more	ADJ
ajeer-1356	87	18	firms	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	87	19	into	into	ADP
ajeer-1356	87	20	one	one	NUM
ajeer-1356	87	21	bigger	big	ADJ
ajeer-1356	87	22	organization	organization	NOUN
ajeer-1356	87	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	88	1	oduro	oduro	NOUN
ajeer-1356	88	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	88	3	agyei	agyei	PROPN
ajeer-1356	88	4	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	88	5	2013	2013	NUM
ajeer-1356	88	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	88	7	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	88	8	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	88	9	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	88	10	defined	define	VERB
ajeer-1356	88	11	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	88	12	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	88	13	an	an	DET
ajeer-1356	88	14	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN
ajeer-1356	88	15	where	where	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	88	16	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	88	17	assets	asset	NOUN
ajeer-1356	88	18	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	88	19	two	two	NUM
ajeer-1356	88	20	separate	separate	ADJ
ajeer-1356	88	21	entities	entity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	88	22	come	come	VERB
ajeer-1356	88	23	under	under	ADP
ajeer-1356	88	24	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	88	25	control	control	NOUN
ajeer-1356	88	26	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	88	27	one	one	NUM
ajeer-1356	88	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	88	29	which	which	PRON
ajeer-1356	88	30	still	still	ADV
ajeer-1356	88	31	have	have	VERB
ajeer-1356	88	32	all	all	PRON
ajeer-1356	88	33	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	88	34	substantially	substantially	ADV
ajeer-1356	88	35	all	all	DET
ajeer-1356	88	36	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	88	37	shareholders	shareholder	NOUN
ajeer-1356	88	38	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	88	39	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	88	40	previous	previous	ADJ
ajeer-1356	88	41	companies	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	88	42	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	89	1	gaughan	gaughan	PROPN
ajeer-1356	89	2	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	89	3	2002	2002	NUM
ajeer-1356	89	4	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	89	5	see	see	VERB
ajeer-1356	89	6	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	89	7	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	89	8	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	89	9	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	89	10	business	business	NOUN
ajeer-1356	89	11	combination	combination	NOUN
ajeer-1356	89	12	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	89	13	which	which	PRON
ajeer-1356	89	14	only	only	ADV
ajeer-1356	89	15	one	one	NUM
ajeer-1356	89	16	entity	entity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	89	17	survives	survive	VERB
ajeer-1356	89	18	even	even	ADV
ajeer-1356	89	19	though	though	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	89	20	two	two	NUM
ajeer-1356	89	21	entities	entity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	89	22	will	will	AUX
ajeer-1356	89	23	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	89	24	pooled	pool	VERB
ajeer-1356	89	25	resources	resource	NOUN
ajeer-1356	89	26	together	together	ADV
ajeer-1356	89	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	90	1	similarly	similarly	ADV
ajeer-1356	90	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	90	3	gupta	gupta	PROPN
ajeer-1356	90	4	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	90	5	2012	2012	NUM
ajeer-1356	90	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	90	7	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	90	8	sees	see	VERB
ajeer-1356	90	9	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	90	10	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	90	11	an	an	DET
ajeer-1356	90	12	amalgamation	amalgamation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	90	13	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	90	14	two	two	NUM
ajeer-1356	90	15	firms	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	90	16	where	where	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	90	17	only	only	ADV
ajeer-1356	90	18	one	one	NUM
ajeer-1356	90	19	firm	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	90	20	survives	survive	VERB
ajeer-1356	90	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	90	22	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	90	23	new	new	ADJ
ajeer-1356	90	24	firm	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	90	25	assumes	assume	VERB
ajeer-1356	90	26	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	90	27	assets	asset	NOUN
ajeer-1356	90	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	90	29	liabilities	liability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	90	30	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	90	31	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	90	32	old	old	ADJ
ajeer-1356	90	33	firms	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	90	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	91	1	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	91	2	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	91	3	other	other	ADJ
ajeer-1356	91	4	hand	hand	NOUN
ajeer-1356	91	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	91	6	moctar	moctar	NOUN
ajeer-1356	91	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	91	8	xiaofang	xiaofang	PROPN
ajeer-1356	91	9	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	91	10	2014	2014	NUM
ajeer-1356	91	11	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	91	12	defines	define	VERB
ajeer-1356	91	13	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	91	14	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	91	15	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	91	16	purchase	purchase	NOUN
ajeer-1356	91	17	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	91	18	one	one	NUM
ajeer-1356	91	19	firm	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	91	20	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	91	21	another	another	DET
ajeer-1356	91	22	firm	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	91	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	92	1	they	they	PRON
ajeer-1356	92	2	argue	argue	VERB
ajeer-1356	92	3	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	92	4	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	92	5	action	action	NOUN
ajeer-1356	92	6	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	92	7	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	92	8	purchase	purchase	NOUN
ajeer-1356	92	9	could	could	AUX
ajeer-1356	92	10	be	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	92	11	hostile	hostile	ADJ
ajeer-1356	92	12	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	92	13	friendly	friendly	ADJ
ajeer-1356	92	14	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	92	15	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	92	16	case	case	NOUN
ajeer-1356	92	17	maybe	maybe	ADV
ajeer-1356	92	18	but	but	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	92	19	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	92	20	significant	significant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	92	21	part	part	NOUN
ajeer-1356	92	22	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	92	23	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	92	24	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	92	25	acquirer	acquirer	NOUN
ajeer-1356	92	26	takes	take	VERB
ajeer-1356	92	27	control	control	NOUN
ajeer-1356	92	28	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	92	29	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	92	30	acquiree	acquiree	NOUN
ajeer-1356	92	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	93	1	selvam	selvam	PROPN
ajeer-1356	93	2	et	et	PROPN
ajeer-1356	93	3	al	al	PROPN
ajeer-1356	93	4	.	.	PROPN
ajeer-1356	94	1	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	94	2	2009	2009	NUM
ajeer-1356	94	3	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	94	4	holds	hold	VERB
ajeer-1356	94	5	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	94	6	similar	similar	ADJ
ajeer-1356	94	7	view	view	NOUN
ajeer-1356	94	8	as	as	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	94	9	they	they	PRON
ajeer-1356	94	10	see	see	VERB
ajeer-1356	94	11	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	94	12	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	94	13	simply	simply	ADV
ajeer-1356	94	14	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	94	15	purchase	purchase	NOUN
ajeer-1356	94	16	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	94	17	an	an	DET
ajeer-1356	94	18	entity	entity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	94	19	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	94	20	another	another	DET
ajeer-1356	94	21	entity	entity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	94	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	94	23	assuming	assume	VERB
ajeer-1356	94	24	all	all	PRON
ajeer-1356	94	25	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	94	26	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	94	27	substantial	substantial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	94	28	part	part	NOUN
ajeer-1356	94	29	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	94	30	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	94	31	assets	asset	NOUN
ajeer-1356	94	32	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	94	33	liabilities	liability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	94	34	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	94	35	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	94	36	acquitted	acquit	VERB
ajeer-1356	94	37	entity	entity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	94	38	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	95	1	harvey	harvey	NOUN
ajeer-1356	95	2	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	95	3	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	95	4	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	95	5	defined	define	VERB
ajeer-1356	95	6	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	95	7	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	95	8	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	95	9	situation	situation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	95	10	where	where	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	95	11	one	one	NUM
ajeer-1356	95	12	entity	entity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	95	13	buys	buy	VERB
ajeer-1356	95	14	all	all	DET
ajeer-1356	95	15	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	95	16	shares	share	NOUN
ajeer-1356	95	17	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	95	18	substantially	substantially	ADV
ajeer-1356	95	19	all	all	DET
ajeer-1356	95	20	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	95	21	shares	share	NOUN
ajeer-1356	95	22	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	95	23	another	another	DET
ajeer-1356	95	24	company	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	95	25	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	95	26	ownership	ownership	NOUN
ajeer-1356	95	27	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	95	28	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	95	29	company	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	95	30	vested	vest	VERB
ajeer-1356	95	31	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	95	32	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	95	33	acquirer	acquirer	NOUN
ajeer-1356	95	34	company	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	95	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	96	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	96	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	96	3	further	far	ADV
ajeer-1356	96	4	argues	argue	VERB
ajeer-1356	96	5	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	96	6	whether	whether	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	96	7	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	96	8	business	business	NOUN
ajeer-1356	96	9	combination	combination	NOUN
ajeer-1356	96	10	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	96	11	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	96	12	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	96	13	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	96	14	an	an	DET
ajeer-1356	96	15	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	96	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	96	17	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	96	18	outcome	outcome	NOUN
ajeer-1356	96	19	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	96	20	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	96	21	process	process	NOUN
ajeer-1356	96	22	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	96	23	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	96	24	only	only	ADV
ajeer-1356	96	25	one	one	NUM
ajeer-1356	96	26	firm	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	96	27	survives	survive	VERB
ajeer-1356	96	28	which	which	PRON
ajeer-1356	96	29	makes	make	VERB
ajeer-1356	96	30	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	96	31	two	two	NUM
ajeer-1356	96	32	concepts	concept	NOUN
ajeer-1356	96	33	almost	almost	ADV
ajeer-1356	96	34	similar	similar	ADJ
ajeer-1356	96	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	97	1	maama	maama	NOUN
ajeer-1356	97	2	et	et	PROPN
ajeer-1356	97	3	al	al	PROPN
ajeer-1356	97	4	.	.	PROPN
ajeer-1356	98	1	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	98	2	2017	2017	NUM
ajeer-1356	98	3	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	98	4	posits	posit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	98	5	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	98	6	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	98	7	are	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	98	8	categorized	categorize	VERB
ajeer-1356	98	9	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	98	10	either	either	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	98	11	hostile	hostile	ADJ
ajeer-1356	98	12	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	98	13	friendly	friendly	ADJ
ajeer-1356	98	14	depending	depend	VERB
ajeer-1356	98	15	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	98	16	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	98	17	willingness	willingness	NOUN
ajeer-1356	98	18	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	98	19	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	98	20	acquiree	acquiree	NOUN
ajeer-1356	98	21	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	98	22	sell	sell	VERB
ajeer-1356	98	23	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	98	24	shares	share	NOUN
ajeer-1356	98	25	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	98	26	even	even	ADV
ajeer-1356	98	27	whether	whether	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	98	28	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	98	29	acquirer	acquirer	NOUN
ajeer-1356	98	30	makes	make	VERB
ajeer-1356	98	31	an	an	DET
ajeer-1356	98	32	offer	offer	NOUN
ajeer-1356	98	33	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	98	34	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	98	35	target	target	NOUN
ajeer-1356	98	36	firm	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	98	37	board	board	PROPN
ajeer-1356	98	38	before	before	ADP
ajeer-1356	98	39	going	go	VERB
ajeer-1356	98	40	public	public	ADJ
ajeer-1356	98	41	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	98	42	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	98	43	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	98	44	announcement	announcement	NOUN
ajeer-1356	98	45	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	99	1	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	99	2	number	number	NOUN
ajeer-1356	99	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	99	4	companies	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	99	5	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	99	6	been	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	99	7	acquired	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	99	8	against	against	ADP
ajeer-1356	99	9	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	99	10	will	will	NOUN
ajeer-1356	99	11	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	99	12	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	99	13	original	original	ADJ
ajeer-1356	99	14	owners	owner	NOUN
ajeer-1356	99	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	99	16	which	which	PRON
ajeer-1356	99	17	could	could	AUX
ajeer-1356	99	18	be	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	99	19	described	describe	VERB
ajeer-1356	99	20	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	99	21	hostile	hostile	ADJ
ajeer-1356	99	22	takeover	takeover	NOUN
ajeer-1356	99	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	100	1	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	100	2	good	good	ADJ
ajeer-1356	100	3	example	example	NOUN
ajeer-1356	100	4	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	100	5	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	100	6	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	100	7	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	100	8	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	100	9	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	100	10	hfc	hfc	PROPN
ajeer-1356	100	11	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	100	12	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	100	13	republic	republic	PROPN
ajeer-1356	100	14	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	100	15	where	where	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	100	16	republic	republic	PROPN
ajeer-1356	100	17	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	100	18	made	make	VERB
ajeer-1356	100	19	an	an	DET
ajeer-1356	100	20	offer	offer	NOUN
ajeer-1356	100	21	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	100	22	two	two	NUM
ajeer-1356	100	23	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	100	24	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	100	25	majority	majority	NOUN
ajeer-1356	100	26	shareholders	shareholder	NOUN
ajeer-1356	100	27	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	100	28	hfc	hfc	PROPN
ajeer-1356	100	29	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	100	30	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	100	31	acquired	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	100	32	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	100	33	shares	share	NOUN
ajeer-1356	100	34	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	100	35	gain	gain	VERB
ajeer-1356	100	36	significant	significant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	100	37	control	control	NOUN
ajeer-1356	100	38	against	against	ADP
ajeer-1356	100	39	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	100	40	will	will	NOUN
ajeer-1356	100	41	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	100	42	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	100	43	original	original	ADJ
ajeer-1356	100	44	owners	owner	NOUN
ajeer-1356	100	45	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	100	46	hfc	hfc	PROPN
ajeer-1356	100	47	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	100	48	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	101	1	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	101	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	101	3	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	101	4	can	can	AUX
ajeer-1356	101	5	be	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	101	6	classified	classify	VERB
ajeer-1356	101	7	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	101	8	either	either	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	101	9	vertical	vertical	ADJ
ajeer-1356	101	10	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	101	11	horizontal	horizontal	ADJ
ajeer-1356	101	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	101	13	sometimes	sometimes	ADV
ajeer-1356	101	14	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	101	15	conglomerate	conglomerate	NOUN
ajeer-1356	101	16	(	(	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	101	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	101	19	2002	2002	NUM
ajeer-1356	101	20	;	;	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	101	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	101	23	findlay	findlay	PROPN
ajeer-1356	101	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	101	25	2003	2003	NUM
ajeer-1356	101	26	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	101	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	102	1	horizontal	horizontal	ADJ
ajeer-1356	102	2	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	102	3	are	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	102	4	where	where	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	102	5	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	102	6	acquiring	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	102	7	firm	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	102	8	buys	buy	VERB
ajeer-1356	102	9	another	another	DET
ajeer-1356	102	10	company	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	102	11	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	102	12	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	102	13	same	same	ADJ
ajeer-1356	102	14	industry	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	102	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	102	16	level	level	NOUN
ajeer-1356	102	17	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	102	18	business	business	NOUN
ajeer-1356	102	19	activity	activity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	102	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	103	1	chen	chen	PROPN
ajeer-1356	103	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	103	3	findlay	findlay	PROPN
ajeer-1356	103	4	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	103	5	2003	2003	NUM
ajeer-1356	103	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	103	7	reports	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	103	8	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	103	9	this	this	DET
ajeer-1356	103	10	type	type	NOUN
ajeer-1356	103	11	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	103	12	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	103	13	has	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	103	14	increased	increase	VERB
ajeer-1356	103	15	rapidly	rapidly	ADV
ajeer-1356	103	16	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	103	17	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	103	18	midst	midst	NOUN
ajeer-1356	103	19	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	103	20	globalization	globalization	NOUN
ajeer-1356	103	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	103	22	increased	increase	VERB
ajeer-1356	103	23	competition	competition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	103	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	103	25	restructuring	restructuring	NOUN
ajeer-1356	103	26	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	103	27	many	many	ADJ
ajeer-1356	103	28	industries	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	103	29	across	across	ADP
ajeer-1356	103	30	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	103	31	globe	globe	NOUN
ajeer-1356	103	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	104	1	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	104	2	lot	lot	NOUN
ajeer-1356	104	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	104	4	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	104	5	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	104	6	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	104	7	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	104	8	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	104	10	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	104	11	banking	banking	NOUN
ajeer-1356	104	12	sector	sector	NOUN
ajeer-1356	104	13	falls	fall	VERB
ajeer-1356	104	14	under	under	ADP
ajeer-1356	104	15	horizontal	horizontal	ADJ
ajeer-1356	104	16	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	104	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	104	18	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	104	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	105	1	vertical	vertical	ADJ
ajeer-1356	105	2	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	105	3	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	105	4	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	105	5	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	105	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	105	7	other	other	ADJ
ajeer-1356	105	8	hand	hand	NOUN
ajeer-1356	105	9	are	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	105	10	business	business	NOUN
ajeer-1356	105	11	combinations	combination	NOUN
ajeer-1356	105	12	involving	involve	VERB
ajeer-1356	105	13	companies	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	105	14	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	105	15	different	different	ADJ
ajeer-1356	105	16	level	level	NOUN
ajeer-1356	105	17	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	105	18	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	105	19	value	value	NOUN
ajeer-1356	105	20	chain	chain	NOUN
ajeer-1356	105	21	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	105	22	an	an	DET
ajeer-1356	105	23	industry	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	105	24	like	like	ADP
ajeer-1356	105	25	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	105	26	client	client	NOUN
ajeer-1356	105	27	-	-	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	105	28	supplier	supplier	NOUN
ajeer-1356	105	29	relationship	relationship	NOUN
ajeer-1356	105	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	106	1	this	this	DET
ajeer-1356	106	2	type	type	NOUN
ajeer-1356	106	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	106	4	merger	merger	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	106	7	acquiring	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	106	8	firm	firm	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	106	11	business	business	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	106	13	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	106	14	either	either	DET
ajeer-1356	106	15	supply	supply	NOUN
ajeer-1356	106	16	of	of	ADP
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ajeer-1356	106	18	materials	material	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	106	20	distribution	distribution	NOUN
ajeer-1356	106	21	systems	system	NOUN
ajeer-1356	106	22	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	106	23	manage	manage	VERB
ajeer-1356	106	24	costs	cost	NOUN
ajeer-1356	106	25	incurred	incur	VERB
ajeer-1356	106	26	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	106	27	these	these	DET
ajeer-1356	106	28	services	service	NOUN
ajeer-1356	106	29	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	106	30	thereby	thereby	ADV
ajeer-1356	106	31	maximize	maximize	VERB
ajeer-1356	106	32	profits	profit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	106	33	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	106	34	chen	chen	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	106	36	findlay	findlay	PROPN
ajeer-1356	106	37	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	106	38	2003	2003	NUM
ajeer-1356	106	39	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	106	40	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	107	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	107	2	best	good	ADJ
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ajeer-1356	107	4	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	107	5	this	this	DET
ajeer-1356	107	6	type	type	NOUN
ajeer-1356	107	7	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	107	8	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	107	9	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	107	10	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	107	11	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	107	12	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	107	13	benso	benso	PROPN
ajeer-1356	107	14	oil	oil	NOUN
ajeer-1356	107	15	palm	palm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	107	16	plantation	plantation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	107	17	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	107	18	unilever	unilever	PROPN
ajeer-1356	107	19	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	107	20	who	who	PRON
ajeer-1356	107	21	uses	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	107	22	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	107	23	products	product	NOUN
ajeer-1356	107	24	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	107	25	benso	benso	NOUN
ajeer-1356	107	26	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	107	27	raw	raw	ADJ
ajeer-1356	107	28	material	material	NOUN
ajeer-1356	107	29	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	107	30	its	its	PRON
ajeer-1356	107	31	production	production	NOUN
ajeer-1356	107	32	process	process	NOUN
ajeer-1356	107	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	108	1	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	108	2	conglomerate	conglomerate	NOUN
ajeer-1356	108	3	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	108	4	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	108	5	context	context	NOUN
ajeer-1356	108	6	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	108	7	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	108	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	108	9	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	108	10	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	108	11	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	108	12	business	business	NOUN
ajeer-1356	108	13	combination	combination	NOUN
ajeer-1356	108	14	involving	involve	VERB
ajeer-1356	108	15	unrelated	unrelated	ADJ
ajeer-1356	108	16	businesses	business	NOUN
ajeer-1356	108	17	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	108	18	terms	term	NOUN
ajeer-1356	108	19	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	108	20	activity	activity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	108	21	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	108	22	industry	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	108	23	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	108	24	operations	operation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	108	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	109	1	these	these	DET
ajeer-1356	109	2	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	109	3	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	109	4	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	109	5	could	could	AUX
ajeer-1356	109	6	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	109	7	be	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	109	8	domestic	domestic	ADJ
ajeer-1356	109	9	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	109	10	even	even	ADV
ajeer-1356	109	11	cross	cross	ADJ
ajeer-1356	109	12	-	-	ADJ
ajeer-1356	109	13	border	border	ADJ
ajeer-1356	109	14	events	event	NOUN
ajeer-1356	109	15	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	110	1	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	110	2	number	number	NOUN
ajeer-1356	110	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	110	4	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	110	5	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	110	6	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	110	7	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	110	8	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	110	9	are	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	110	10	foreign	foreign	ADJ
ajeer-1356	110	11	companies	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	110	12	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	110	13	even	even	ADV
ajeer-1356	110	14	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	110	15	acquiring	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	110	16	local	local	ADJ
ajeer-1356	110	17	ones	one	NOUN
ajeer-1356	110	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	110	19	assuming	assume	VERB
ajeer-1356	110	20	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	110	21	assets	asset	NOUN
ajeer-1356	110	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	110	23	liabilities	liability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	110	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	111	1	asian	asian	ADJ
ajeer-1356	111	2	journal	journal	PROPN
ajeer-1356	111	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	111	4	economics	economic	NOUN
ajeer-1356	111	5	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	111	6	empirical	empirical	ADJ
ajeer-1356	111	7	research	research	NOUN
ajeer-1356	111	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	111	9	2020	2020	NUM
ajeer-1356	111	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	111	11	7(1	7(1	NUM
ajeer-1356	111	12	):	):	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	111	13	36	36	NUM
ajeer-1356	111	14	-	-	SYM
ajeer-1356	111	15	45	45	NUM
ajeer-1356	111	16	39	39	NUM
ajeer-1356	111	17	©	©	PROPN
ajeer-1356	111	18	2019	2019	NUM
ajeer-1356	111	19	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	111	20	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	111	21	authors	author	NOUN
ajeer-1356	111	22	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	111	23	licensee	licensee	PROPN
ajeer-1356	111	24	asian	asian	ADJ
ajeer-1356	111	25	online	online	PROPN
ajeer-1356	111	26	journal	journal	PROPN
ajeer-1356	111	27	publishing	publishing	NOUN
ajeer-1356	111	28	group	group	NOUN
ajeer-1356	111	29	2.2	2.2	NUM
ajeer-1356	111	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	112	1	empirical	empirical	ADJ
ajeer-1356	112	2	review	review	PROPN
ajeer-1356	112	3	harvey	harvey	NOUN
ajeer-1356	112	4	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	112	5	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	112	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	112	7	examined	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	112	8	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	112	9	impact	impact	NOUN
ajeer-1356	112	10	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	112	11	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	112	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	112	13	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	112	14	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	112	15	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	112	16	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	112	17	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	112	18	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	112	19	acquiring	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	112	20	firm	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	112	21	using	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	112	22	t	t	NOUN
ajeer-1356	112	23	-	-	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	112	24	test	test	NOUN
ajeer-1356	112	25	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajeer-1356	112	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	113	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	113	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	113	3	used	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	113	4	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	113	5	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	113	6	between	between	ADP
ajeer-1356	113	7	mobil	mobil	PROPN
ajeer-1356	113	8	oil	oil	NOUN
ajeer-1356	113	9	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	113	10	limited	limit	VERB
ajeer-1356	113	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	113	12	total	total	ADJ
ajeer-1356	113	13	petroleum	petroleum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	113	14	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	113	15	limited	limit	VERB
ajeer-1356	113	16	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	114	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	114	2	main	main	ADJ
ajeer-1356	114	3	source	source	NOUN
ajeer-1356	114	4	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	114	5	data	datum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	114	6	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	114	7	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	114	8	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	114	9	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	114	10	secondary	secondary	ADJ
ajeer-1356	114	11	data	datum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	114	12	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	115	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	115	2	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	115	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	115	4	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	115	5	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	115	6	revealed	reveal	VERB
ajeer-1356	115	7	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	115	8	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	115	9	main	main	ADJ
ajeer-1356	115	10	reason	reason	NOUN
ajeer-1356	115	11	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	115	12	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	115	13	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	115	14	was	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	115	15	not	not	PART
ajeer-1356	115	16	profit	profit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	115	17	maximizing	maximizing	NOUN
ajeer-1356	115	18	but	but	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	115	19	growth	growth	NOUN
ajeer-1356	115	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	115	21	shareholder	shareholder	NOUN
ajeer-1356	115	22	value	value	NOUN
ajeer-1356	115	23	maximizing	maximize	VERB
ajeer-1356	115	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	116	1	agbloyor	agbloyor	PROPN
ajeer-1356	116	2	et	et	PROPN
ajeer-1356	116	3	al	al	PROPN
ajeer-1356	116	4	.	.	PROPN
ajeer-1356	117	1	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	117	2	2012	2012	NUM
ajeer-1356	117	3	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	117	4	examined	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	117	5	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	117	6	influence	influence	NOUN
ajeer-1356	117	7	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	117	8	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	117	9	markets	market	NOUN
ajeer-1356	117	10	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	117	11	cross	cross	NOUN
ajeer-1356	117	12	border	border	NOUN
ajeer-1356	117	13	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	117	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	117	15	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	117	16	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	117	17	africa	africa	PROPN
ajeer-1356	117	18	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	118	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	118	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	118	3	used	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	118	4	secondary	secondary	ADJ
ajeer-1356	118	5	data	datum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	118	6	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	118	7	14	14	NUM
ajeer-1356	118	8	african	african	ADJ
ajeer-1356	118	9	countries	country	NOUN
ajeer-1356	118	10	ranging	range	VERB
ajeer-1356	118	11	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	118	12	1993	1993	NUM
ajeer-1356	118	13	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	118	14	2008	2008	NUM
ajeer-1356	118	15	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	119	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	119	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	119	3	used	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	119	4	panel	panel	NOUN
ajeer-1356	119	5	data	datum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	119	6	relying	rely	VERB
ajeer-1356	119	7	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	119	8	feasible	feasible	ADJ
ajeer-1356	119	9	generalized	generalized	ADJ
ajeer-1356	119	10	least	least	ADJ
ajeer-1356	119	11	square	square	ADJ
ajeer-1356	119	12	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	119	13	data	datum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	119	14	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajeer-1356	119	15	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	120	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	120	2	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	120	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	120	4	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	120	5	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	120	6	revealed	reveal	VERB
ajeer-1356	120	7	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	120	8	banking	banking	NOUN
ajeer-1356	120	9	sector	sector	NOUN
ajeer-1356	120	10	development	development	NOUN
ajeer-1356	120	11	promotes	promote	VERB
ajeer-1356	120	12	cross	cross	VERB
ajeer-1356	120	13	border	border	NOUN
ajeer-1356	120	14	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	120	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	120	16	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	120	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	121	1	even	even	ADV
ajeer-1356	121	2	though	though	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	121	3	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	121	4	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	121	5	did	do	AUX
ajeer-1356	121	6	not	not	PART
ajeer-1356	121	7	find	find	VERB
ajeer-1356	121	8	string	string	NOUN
ajeer-1356	121	9	evidence	evidence	NOUN
ajeer-1356	121	10	relating	relate	VERB
ajeer-1356	121	11	stock	stock	NOUN
ajeer-1356	121	12	market	market	NOUN
ajeer-1356	121	13	development	development	NOUN
ajeer-1356	121	14	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	121	15	cross	cross	VERB
ajeer-1356	121	16	border	border	NOUN
ajeer-1356	121	17	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	121	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	121	19	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	121	20	it	it	PRON
ajeer-1356	121	21	found	find	VERB
ajeer-1356	121	22	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	121	23	cross	cross	VERB
ajeer-1356	121	24	border	border	NOUN
ajeer-1356	121	25	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	121	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	121	27	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	121	28	promotes	promote	VERB
ajeer-1356	121	29	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	121	30	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	121	31	stock	stock	NOUN
ajeer-1356	121	32	market	market	NOUN
ajeer-1356	121	33	development	development	NOUN
ajeer-1356	121	34	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	121	35	africa	africa	PROPN
ajeer-1356	121	36	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	122	1	maama	maama	PROPN
ajeer-1356	122	2	et	et	PROPN
ajeer-1356	122	3	al	al	PROPN
ajeer-1356	122	4	.	.	PROPN
ajeer-1356	123	1	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	123	2	2017	2017	NUM
ajeer-1356	123	3	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	123	4	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	123	5	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	123	6	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	123	7	examined	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	123	8	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	123	9	impact	impact	NOUN
ajeer-1356	123	10	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	123	11	business	business	NOUN
ajeer-1356	123	12	combination	combination	NOUN
ajeer-1356	123	13	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	123	14	consolidation	consolidation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	123	15	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	123	16	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	123	17	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	123	18	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	123	19	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	123	20	commercial	commercial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	123	21	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	123	22	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	123	23	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	123	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	124	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	124	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	124	3	used	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	124	4	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	124	5	sample	sample	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	124	7	two	two	NUM
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ajeer-1356	124	9	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	124	10	ecobank	ecobank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	124	11	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	124	12	limited	limit	VERB
ajeer-1356	124	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	124	14	access	access	PROPN
ajeer-1356	124	15	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	124	16	ghana	ghana	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	124	18	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	125	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	125	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	125	3	relied	rely	VERB
ajeer-1356	125	4	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	125	5	secondary	secondary	ADJ
ajeer-1356	125	6	data	datum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	125	7	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	125	8	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	125	9	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	125	10	statement	statement	NOUN
ajeer-1356	125	11	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	125	12	these	these	DET
ajeer-1356	125	13	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	125	14	using	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	125	15	descriptive	descriptive	ADJ
ajeer-1356	125	16	statistics	statistic	NOUN
ajeer-1356	125	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	125	18	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	125	19	as	as	ADV
ajeer-1356	125	20	well	well	ADV
ajeer-1356	125	21	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	125	22	regression	regression	NOUN
ajeer-1356	125	23	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	125	24	statistical	statistical	ADJ
ajeer-1356	125	25	tool	tool	NOUN
ajeer-1356	125	26	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	125	27	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajeer-1356	125	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	126	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	126	2	sample	sample	NOUN
ajeer-1356	126	3	period	period	NOUN
ajeer-1356	126	4	covered	cover	VERB
ajeer-1356	126	5	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	126	6	year	year	NOUN
ajeer-1356	126	7	2009	2009	NUM
ajeer-1356	126	8	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	126	9	2011	2011	NUM
ajeer-1356	126	10	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	126	11	pre	pre	ADJ
ajeer-1356	126	12	-	-	ADJ
ajeer-1356	126	13	merger	merger	ADJ
ajeer-1356	126	14	period	period	NOUN
ajeer-1356	126	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	126	16	2012	2012	NUM
ajeer-1356	126	17	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	126	18	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	126	19	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	126	20	post	post	ADJ
ajeer-1356	126	21	-	-	ADJ
ajeer-1356	126	22	merger	merger	ADJ
ajeer-1356	126	23	period	period	NOUN
ajeer-1356	126	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	127	1	net	net	ADJ
ajeer-1356	127	2	profit	profit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	127	3	margin	margin	NOUN
ajeer-1356	127	4	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	127	5	return	return	NOUN
ajeer-1356	127	6	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	127	7	capital	capital	NOUN
ajeer-1356	127	8	employed	employ	VERB
ajeer-1356	127	9	were	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	127	10	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	127	11	two	two	NUM
ajeer-1356	127	12	variables	variable	NOUN
ajeer-1356	127	13	that	that	PRON
ajeer-1356	127	14	were	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	127	15	used	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	127	16	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	127	17	represent	represent	VERB
ajeer-1356	127	18	firm	firm	ADJ
ajeer-1356	127	19	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	127	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	128	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	128	2	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	128	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	128	4	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	128	5	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	128	6	revealed	reveal	VERB
ajeer-1356	128	7	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	128	8	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	128	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	128	10	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	128	11	led	lead	VERB
ajeer-1356	128	12	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	128	13	more	more	ADJ
ajeer-1356	128	14	than	than	ADP
ajeer-1356	128	15	80	80	NUM
ajeer-1356	128	16	%	%	NOUN
ajeer-1356	128	17	increase	increase	NOUN
ajeer-1356	128	18	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	128	19	net	net	ADJ
ajeer-1356	128	20	assets	asset	NOUN
ajeer-1356	128	21	immediately	immediately	ADV
ajeer-1356	128	22	after	after	ADP
ajeer-1356	128	23	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	128	24	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	128	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	129	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	129	2	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	129	3	showed	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	129	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	129	5	there	there	PRON
ajeer-1356	129	6	is	be	VERB
ajeer-1356	129	7	growth	growth	NOUN
ajeer-1356	129	8	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	129	9	profit	profit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	129	10	after	after	ADP
ajeer-1356	129	11	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	129	12	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	129	13	but	but	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	129	14	at	at	ADP
ajeer-1356	129	15	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	129	16	decreasing	decrease	VERB
ajeer-1356	129	17	rate	rate	NOUN
ajeer-1356	129	18	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	130	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	130	2	regression	regression	NOUN
ajeer-1356	130	3	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	130	4	showed	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	130	5	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	130	6	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	130	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	130	8	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	130	9	had	have	VERB
ajeer-1356	130	10	positive	positive	ADJ
ajeer-1356	130	11	impact	impact	NOUN
ajeer-1356	130	12	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	130	13	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	130	14	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	130	15	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	130	16	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	130	17	two	two	NUM
ajeer-1356	130	18	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	130	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	131	1	oduro	oduro	NOUN
ajeer-1356	131	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	131	3	agyei	agyei	PROPN
ajeer-1356	131	4	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	131	5	2013	2013	NUM
ajeer-1356	131	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	131	7	examined	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	131	8	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	131	9	effect	effect	NOUN
ajeer-1356	131	10	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	131	11	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	131	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	131	13	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	131	14	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	131	15	firm	firm	ADJ
ajeer-1356	131	16	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	131	17	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	131	18	listed	list	VERB
ajeer-1356	131	19	firms	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	131	20	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	131	21	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	131	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	132	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	132	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	132	3	used	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	132	4	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	132	5	sample	sample	NOUN
ajeer-1356	132	6	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	132	7	five	five	NUM
ajeer-1356	132	8	companies	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	132	9	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	132	10	data	datum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	132	11	covering	cover	VERB
ajeer-1356	132	12	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	132	13	period	period	NOUN
ajeer-1356	132	14	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	132	15	1999	1999	NUM
ajeer-1356	132	16	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	132	17	2010	2010	NUM
ajeer-1356	132	18	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	133	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	133	2	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	133	3	showed	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	133	4	significant	significant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	133	5	difference	difference	NOUN
ajeer-1356	133	6	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	133	7	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	133	8	before	before	ADP
ajeer-1356	133	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	133	10	after	after	ADP
ajeer-1356	133	11	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	133	12	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	133	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	133	14	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	133	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	133	16	showed	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	133	17	evidence	evidence	NOUN
ajeer-1356	133	18	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	133	19	decreasing	decrease	VERB
ajeer-1356	133	20	profit	profit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	133	21	after	after	ADP
ajeer-1356	133	22	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	133	23	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	133	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	133	25	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	133	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	134	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	134	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	134	3	established	establish	VERB
ajeer-1356	134	4	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	134	5	negative	negative	ADJ
ajeer-1356	134	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	134	7	statistically	statistically	ADV
ajeer-1356	134	8	significant	significant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	134	9	association	association	NOUN
ajeer-1356	134	10	between	between	ADP
ajeer-1356	134	11	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	134	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	134	13	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	134	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	134	15	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	134	16	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	134	17	listed	list	VERB
ajeer-1356	134	18	firms	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	134	19	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	134	20	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	134	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	135	1	yeboah	yeboah	NOUN
ajeer-1356	135	2	et	et	PROPN
ajeer-1356	135	3	al	al	PROPN
ajeer-1356	135	4	.	.	PROPN
ajeer-1356	136	1	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	136	2	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	136	3	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	136	4	examined	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	136	5	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	136	6	effect	effect	NOUN
ajeer-1356	136	7	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	136	8	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	136	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	136	10	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	136	11	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	136	12	service	service	NOUN
ajeer-1356	136	13	quality	quality	NOUN
ajeer-1356	136	14	using	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	136	15	ecobank	ecobank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	136	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	136	17	access	access	PROPN
ajeer-1356	136	18	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	136	19	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	136	20	case	case	NOUN
ajeer-1356	136	21	studies	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	136	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	137	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	137	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	137	3	used	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	137	4	primary	primary	ADJ
ajeer-1356	137	5	data	datum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	137	6	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	137	7	questionnaire	questionnaire	NOUN
ajeer-1356	137	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	137	9	showed	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	137	10	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	137	11	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	137	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	137	13	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	137	14	had	have	VERB
ajeer-1356	137	15	significant	significant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	137	16	positive	positive	ADJ
ajeer-1356	137	17	impact	impact	NOUN
ajeer-1356	137	18	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	137	19	service	service	NOUN
ajeer-1356	137	20	quality	quality	NOUN
ajeer-1356	137	21	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	137	22	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	137	23	banking	banking	NOUN
ajeer-1356	137	24	industry	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	137	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	138	1	barnor	barnor	NOUN
ajeer-1356	138	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	138	3	adu	adu	NOUN
ajeer-1356	138	4	-	-	ADJ
ajeer-1356	138	5	twumwaah	twumwaah	ADJ
ajeer-1356	138	6	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	138	7	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	138	8	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	138	9	explored	explore	VERB
ajeer-1356	138	10	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	138	11	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	138	12	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	138	13	commercial	commercial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	138	14	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	138	15	after	after	ADP
ajeer-1356	138	16	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	138	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	138	18	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	138	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	139	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	139	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	139	3	used	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	139	4	data	datum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	139	5	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	139	6	ecobank	ecobank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	139	7	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	139	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	139	9	ut	ut	PROPN
ajeer-1356	139	10	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	139	11	services	service	NOUN
ajeer-1356	139	12	as	as	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	139	13	case	case	NOUN
ajeer-1356	139	14	studies	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	139	15	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	139	16	examine	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	139	17	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	139	18	valuation	valuation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	139	19	methods	method	NOUN
ajeer-1356	139	20	adopted	adopt	VERB
ajeer-1356	139	21	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	139	22	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	139	23	acquiring	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	139	24	companies	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	139	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	139	26	how	how	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	139	27	that	that	PRON
ajeer-1356	139	28	affected	affect	VERB
ajeer-1356	139	29	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	139	30	post	post	ADJ
ajeer-1356	139	31	-	-	ADJ
ajeer-1356	139	32	acquisition	acquisition	ADJ
ajeer-1356	139	33	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	139	34	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	139	35	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	139	36	companies	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	139	37	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	140	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	140	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	140	3	found	find	VERB
ajeer-1356	140	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	140	5	firms	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	140	6	that	that	PRON
ajeer-1356	140	7	adopted	adopt	VERB
ajeer-1356	140	8	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	140	9	good	good	ADJ
ajeer-1356	140	10	valuation	valuation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	140	11	strategy	strategy	NOUN
ajeer-1356	140	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	140	13	used	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	140	14	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	140	15	best	well	ADV
ajeer-1356	140	16	available	available	ADJ
ajeer-1356	140	17	financing	financing	NOUN
ajeer-1356	140	18	strategy	strategy	NOUN
ajeer-1356	140	19	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	140	20	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	140	21	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	140	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	140	23	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	140	24	improved	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	140	25	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	140	26	corporate	corporate	ADJ
ajeer-1356	140	27	value	value	NOUN
ajeer-1356	140	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	140	29	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	140	30	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	140	31	after	after	ADP
ajeer-1356	140	32	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	140	33	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	140	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	141	1	moctar	moctar	NOUN
ajeer-1356	141	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	141	3	xiaofang	xiaofang	PROPN
ajeer-1356	141	4	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	141	5	2014	2014	NUM
ajeer-1356	141	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	141	7	examined	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	141	8	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	141	9	effect	effect	NOUN
ajeer-1356	141	10	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	141	11	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	141	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	141	13	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	141	14	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	141	15	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	141	16	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	141	17	west	west	ADJ
ajeer-1356	141	18	african	african	ADJ
ajeer-1356	141	19	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	141	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	142	1	using	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	142	2	secondary	secondary	ADJ
ajeer-1356	142	3	data	datum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	142	4	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	142	5	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	142	6	measured	measure	VERB
ajeer-1356	142	7	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	142	8	using	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	142	9	liquidity	liquidity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	142	10	ratios	ratio	NOUN
ajeer-1356	142	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	142	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	142	13	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	142	14	ratios	ratio	NOUN
ajeer-1356	142	15	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	142	16	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	142	17	form	form	NOUN
ajeer-1356	142	18	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	142	19	return	return	NOUN
ajeer-1356	142	20	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	142	21	assets	asset	NOUN
ajeer-1356	142	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	142	23	return	return	VERB
ajeer-1356	142	24	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	142	25	equity	equity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	142	26	whiles	while	NOUN
ajeer-1356	142	27	including	include	VERB
ajeer-1356	142	28	one	one	NUM
ajeer-1356	142	29	investment	investment	NOUN
ajeer-1356	142	30	ration	ration	NOUN
ajeer-1356	142	31	such	such	ADJ
ajeer-1356	142	32	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	142	33	earnings	earning	NOUN
ajeer-1356	142	34	per	per	ADP
ajeer-1356	142	35	share	share	NOUN
ajeer-1356	142	36	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	143	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	143	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	143	3	used	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	143	4	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	143	5	sample	sample	NOUN
ajeer-1356	143	6	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	143	7	four	four	NUM
ajeer-1356	143	8	selected	select	VERB
ajeer-1356	143	9	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	143	10	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	143	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	143	12	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajeer-1356	143	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	143	14	niger	niger	PROPN
ajeer-1356	143	15	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	144	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	144	2	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajeer-1356	144	3	showed	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	144	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	144	5	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	144	6	liquidity	liquidity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	144	7	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	144	8	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	144	9	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	144	10	improved	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	144	11	both	both	PRON
ajeer-1356	144	12	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	144	13	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	144	14	short	short	ADJ
ajeer-1356	144	15	term	term	NOUN
ajeer-1356	144	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	144	17	long	long	ADJ
ajeer-1356	144	18	term	term	NOUN
ajeer-1356	144	19	after	after	ADP
ajeer-1356	144	20	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	144	21	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	144	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	144	23	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	144	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	145	1	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	145	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	145	3	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	145	4	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	145	5	ratios	ratio	NOUN
ajeer-1356	145	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	145	7	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	145	8	investment	investment	NOUN
ajeer-1356	145	9	ratio	ratio	NOUN
ajeer-1356	145	10	decreased	decrease	VERB
ajeer-1356	145	11	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	145	12	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	145	13	early	early	ADJ
ajeer-1356	145	14	years	year	NOUN
ajeer-1356	145	15	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	145	16	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	145	17	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	145	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	145	19	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	145	20	but	but	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	145	21	increased	increase	VERB
ajeer-1356	145	22	three	three	NUM
ajeer-1356	145	23	years	year	NOUN
ajeer-1356	145	24	later	later	ADV
ajeer-1356	145	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	146	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	146	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	146	3	therefore	therefore	ADV
ajeer-1356	146	4	concluded	conclude	VERB
ajeer-1356	146	5	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	146	6	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	146	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	146	8	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	146	10	negative	negative	ADJ
ajeer-1356	146	11	effect	effect	NOUN
ajeer-1356	146	12	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	146	13	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	146	14	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	146	15	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	146	16	short	short	ADJ
ajeer-1356	146	17	terms	term	NOUN
ajeer-1356	146	18	but	but	CCONJ
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ajeer-1356	146	20	effect	effect	NOUN
ajeer-1356	146	21	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	146	22	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	146	23	long	long	ADJ
ajeer-1356	146	24	term	term	NOUN
ajeer-1356	146	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	147	1	abdul	abdul	PROPN
ajeer-1356	147	2	-	-	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	147	3	ramon	ramon	PROPN
ajeer-1356	147	4	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	147	5	ayorinde	ayorinde	NOUN
ajeer-1356	147	6	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	147	7	2012	2012	NUM
ajeer-1356	147	8	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	147	9	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	147	10	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	147	11	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	147	12	examined	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	147	13	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	147	14	impact	impact	NOUN
ajeer-1356	147	15	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	147	16	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	147	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	147	18	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	147	19	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	147	20	selected	select	VERB
ajeer-1356	147	21	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	147	22	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	147	23	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajeer-1356	147	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	148	1	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	148	2	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajeer-1356	148	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	148	4	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	148	5	focused	focus	VERB
ajeer-1356	148	6	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	148	7	gross	gross	ADJ
ajeer-1356	148	8	margin	margin	NOUN
ajeer-1356	148	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	148	10	profit	profit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	148	11	after	after	ADP
ajeer-1356	148	12	tax	tax	NOUN
ajeer-1356	148	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	148	14	deposit	deposit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	148	15	profile	profile	NOUN
ajeer-1356	148	16	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	148	17	growth	growth	NOUN
ajeer-1356	148	18	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	149	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	149	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	149	3	purposively	purposively	ADV
ajeer-1356	149	4	selected	select	VERB
ajeer-1356	149	5	seven	seven	NUM
ajeer-1356	149	6	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	149	7	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	149	8	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajeer-1356	149	9	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	149	10	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	149	11	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	149	12	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	150	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	150	2	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	150	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	150	4	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	150	5	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajeer-1356	150	6	showed	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	150	7	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	150	8	there	there	PRON
ajeer-1356	150	9	was	be	VERB
ajeer-1356	150	10	significant	significant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	150	11	improvement	improvement	NOUN
ajeer-1356	150	12	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	150	13	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	150	14	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	150	15	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	150	16	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	150	17	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	150	18	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	150	19	post	post	ADJ
ajeer-1356	150	20	-	-	ADJ
ajeer-1356	150	21	merger	merger	ADJ
ajeer-1356	150	22	period	period	NOUN
ajeer-1356	150	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	151	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	151	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	151	3	did	do	AUX
ajeer-1356	151	4	not	not	PART
ajeer-1356	151	5	use	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	151	6	any	any	DET
ajeer-1356	151	7	complex	complex	ADJ
ajeer-1356	151	8	statistical	statistical	ADJ
ajeer-1356	151	9	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajeer-1356	151	10	but	but	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	151	11	only	only	ADV
ajeer-1356	151	12	relied	rely	VERB
ajeer-1356	151	13	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	151	14	trend	trend	NOUN
ajeer-1356	151	15	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	151	16	profit	profit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	151	17	growth	growth	NOUN
ajeer-1356	151	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	151	19	deposit	deposit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	151	20	growth	growth	NOUN
ajeer-1356	151	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	152	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	152	2	major	major	ADJ
ajeer-1356	152	3	limitation	limitation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	152	4	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	152	5	such	such	ADJ
ajeer-1356	152	6	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajeer-1356	152	7	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	152	8	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	152	9	it	it	PRON
ajeer-1356	152	10	failed	fail	VERB
ajeer-1356	152	11	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	152	12	account	account	VERB
ajeer-1356	152	13	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	152	14	inflation	inflation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	152	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	152	16	time	time	NOUN
ajeer-1356	152	17	value	value	NOUN
ajeer-1356	152	18	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	152	19	money	money	NOUN
ajeer-1356	152	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	153	1	it	it	PRON
ajeer-1356	153	2	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	153	3	did	do	AUX
ajeer-1356	153	4	not	not	PART
ajeer-1356	153	5	examine	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	153	6	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	153	7	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	153	8	relation	relation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	153	9	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	153	10	size	size	NOUN
ajeer-1356	153	11	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	153	12	using	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	153	13	return	return	NOUN
ajeer-1356	153	14	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	153	15	assets	asset	NOUN
ajeer-1356	153	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	153	17	return	return	VERB
ajeer-1356	153	18	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	153	19	capital	capital	NOUN
ajeer-1356	153	20	employed	employ	VERB
ajeer-1356	153	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	154	1	koi	koi	PROPN
ajeer-1356	154	2	-	-	PROPN
ajeer-1356	154	3	akrofi	akrofi	ADV
ajeer-1356	154	4	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	154	5	2014	2014	NUM
ajeer-1356	154	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	154	7	examined	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	154	8	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	154	9	motives	motive	NOUN
ajeer-1356	154	10	for	for	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	154	11	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	154	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	154	13	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	154	14	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	154	15	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	154	16	using	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	154	17	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	154	18	sample	sample	NOUN
ajeer-1356	154	19	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	154	20	firms	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	154	21	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	154	22	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	154	23	telecommunication	telecommunication	NOUN
ajeer-1356	154	24	industry	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	154	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	155	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	155	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	155	3	relied	rely	VERB
ajeer-1356	155	4	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	155	5	secondary	secondary	ADJ
ajeer-1356	155	6	data	datum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	155	7	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	155	8	literature	literature	NOUN
ajeer-1356	155	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	155	10	reports	report	NOUN
ajeer-1356	155	11	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	155	12	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	155	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	155	14	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	155	15	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	155	16	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	155	17	telecommunication	telecommunication	NOUN
ajeer-1356	155	18	sector	sector	NOUN
ajeer-1356	155	19	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	155	20	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	155	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	156	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	156	2	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	156	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	156	4	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	156	5	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	156	6	showed	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	156	7	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	156	8	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	156	9	major	major	ADJ
ajeer-1356	156	10	motives	motive	NOUN
ajeer-1356	156	11	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	156	12	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	156	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	156	14	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	156	15	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	156	16	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	156	17	’s	’s	PART
ajeer-1356	156	18	telecom	telecom	NOUN
ajeer-1356	156	19	sector	sector	NOUN
ajeer-1356	156	20	are	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	156	21	synergy	synergy	NOUN
ajeer-1356	156	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	156	23	growth	growth	NOUN
ajeer-1356	156	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	156	25	improving	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	156	26	market	market	NOUN
ajeer-1356	156	27	share	share	NOUN
ajeer-1356	156	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	156	29	market	market	NOUN
ajeer-1356	156	30	competitiveness	competitiveness	NOUN
ajeer-1356	156	31	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	156	32	creating	create	VERB
ajeer-1356	156	33	wealth	wealth	NOUN
ajeer-1356	156	34	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	156	35	shareholders	shareholder	NOUN
ajeer-1356	156	36	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	156	37	empire	empire	NOUN
ajeer-1356	156	38	building	build	VERB
ajeer-1356	156	39	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	156	40	managers	manager	NOUN
ajeer-1356	156	41	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	157	1	adoma	adoma	PROPN
ajeer-1356	157	2	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	157	3	2016	2016	NUM
ajeer-1356	157	4	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	157	5	examined	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	157	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	157	7	impact	impact	NOUN
ajeer-1356	157	8	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	157	9	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	157	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	157	11	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	157	12	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	157	13	firm	firm	ADJ
ajeer-1356	157	14	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	157	15	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	157	16	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	157	17	using	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	157	18	guinness	guinness	PROPN
ajeer-1356	157	19	brewery	brewery	PROPN
ajeer-1356	157	20	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	157	21	limited	limit	VERB
ajeer-1356	157	22	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	157	23	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	157	24	case	case	NOUN
ajeer-1356	157	25	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	157	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	158	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	158	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	158	3	relied	rely	VERB
ajeer-1356	158	4	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	158	5	both	both	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	158	6	primary	primary	ADJ
ajeer-1356	158	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	158	8	secondary	secondary	ADJ
ajeer-1356	158	9	data	datum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	158	10	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	158	11	achieve	achieve	VERB
ajeer-1356	158	12	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	158	13	objectives	objective	NOUN
ajeer-1356	158	14	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	158	15	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	158	16	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	158	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	159	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	159	2	secondary	secondary	ADJ
ajeer-1356	159	3	data	datum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	159	4	involved	involve	VERB
ajeer-1356	159	5	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	159	6	information	information	NOUN
ajeer-1356	159	7	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	159	8	2	2	NUM
ajeer-1356	159	9	years	year	NOUN
ajeer-1356	159	10	prior	prior	ADV
ajeer-1356	159	11	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	159	12	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	159	13	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	159	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	159	15	five	five	NUM
ajeer-1356	159	16	years	year	NOUN
ajeer-1356	159	17	after	after	ADP
ajeer-1356	159	18	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	159	19	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	159	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	160	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	160	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	160	3	revealed	reveal	VERB
ajeer-1356	160	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	160	5	there	there	PRON
ajeer-1356	160	6	was	be	VERB
ajeer-1356	160	7	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	160	8	consistent	consistent	ADJ
ajeer-1356	160	9	improvement	improvement	NOUN
ajeer-1356	160	10	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	160	11	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	160	12	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	160	13	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	160	14	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	160	15	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	160	16	company	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	160	17	after	after	ADP
ajeer-1356	160	18	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	160	19	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	160	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	160	21	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	160	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	161	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	161	2	key	key	ADJ
ajeer-1356	161	3	contributing	contribute	VERB
ajeer-1356	161	4	factors	factor	NOUN
ajeer-1356	161	5	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	161	6	this	this	DET
ajeer-1356	161	7	improved	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	161	8	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	161	9	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	161	10	were	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	161	11	supply	supply	NOUN
ajeer-1356	161	12	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	161	13	raw	raw	ADJ
ajeer-1356	161	14	materials	material	NOUN
ajeer-1356	161	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	161	16	innovative	innovative	ADJ
ajeer-1356	161	17	marketing	marketing	NOUN
ajeer-1356	161	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	161	19	employee	employee	NOUN
ajeer-1356	161	20	commitment	commitment	NOUN
ajeer-1356	161	21	etc	etc	X
ajeer-1356	161	22	.	.	X
ajeer-1356	162	1	they	they	PRON
ajeer-1356	162	2	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	162	3	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	162	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	162	5	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	162	6	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	162	7	process	process	NOUN
ajeer-1356	162	8	faced	face	VERB
ajeer-1356	162	9	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajeer-1356	162	10	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	162	11	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	162	12	area	area	NOUN
ajeer-1356	162	13	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	162	14	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	162	15	cost	cost	NOUN
ajeer-1356	162	16	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	162	17	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	162	18	business	business	NOUN
ajeer-1356	162	19	combination	combination	NOUN
ajeer-1356	162	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	162	21	source	source	NOUN
ajeer-1356	162	22	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	162	23	finance	finance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	162	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	162	25	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
ajeer-1356	162	26	compliance	compliance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	162	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	162	28	integration	integration	NOUN
ajeer-1356	162	29	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	162	30	information	information	NOUN
ajeer-1356	162	31	technology	technology	NOUN
ajeer-1356	162	32	systems	system	NOUN
ajeer-1356	162	33	among	among	ADP
ajeer-1356	162	34	others	other	NOUN
ajeer-1356	162	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	163	1	altunbaş	altunbaş	NOUN
ajeer-1356	163	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	163	3	marqués	marqués	PROPN
ajeer-1356	163	4	-	-	NOUN
ajeer-1356	163	5	ibanez	ibanez	PROPN
ajeer-1356	163	6	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	163	7	2008	2008	NUM
ajeer-1356	163	8	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	163	9	examined	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	163	10	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	163	11	effect	effect	NOUN
ajeer-1356	163	12	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	163	13	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	163	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	163	15	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	163	16	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	163	17	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	163	18	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	163	19	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	163	20	europe	europe	PROPN
ajeer-1356	163	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	164	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	164	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	164	3	relied	rely	VERB
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ajeer-1356	164	5	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	164	6	secondary	secondary	ADJ
ajeer-1356	164	7	data	datum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	164	8	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	164	9	selected	select	VERB
ajeer-1356	164	10	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	164	11	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	164	12	different	different	ADJ
ajeer-1356	164	13	european	european	ADJ
ajeer-1356	164	14	countries	country	NOUN
ajeer-1356	164	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	164	16	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	164	17	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	164	18	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	164	19	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	164	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	164	21	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	164	22	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	164	23	europe	europe	PROPN
ajeer-1356	164	24	resulted	result	VERB
ajeer-1356	164	25	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	164	26	improvement	improvement	NOUN
ajeer-1356	164	27	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	164	28	return	return	NOUN
ajeer-1356	164	29	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	164	30	capital	capital	NOUN
ajeer-1356	164	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	165	1	there	there	PRON
ajeer-1356	165	2	was	be	VERB
ajeer-1356	165	3	however	however	ADV
ajeer-1356	165	4	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	165	5	significant	significant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	165	6	difference	difference	NOUN
ajeer-1356	165	7	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	165	8	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	165	9	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	165	10	domestic	domestic	ADJ
ajeer-1356	165	11	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	165	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	165	13	cross	cross	VERB
ajeer-1356	165	14	border	border	NOUN
ajeer-1356	165	15	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	165	16	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	166	1	there	there	PRON
ajeer-1356	166	2	was	be	VERB
ajeer-1356	166	3	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	166	4	evidence	evidence	NOUN
ajeer-1356	166	5	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	166	6	integration	integration	NOUN
ajeer-1356	166	7	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajeer-1356	166	8	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	166	9	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	166	10	post	post	ADJ
ajeer-1356	166	11	-	-	ADJ
ajeer-1356	166	12	merger	merger	ADJ
ajeer-1356	166	13	period	period	NOUN
ajeer-1356	166	14	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	166	15	terms	term	NOUN
ajeer-1356	166	16	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	166	17	costs	cost	NOUN
ajeer-1356	166	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	166	19	well	well	ADV
ajeer-1356	166	20	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	166	21	technological	technological	ADJ
ajeer-1356	166	22	structures	structure	NOUN
ajeer-1356	166	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	167	1	joash	joash	PROPN
ajeer-1356	167	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	167	3	njangiru	njangiru	PROPN
ajeer-1356	167	4	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	167	5	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	167	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	167	7	examined	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	167	8	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	167	9	impact	impact	NOUN
ajeer-1356	167	10	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	167	11	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	167	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	167	13	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	167	14	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	167	15	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	167	16	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	167	17	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	167	18	commercial	commercial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	167	19	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	167	20	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	167	21	kenya	kenya	PROPN
ajeer-1356	167	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	168	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	168	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	168	3	was	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	168	4	conducted	conduct	VERB
ajeer-1356	168	5	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	168	6	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	168	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	168	8	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	168	9	that	that	PRON
ajeer-1356	168	10	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	168	11	taken	take	VERB
ajeer-1356	168	12	place	place	NOUN
ajeer-1356	168	13	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	168	14	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	168	15	kenyan	kenyan	ADJ
ajeer-1356	168	16	banking	banking	NOUN
ajeer-1356	168	17	sector	sector	NOUN
ajeer-1356	168	18	between	between	ADP
ajeer-1356	168	19	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	168	20	period	period	NOUN
ajeer-1356	168	21	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	168	22	2000	2000	NUM
ajeer-1356	168	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	168	24	2014	2014	NUM
ajeer-1356	168	25	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	168	26	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	168	27	sample	sample	NOUN
ajeer-1356	168	28	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	168	29	14	14	NUM
ajeer-1356	168	30	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	168	31	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	168	32	which	which	PRON
ajeer-1356	168	33	had	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	168	34	all	all	PRON
ajeer-1356	168	35	gone	go	VERB
ajeer-1356	168	36	through	through	ADP
ajeer-1356	168	37	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	168	38	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	168	39	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	168	40	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	169	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	169	2	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	169	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	169	4	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	169	5	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	169	6	showed	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	169	7	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	169	8	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	169	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	169	10	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	169	11	improved	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	169	12	shareholder	shareholder	NOUN
ajeer-1356	169	13	value	value	NOUN
ajeer-1356	169	14	asian	asian	ADJ
ajeer-1356	169	15	journal	journal	NOUN
ajeer-1356	169	16	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	169	17	economics	economic	NOUN
ajeer-1356	169	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	169	19	empirical	empirical	ADJ
ajeer-1356	169	20	research	research	NOUN
ajeer-1356	169	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	169	22	2020	2020	NUM
ajeer-1356	169	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	169	24	7(1	7(1	NUM
ajeer-1356	169	25	):	):	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	169	26	36	36	NUM
ajeer-1356	169	27	-	-	SYM
ajeer-1356	169	28	45	45	NUM
ajeer-1356	169	29	40	40	NUM
ajeer-1356	169	30	©	©	PROPN
ajeer-1356	169	31	2019	2019	NUM
ajeer-1356	169	32	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	169	33	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	169	34	authors	author	NOUN
ajeer-1356	169	35	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	169	36	licensee	licensee	PROPN
ajeer-1356	169	37	asian	asian	ADJ
ajeer-1356	169	38	online	online	PROPN
ajeer-1356	169	39	journal	journal	PROPN
ajeer-1356	169	40	publishing	publishing	NOUN
ajeer-1356	169	41	group	group	NOUN
ajeer-1356	169	42	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	169	43	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	169	44	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	169	45	involved	involve	VERB
ajeer-1356	169	46	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	170	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	170	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	170	3	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	170	4	revealed	reveal	VERB
ajeer-1356	170	5	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	170	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	170	7	driving	driving	NOUN
ajeer-1356	170	8	motive	motive	NOUN
ajeer-1356	170	9	behind	behind	ADP
ajeer-1356	170	10	most	most	ADJ
ajeer-1356	170	11	if	if	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	170	12	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	170	13	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	170	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	170	15	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	170	16	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	170	17	kenya	kenya	PROPN
ajeer-1356	170	18	banking	banking	NOUN
ajeer-1356	170	19	sector	sector	NOUN
ajeer-1356	170	20	was	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	170	21	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	170	22	improve	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	170	23	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	170	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	171	1	amewu	amewu	NOUN
ajeer-1356	171	2	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	171	3	2014	2014	NUM
ajeer-1356	171	4	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	171	5	studied	study	VERB
ajeer-1356	171	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	171	7	impact	impact	NOUN
ajeer-1356	171	8	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	171	9	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	171	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	171	11	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	171	12	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	171	13	stock	stock	NOUN
ajeer-1356	171	14	return	return	NOUN
ajeer-1356	171	15	before	before	ADV
ajeer-1356	171	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	171	17	during	during	ADP
ajeer-1356	171	18	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	171	19	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	171	20	crisis	crisis	NOUN
ajeer-1356	171	21	between	between	ADP
ajeer-1356	171	22	2006	2006	NUM
ajeer-1356	171	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	171	24	2009	2009	NUM
ajeer-1356	171	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	172	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	172	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	172	3	used	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	172	4	secondary	secondary	ADJ
ajeer-1356	172	5	data	datum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	172	6	collected	collect	VERB
ajeer-1356	172	7	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	172	8	international	international	ADJ
ajeer-1356	172	9	websites	website	NOUN
ajeer-1356	172	10	such	such	ADJ
ajeer-1356	172	11	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	172	12	reuters	reuters	PROPN
ajeer-1356	172	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	172	14	bloomberg	bloomberg	PROPN
ajeer-1356	172	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	172	16	etc	etc	X
ajeer-1356	172	17	.	.	X
ajeer-1356	172	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	172	19	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	172	20	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	172	21	significant	significant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	172	22	impact	impact	NOUN
ajeer-1356	172	23	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	172	24	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	172	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	172	26	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	172	27	announcement	announcement	NOUN
ajeer-1356	172	28	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	172	29	share	share	NOUN
ajeer-1356	172	30	prices	price	NOUN
ajeer-1356	172	31	during	during	ADP
ajeer-1356	172	32	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	172	33	period	period	NOUN
ajeer-1356	172	34	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	172	35	even	even	ADV
ajeer-1356	172	36	before	before	ADP
ajeer-1356	172	37	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	172	38	period	period	NOUN
ajeer-1356	172	39	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	173	1	akinbuli	akinbuli	PROPN
ajeer-1356	173	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	173	3	kelilume	kelilume	PROPN
ajeer-1356	173	4	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	173	5	2013	2013	NUM
ajeer-1356	173	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	173	7	examined	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	173	8	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	173	9	effect	effect	NOUN
ajeer-1356	173	10	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	173	11	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	173	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	173	13	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	173	14	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	173	15	growth	growth	NOUN
ajeer-1356	173	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	173	17	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	173	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	173	19	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajeer-1356	173	20	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	173	21	corporations	corporation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	173	22	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	173	23	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajeer-1356	173	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	174	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	174	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	174	3	used	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	174	4	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	174	5	survey	survey	NOUN
ajeer-1356	174	6	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	174	7	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	174	8	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	174	9	sector	sector	NOUN
ajeer-1356	174	10	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	174	11	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajeer-1356	174	12	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	175	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	175	2	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	175	3	showed	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	175	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	175	5	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	175	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	175	7	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	175	8	does	do	AUX
ajeer-1356	175	9	not	not	PART
ajeer-1356	175	10	solve	solve	VERB
ajeer-1356	175	11	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	175	12	distress	distress	NOUN
ajeer-1356	175	13	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	175	14	companies	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	175	15	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	176	1	however	however	ADV
ajeer-1356	176	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	176	3	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	176	4	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	176	5	found	find	VERB
ajeer-1356	176	6	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	176	7	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	176	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	176	9	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	176	10	influenced	influence	VERB
ajeer-1356	176	11	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	176	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	176	13	growth	growth	NOUN
ajeer-1356	176	14	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	176	15	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajeer-1356	176	16	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	177	1	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	177	2	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	177	3	other	other	ADJ
ajeer-1356	177	4	hand	hand	NOUN
ajeer-1356	177	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	177	6	operational	operational	ADJ
ajeer-1356	177	7	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajeer-1356	177	8	suffers	suffer	VERB
ajeer-1356	177	9	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	177	10	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	177	11	short	short	ADJ
ajeer-1356	177	12	run	run	NOUN
ajeer-1356	177	13	before	before	ADP
ajeer-1356	177	14	normalizing	normalize	VERB
ajeer-1356	177	15	subsequently	subsequently	ADV
ajeer-1356	177	16	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	177	17	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	177	18	long	long	ADJ
ajeer-1356	177	19	run	run	NOUN
ajeer-1356	177	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	178	1	salami	salami	NOUN
ajeer-1356	178	2	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	178	3	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	178	4	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	178	5	examined	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	178	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	178	7	impact	impact	NOUN
ajeer-1356	178	8	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	178	9	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	178	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	178	11	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	178	12	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	178	13	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	178	14	banking	banking	NOUN
ajeer-1356	178	15	industry	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	178	16	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	178	17	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	178	18	using	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	178	19	societe	societe	ADJ
ajeer-1356	178	20	generale	generale	NOUN
ajeer-1356	178	21	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	178	22	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	178	23	case	case	NOUN
ajeer-1356	178	24	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	178	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	179	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	179	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	179	3	relied	rely	VERB
ajeer-1356	179	4	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	179	5	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	179	6	mixed	mixed	ADJ
ajeer-1356	179	7	approach	approach	NOUN
ajeer-1356	179	8	using	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	179	9	data	datum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	179	10	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	179	11	both	both	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	179	12	primary	primary	ADJ
ajeer-1356	179	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	179	14	secondary	secondary	ADJ
ajeer-1356	179	15	sources	source	NOUN
ajeer-1356	179	16	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	180	1	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	180	2	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	180	3	showed	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	180	4	some	some	DET
ajeer-1356	180	5	improvement	improvement	NOUN
ajeer-1356	180	6	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	180	7	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	180	8	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	180	9	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	180	10	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	180	11	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	180	12	after	after	ADP
ajeer-1356	180	13	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	180	14	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	180	15	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	181	1	however	however	ADV
ajeer-1356	181	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	181	3	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	181	4	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	181	5	could	could	AUX
ajeer-1356	181	6	not	not	PART
ajeer-1356	181	7	find	find	VERB
ajeer-1356	181	8	any	any	DET
ajeer-1356	181	9	evidence	evidence	NOUN
ajeer-1356	181	10	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	181	11	cost	cost	NOUN
ajeer-1356	181	12	reduction	reduction	NOUN
ajeer-1356	181	13	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	181	14	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	181	15	post	post	ADJ
ajeer-1356	181	16	-	-	ADJ
ajeer-1356	181	17	acquisition	acquisition	ADJ
ajeer-1356	181	18	period	period	NOUN
ajeer-1356	181	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	182	1	3	3	X
ajeer-1356	182	2	.	.	X
ajeer-1356	182	3	methodology	methodology	NOUN
ajeer-1356	182	4	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	182	5	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	182	6	relied	rely	VERB
ajeer-1356	182	7	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	182	8	secondary	secondary	ADJ
ajeer-1356	182	9	data	datum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	182	10	collected	collect	VERB
ajeer-1356	182	11	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	182	12	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	182	13	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	182	14	statement	statement	NOUN
ajeer-1356	182	15	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	182	16	commercial	commercial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	182	17	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	182	18	that	that	PRON
ajeer-1356	182	19	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	182	20	undergone	undergo	VERB
ajeer-1356	182	21	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	182	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	182	23	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	182	24	over	over	ADP
ajeer-1356	182	25	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	182	26	last	last	ADJ
ajeer-1356	182	27	ten	ten	NUM
ajeer-1356	182	28	years	year	NOUN
ajeer-1356	182	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	183	1	data	datum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	183	2	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	183	3	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	183	4	price	price	NOUN
ajeer-1356	183	5	water	water	NOUN
ajeer-1356	183	6	house	house	PROPN
ajeer-1356	183	7	coopers	coopers	PROPN
ajeer-1356	183	8	annual	annual	ADJ
ajeer-1356	183	9	banking	banking	NOUN
ajeer-1356	183	10	survey	survey	NOUN
ajeer-1356	183	11	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	183	12	served	serve	VERB
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ajeer-1356	183	14	another	another	DET
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ajeer-1356	186	17	bank	bank	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	186	21	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	186	22	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	187	7	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	187	17	ghana	ghana	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	187	30	pre	pre	ADJ
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ajeer-1356	187	32	post	post	ADJ
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ajeer-1356	187	36	were	be	AUX
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ajeer-1356	187	41	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	187	42	and	and	CCONJ
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ajeer-1356	187	44	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	188	27	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	188	28	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	188	29	(	(	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	188	31	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	188	32	agyei	agyei	NOUN
ajeer-1356	188	33	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	188	43	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	197	18	(	(	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	197	24	;	;	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	197	32	;	;	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	197	34	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	197	35	2015	2015	NUM
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ajeer-1356	197	37	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	198	26	(	(	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	198	29	xiaofang	xiaofang	PROPN
ajeer-1356	198	30	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	198	32	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	198	33	barnor	barnor	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	198	35	adu	adu	NOUN
ajeer-1356	198	36	-	-	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	198	38	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	198	39	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	198	40	;	;	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	198	42	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	198	44	;	;	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	198	49	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	198	50	2017	2017	NUM
ajeer-1356	198	51	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	198	52	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	199	2	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	200	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	201	1	the	the	DET
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ajeer-1356	202	13	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	202	14	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	202	15	maama	maama	NOUN
ajeer-1356	202	16	et	et	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	202	18	.	.	PROPN
ajeer-1356	202	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	202	20	2017	2017	NUM
ajeer-1356	202	21	;	;	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	202	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	202	24	2017	2017	NUM
ajeer-1356	202	25	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	202	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	203	1	these	these	DET
ajeer-1356	203	2	studies	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	203	3	argue	argue	VERB
ajeer-1356	203	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	203	5	bigger	big	ADJ
ajeer-1356	203	6	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	203	7	enjoy	enjoy	VERB
ajeer-1356	203	8	economies	economy	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	203	10	scale	scale	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	203	12	are	be	AUX
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ajeer-1356	203	14	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	203	15	undertake	undertake	VERB
ajeer-1356	203	16	bigger	big	ADJ
ajeer-1356	203	17	transactions	transaction	NOUN
ajeer-1356	203	18	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	203	20	have	have	VERB
ajeer-1356	203	21	lower	low	ADJ
ajeer-1356	203	22	risk	risk	NOUN
ajeer-1356	203	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	203	24	improve	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	203	25	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	203	26	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	203	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	204	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	204	2	second	second	ADJ
ajeer-1356	204	3	control	control	NOUN
ajeer-1356	204	4	variable	variable	NOUN
ajeer-1356	204	5	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	204	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	204	7	age	age	NOUN
ajeer-1356	204	8	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	204	9	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	204	10	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	204	11	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	204	13	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	204	14	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	204	15	been	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	204	16	cited	cite	VERB
ajeer-1356	204	17	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	204	18	potential	potential	ADJ
ajeer-1356	204	19	determinant	determinant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	204	20	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	204	21	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	204	22	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	204	23	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	204	24	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	204	25	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	204	26	maama	maama	PROPN
ajeer-1356	204	27	et	et	PROPN
ajeer-1356	204	28	al	al	PROPN
ajeer-1356	204	29	.	.	PROPN
ajeer-1356	204	30	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	204	31	2017	2017	NUM
ajeer-1356	204	32	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	204	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	205	1	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	205	2	that	that	PRON
ajeer-1356	205	3	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	205	4	operated	operate	VERB
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ajeer-1356	205	6	a	a	DET
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ajeer-1356	205	8	time	time	NOUN
ajeer-1356	205	9	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	205	10	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	205	11	understand	understand	VERB
ajeer-1356	205	12	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	205	13	industry	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	205	14	-	-	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	205	15	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	205	16	risk	risk	NOUN
ajeer-1356	205	17	profile	profile	NOUN
ajeer-1356	205	18	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	205	19	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	205	20	clients	client	NOUN
ajeer-1356	205	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	205	22	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	205	23	macroeconomic	macroeconomic	ADJ
ajeer-1356	205	24	environment	environment	NOUN
ajeer-1356	205	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	205	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	205	27	are	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	205	28	able	able	ADJ
ajeer-1356	205	29	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	205	30	take	take	VERB
ajeer-1356	205	31	steps	step	NOUN
ajeer-1356	205	32	that	that	PRON
ajeer-1356	205	33	will	will	AUX
ajeer-1356	205	34	improve	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	205	35	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	205	36	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	205	37	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	205	38	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	206	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	206	2	last	last	ADJ
ajeer-1356	206	3	control	control	NOUN
ajeer-1356	206	4	variable	variable	NOUN
ajeer-1356	206	5	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	206	6	foreign	foreign	ADJ
ajeer-1356	206	7	ownership	ownership	NOUN
ajeer-1356	206	8	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	206	10	have	have	AUX
ajeer-1356	206	11	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	206	12	been	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	206	13	found	find	VERB
ajeer-1356	206	14	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	206	15	be	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	206	16	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	206	17	potential	potential	ADJ
ajeer-1356	206	18	determinant	determinant	NOUN
ajeer-1356	206	19	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	206	20	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	206	21	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	206	22	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	206	23	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	206	24	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	206	25	musah	musah	NOUN
ajeer-1356	206	26	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	206	27	2017	2017	NUM
ajeer-1356	206	28	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	206	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	207	1	asian	asian	ADJ
ajeer-1356	207	2	journal	journal	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	207	4	economics	economic	NOUN
ajeer-1356	207	5	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	207	6	empirical	empirical	ADJ
ajeer-1356	207	7	research	research	NOUN
ajeer-1356	207	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	207	9	2020	2020	NUM
ajeer-1356	207	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	207	11	7(1	7(1	NUM
ajeer-1356	207	12	):	):	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	207	13	36	36	NUM
ajeer-1356	207	14	-	-	SYM
ajeer-1356	207	15	45	45	NUM
ajeer-1356	207	16	41	41	NUM
ajeer-1356	207	17	©	©	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	207	20	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	207	21	authors	author	NOUN
ajeer-1356	207	22	;	;	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	207	24	asian	asian	ADJ
ajeer-1356	207	25	online	online	PROPN
ajeer-1356	207	26	journal	journal	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	207	29	3.3	3.3	NUM
ajeer-1356	207	30	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	208	5	findings	finding	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	208	10	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	211	6	(	(	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	211	8	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	211	9	0.2091	0.2091	NUM
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ajeer-1356	211	16	(	(	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	211	18	)	)	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	211	20	0.0752	0.0752	NUM
ajeer-1356	211	21	0.073	0.073	NUM
ajeer-1356	211	22	0.372	0.372	NUM
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ajeer-1356	211	26	(	(	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	211	28	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	211	29	0.1481	0.1481	NUM
ajeer-1356	211	30	0.2453	0.2453	NUM
ajeer-1356	211	31	-1.095	-1.095	NOUN
ajeer-1356	211	32	0.664	0.664	NUM
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ajeer-1356	211	36	(	(	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	211	38	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	211	39	0.575	0.575	NUM
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ajeer-1356	211	41	0	0	NUM
ajeer-1356	211	42	1	1	NUM
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ajeer-1356	211	45	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	211	46	size	size	NOUN
ajeer-1356	211	47	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	211	48	9.1578	9.1578	NUM
ajeer-1356	211	49	0.4519	0.4519	NUM
ajeer-1356	211	50	8.274	8.274	NUM
ajeer-1356	211	51	10.03	10.03	NUM
ajeer-1356	211	52	foreign	foreign	ADJ
ajeer-1356	211	53	ownership	ownership	NOUN
ajeer-1356	211	54	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	211	55	own	own	ADJ
ajeer-1356	211	56	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	211	57	0.4875	0.4875	NUM
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ajeer-1356	211	59	0	0	NUM
ajeer-1356	211	60	1	1	NUM
ajeer-1356	211	61	the	the	DET
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ajeer-1356	211	64	table	table	NOUN
ajeer-1356	211	65	2	2	NUM
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ajeer-1356	211	67	shows	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	211	68	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	211	69	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	211	70	average	average	ADJ
ajeer-1356	211	71	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	211	72	sampled	sample	VERB
ajeer-1356	211	73	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	211	74	are	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	211	75	able	able	ADJ
ajeer-1356	211	76	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	211	77	keep	keep	VERB
ajeer-1356	211	78	21	21	NUM
ajeer-1356	211	79	%	%	NOUN
ajeer-1356	211	80	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	211	81	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	211	82	interest	interest	NOUN
ajeer-1356	211	83	income	income	NOUN
ajeer-1356	211	84	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	211	85	profit	profit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	211	86	after	after	ADP
ajeer-1356	211	87	taking	take	VERB
ajeer-1356	211	88	care	care	NOUN
ajeer-1356	211	89	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	211	90	all	all	DET
ajeer-1356	211	91	major	major	ADJ
ajeer-1356	211	92	business	business	NOUN
ajeer-1356	211	93	operating	operating	NOUN
ajeer-1356	211	94	expenses	expense	NOUN
ajeer-1356	211	95	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	212	1	majority	majority	NOUN
ajeer-1356	212	2	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	212	3	studies	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	212	4	that	that	PRON
ajeer-1356	212	5	examined	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	212	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	212	7	effect	effect	NOUN
ajeer-1356	212	8	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	212	9	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	212	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	212	11	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	212	12	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	212	13	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	212	14	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	212	15	did	do	AUX
ajeer-1356	212	16	have	have	VERB
ajeer-1356	212	17	net	net	ADJ
ajeer-1356	212	18	profit	profit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	212	19	margin	margin	NOUN
ajeer-1356	212	20	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	212	21	one	one	NUM
ajeer-1356	212	22	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	212	23	its	its	PRON
ajeer-1356	212	24	variable	variable	NOUN
ajeer-1356	212	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	213	1	however	however	ADV
ajeer-1356	213	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	213	3	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	213	4	20	20	NUM
ajeer-1356	213	5	%	%	NOUN
ajeer-1356	213	6	net	net	ADJ
ajeer-1356	213	7	profit	profit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	213	8	margin	margin	NOUN
ajeer-1356	213	9	appears	appear	VERB
ajeer-1356	213	10	very	very	ADV
ajeer-1356	213	11	impressive	impressive	ADJ
ajeer-1356	213	12	given	give	VERB
ajeer-1356	213	13	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	213	14	competitive	competitive	ADJ
ajeer-1356	213	15	nature	nature	NOUN
ajeer-1356	213	16	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	213	17	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	213	18	banking	banking	NOUN
ajeer-1356	213	19	industry	industry	NOUN
ajeer-1356	213	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	214	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	214	2	20	20	NUM
ajeer-1356	214	3	%	%	NOUN
ajeer-1356	214	4	net	net	ADJ
ajeer-1356	214	5	profit	profit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	214	6	margin	margin	NOUN
ajeer-1356	214	7	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	214	8	higher	high	ADJ
ajeer-1356	214	9	than	than	ADP
ajeer-1356	214	10	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	214	11	result	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	214	12	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	214	13	harvey	harvey	NOUN
ajeer-1356	214	14	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	214	15	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	214	16	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	214	17	whose	whose	DET
ajeer-1356	214	18	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	214	19	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	214	20	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	214	21	net	net	ADJ
ajeer-1356	214	22	profit	profit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	214	23	margin	margin	NOUN
ajeer-1356	214	24	average	average	NOUN
ajeer-1356	214	25	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	214	26	3	3	NUM
ajeer-1356	214	27	%	%	NOUN
ajeer-1356	214	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	215	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	215	2	second	second	ADJ
ajeer-1356	215	3	variable	variable	NOUN
ajeer-1356	215	4	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	215	5	return	return	VERB
ajeer-1356	215	6	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	215	7	assets	asset	NOUN
ajeer-1356	215	8	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	215	9	showed	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	215	10	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	215	11	mean	mean	NOUN
ajeer-1356	215	12	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	215	13	about	about	ADV
ajeer-1356	215	14	4	4	NUM
ajeer-1356	215	15	%	%	NOUN
ajeer-1356	215	16	over	over	ADP
ajeer-1356	215	17	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	215	18	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	215	19	period	period	NOUN
ajeer-1356	215	20	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	215	21	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	215	22	minimum	minimum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	215	23	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	215	24	negative	negative	ADJ
ajeer-1356	215	25	0.07	0.07	NUM
ajeer-1356	215	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	215	27	maximum	maximum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	215	28	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	215	29	0.372	0.372	NUM
ajeer-1356	215	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	216	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	216	2	results	result	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	216	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	216	5	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	216	6	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	216	7	sampled	sample	VERB
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ajeer-1356	216	9	only	only	ADV
ajeer-1356	216	10	able	able	ADJ
ajeer-1356	216	11	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	216	12	manage	manage	VERB
ajeer-1356	216	13	4	4	NUM
ajeer-1356	216	14	%	%	NOUN
ajeer-1356	216	15	returns	return	NOUN
ajeer-1356	216	16	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	216	17	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	216	18	entire	entire	ADJ
ajeer-1356	216	19	assets	asset	NOUN
ajeer-1356	216	20	over	over	ADP
ajeer-1356	216	21	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	216	22	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	216	23	period	period	NOUN
ajeer-1356	216	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	217	1	this	this	DET
ajeer-1356	217	2	figure	figure	NOUN
ajeer-1356	217	3	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	217	4	lower	low	ADJ
ajeer-1356	217	5	than	than	ADP
ajeer-1356	217	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	217	7	return	return	NOUN
ajeer-1356	217	8	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	217	9	assets	asset	NOUN
ajeer-1356	217	10	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	217	11	12	12	NUM
ajeer-1356	217	12	%	%	NOUN
ajeer-1356	217	13	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	217	14	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	217	15	harvey	harvey	PROPN
ajeer-1356	217	16	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	217	17	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	217	18	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	217	19	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	217	20	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	217	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	217	22	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	217	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	217	24	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	217	25	based	base	VERB
ajeer-1356	217	26	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	217	27	total	total	ADJ
ajeer-1356	217	28	petroleum	petroleum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	217	29	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	217	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	218	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	218	2	return	return	NOUN
ajeer-1356	218	3	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	218	4	equity	equity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	218	5	revealed	reveal	VERB
ajeer-1356	218	6	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	218	7	mean	mean	ADJ
ajeer-1356	218	8	score	score	NOUN
ajeer-1356	218	9	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	218	10	14.81	14.81	NUM
ajeer-1356	218	11	%	%	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	218	13	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	218	14	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	218	15	period	period	NOUN
ajeer-1356	218	16	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	218	18	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	218	19	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	218	20	sampled	sample	VERB
ajeer-1356	218	21	commercial	commercial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	218	22	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	218	23	are	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	218	24	able	able	ADJ
ajeer-1356	218	25	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	218	26	generate	generate	VERB
ajeer-1356	218	27	14.81	14.81	NUM
ajeer-1356	218	28	%	%	NOUN
ajeer-1356	218	29	returns	return	NOUN
ajeer-1356	218	30	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	218	31	shareholders	shareholder	NOUN
ajeer-1356	218	32	’	'	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	218	33	investments	investment	NOUN
ajeer-1356	218	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	219	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	219	2	rate	rate	NOUN
ajeer-1356	219	3	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	219	4	however	however	ADV
ajeer-1356	219	5	lower	low	ADJ
ajeer-1356	219	6	compared	compare	VERB
ajeer-1356	219	7	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	219	8	that	that	PRON
ajeer-1356	219	9	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	219	10	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	219	11	findings	finding	NOUN
ajeer-1356	219	12	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	219	13	oduro	oduro	NOUN
ajeer-1356	219	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	219	15	agyei	agyei	PROPN
ajeer-1356	219	16	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	219	17	2013	2013	NUM
ajeer-1356	219	18	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	219	19	whose	whose	DET
ajeer-1356	219	20	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	219	21	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	219	22	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	219	23	return	return	NOUN
ajeer-1356	219	24	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	219	25	equity	equity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	219	26	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	219	27	22	22	NUM
ajeer-1356	219	28	%	%	NOUN
ajeer-1356	219	29	based	base	VERB
ajeer-1356	219	30	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	219	31	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	219	32	sample	sample	NOUN
ajeer-1356	219	33	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	219	34	listed	list	VERB
ajeer-1356	219	35	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	219	36	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	219	37	non	non	ADJ
ajeer-1356	219	38	-	-	ADJ
ajeer-1356	219	39	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	219	40	firms	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	219	41	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	219	42	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	219	43	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	219	44	stock	stock	PROPN
ajeer-1356	219	45	exchange	exchange	PROPN
ajeer-1356	219	46	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	220	1	harvey	harvey	NOUN
ajeer-1356	220	2	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	220	3	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	220	4	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	220	5	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	220	6	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	220	7	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	220	8	much	much	ADV
ajeer-1356	220	9	higher	high	ADJ
ajeer-1356	220	10	return	return	NOUN
ajeer-1356	220	11	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	220	12	equity	equity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	220	13	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	220	14	33	33	NUM
ajeer-1356	220	15	%	%	NOUN
ajeer-1356	220	16	even	even	ADV
ajeer-1356	220	17	though	though	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	220	18	that	that	DET
ajeer-1356	220	19	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	220	20	was	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	220	21	not	not	PART
ajeer-1356	220	22	based	base	VERB
ajeer-1356	220	23	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	220	24	commercial	commercial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	220	25	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	220	26	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	220	27	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	220	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	221	1	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	221	2	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	221	3	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	221	4	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	221	5	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	221	6	variable	variable	NOUN
ajeer-1356	221	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	221	8	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	221	9	results	result	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	221	11	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	221	12	57.5	57.5	NUM
ajeer-1356	221	13	%	%	NOUN
ajeer-1356	221	14	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	221	15	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	221	16	sample	sample	NOUN
ajeer-1356	221	17	observation	observation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	221	18	fall	fall	VERB
ajeer-1356	221	19	under	under	ADP
ajeer-1356	221	20	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	221	21	post	post	ADJ
ajeer-1356	221	22	-	-	ADJ
ajeer-1356	221	23	merger	merger	ADJ
ajeer-1356	221	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	221	25	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	221	26	period	period	NOUN
ajeer-1356	221	27	including	include	VERB
ajeer-1356	221	28	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	221	29	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	221	30	year	year	NOUN
ajeer-1356	221	31	itself	itself	PRON
ajeer-1356	221	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	222	1	this	this	PRON
ajeer-1356	222	2	is	be	AUX
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ajeer-1356	222	4	higher	high	ADJ
ajeer-1356	222	5	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	222	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	222	7	findings	finding	NOUN
ajeer-1356	222	8	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	222	9	oduro	oduro	NOUN
ajeer-1356	222	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	222	11	agyei	agyei	PROPN
ajeer-1356	222	12	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	222	13	2013	2013	NUM
ajeer-1356	222	14	)	)	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	222	16	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	222	17	51	51	NUM
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ajeer-1356	222	19	as	as	ADP
ajeer-1356	222	20	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	222	21	mean	mean	ADJ
ajeer-1356	222	22	score	score	NOUN
ajeer-1356	222	23	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	222	24	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	222	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	222	26	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	222	27	using	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	222	28	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	222	29	same	same	ADJ
ajeer-1356	222	30	measurement	measurement	NOUN
ajeer-1356	222	31	approach	approach	NOUN
ajeer-1356	222	32	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	223	3	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	223	4	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	223	5	which	which	PRON
ajeer-1356	223	6	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	223	7	measured	measure	VERB
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ajeer-1356	223	9	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	223	10	natural	natural	ADJ
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ajeer-1356	223	13	total	total	ADJ
ajeer-1356	223	14	assets	asset	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	223	16	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	223	17	8.24	8.24	NUM
ajeer-1356	223	18	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	223	19	10.03	10.03	NUM
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ajeer-1356	223	21	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	223	22	mean	mean	ADJ
ajeer-1356	223	23	score	score	NOUN
ajeer-1356	223	24	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	223	25	9.15	9.15	NUM
ajeer-1356	223	26	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	224	4	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	224	5	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	224	6	findings	finding	NOUN
ajeer-1356	224	7	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	224	8	oduro	oduro	NOUN
ajeer-1356	224	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	224	10	agyei	agyei	PROPN
ajeer-1356	224	11	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	224	12	2013)who	2013)who	NUM
ajeer-1356	224	13	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	224	14	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	224	15	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	224	16	mean	mean	NOUN
ajeer-1356	224	17	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	224	18	natural	natural	ADJ
ajeer-1356	224	19	logarithm	logarithm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	224	20	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	224	21	total	total	ADJ
ajeer-1356	224	22	assets	asset	NOUN
ajeer-1356	224	23	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	224	24	8.27	8.27	NUM
ajeer-1356	224	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	224	26	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	224	27	maximum	maximum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	224	28	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	224	29	10.16	10.16	NUM
ajeer-1356	224	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	225	1	table	table	NOUN
ajeer-1356	225	2	2	2	NUM
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ajeer-1356	225	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	225	5	49	49	NUM
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ajeer-1356	225	8	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	225	9	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	225	10	sampled	sample	VERB
ajeer-1356	225	11	were	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	225	12	foreign	foreign	ADJ
ajeer-1356	225	13	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	225	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	225	15	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	225	16	rest	rest	NOUN
ajeer-1356	225	17	local	local	ADJ
ajeer-1356	225	18	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	225	19	based	base	VERB
ajeer-1356	225	20	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	225	21	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	225	22	sample	sample	NOUN
ajeer-1356	225	23	observations	observation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	225	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	226	1	this	this	PRON
ajeer-1356	226	2	is	be	AUX
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ajeer-1356	226	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	226	7	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	226	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	226	9	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	226	11	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	226	12	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	226	13	form	form	NOUN
ajeer-1356	226	14	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	226	15	foreign	foreign	ADJ
ajeer-1356	226	16	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	226	17	acquiring	acquire	VERB
ajeer-1356	226	18	local	local	ADJ
ajeer-1356	226	19	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	226	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	227	1	3.4	3.4	NUM
ajeer-1356	227	2	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	228	2	analysis	analysis	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	228	4	net	net	ADJ
ajeer-1356	228	5	profit	profit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	228	6	margin	margin	NOUN
ajeer-1356	228	7	and	and	CCONJ
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ajeer-1356	228	9	variable	variable	ADJ
ajeer-1356	228	10	table	table	NOUN
ajeer-1356	228	11	3	3	NUM
ajeer-1356	228	12	shows	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	228	13	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	228	14	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	228	15	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	228	16	a	a	DET
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ajeer-1356	228	19	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	228	20	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	228	21	relationship	relationship	NOUN
ajeer-1356	228	22	between	between	ADP
ajeer-1356	228	23	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	228	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	228	25	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	228	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	228	27	net	net	ADJ
ajeer-1356	228	28	profit	profit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	228	29	margin	margin	NOUN
ajeer-1356	228	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	229	1	table-3	table-3	NUM
ajeer-1356	229	2	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	230	1	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajeer-1356	230	2	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	230	3	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	230	4	npm	npm	PROPN
ajeer-1356	230	5	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	230	6	other	other	ADJ
ajeer-1356	230	7	variables	variable	NOUN
ajeer-1356	230	8	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	231	1	variables	variables	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	231	3	ma	ma	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	231	5	own	own	ADJ
ajeer-1356	231	6	npm	npm	PROPN
ajeer-1356	231	7	1.000	1.000	NUM
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ajeer-1356	231	9	-0.1368	-0.1368	PROPN
ajeer-1356	231	10	1.000	1.000	NUM
ajeer-1356	231	11	size	size	NOUN
ajeer-1356	231	12	0.2265	0.2265	NUM
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ajeer-1356	231	16	*	*	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	231	18	1.000	1.000	NUM
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ajeer-1356	231	21	0.6361	0.6361	NOUN
ajeer-1356	231	22	*	*	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	231	23	*	*	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	231	24	*	*	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	231	25	0.0709	0.0709	NUM
ajeer-1356	231	26	1.000	1.000	NUM
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ajeer-1356	231	30	*	*	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	231	31	*	*	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	231	34	at	at	ADP
ajeer-1356	231	35	1	1	NUM
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ajeer-1356	231	38	level	level	NOUN
ajeer-1356	231	39	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	231	40	*	*	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	231	41	*	*	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	231	42	means	mean	VERB
ajeer-1356	231	43	significant	significant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	231	44	at	at	ADP
ajeer-1356	231	45	5	5	NUM
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ajeer-1356	231	49	and	and	CCONJ
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ajeer-1356	231	52	significant	significant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	231	53	at	at	ADP
ajeer-1356	231	54	10	10	NUM
ajeer-1356	231	55	%	%	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	231	57	level	level	NOUN
ajeer-1356	231	58	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	231	59	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	232	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	232	2	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	232	3	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	232	4	table	table	NOUN
ajeer-1356	232	5	3	3	NUM
ajeer-1356	232	6	above	above	ADV
ajeer-1356	232	7	shows	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	232	8	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	232	9	there	there	PRON
ajeer-1356	232	10	is	be	VERB
ajeer-1356	232	11	a	a	DET
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ajeer-1356	254	24	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	254	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	254	26	return	return	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	254	33	ghana	ghana	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	255	13	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	256	3	first	first	ADJ
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ajeer-1356	256	9	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	256	12	profit	profit	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	256	14	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	256	25	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	257	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	257	7	the	the	DET
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ajeer-1356	257	19	is	be	VERB
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ajeer-1356	258	1	overall	overall	ADV
ajeer-1356	258	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	258	5	analysis	analysis	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	267	21	5	5	NUM
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ajeer-1356	293	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	293	12	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	293	14	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	293	15	ghanaian	ghanaian	ADJ
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ajeer-1356	295	21	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	305	14	sector	sector	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	305	16	net	net	ADJ
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ajeer-1356	305	18	margin	margin	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	306	4	the	the	DET
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ajeer-1356	306	14	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	306	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	306	16	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	306	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	306	18	return	return	VERB
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ajeer-1356	306	25	and	and	CCONJ
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ajeer-1356	306	35	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	306	36	assets	asset	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	307	1	the	the	DET
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ajeer-1356	307	4	the	the	DET
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ajeer-1356	307	11	2014	2014	NUM
ajeer-1356	307	12	)	)	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	307	17	effect	effect	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	307	19	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	307	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	307	21	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	307	22	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	307	23	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	307	24	short	short	ADJ
ajeer-1356	307	25	run	run	NOUN
ajeer-1356	307	26	but	but	CCONJ
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ajeer-1356	307	28	effect	effect	NOUN
ajeer-1356	307	29	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	307	30	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	307	31	long	long	ADJ
ajeer-1356	307	32	run	run	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	307	34	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	307	35	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	307	36	sample	sample	NOUN
ajeer-1356	307	37	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	307	38	commercial	commercial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	307	39	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	307	40	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	307	41	west	west	PROPN
ajeer-1356	307	42	africa	africa	PROPN
ajeer-1356	307	43	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	308	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	308	2	result	result	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	308	4	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	308	5	contrary	contrary	ADJ
ajeer-1356	308	6	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	308	7	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	308	8	findings	finding	NOUN
ajeer-1356	308	9	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	308	10	abdul	abdul	PROPN
ajeer-1356	308	11	-	-	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	308	12	ramon	ramon	NOUN
ajeer-1356	308	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	308	14	ayorinde	ayorinde	NOUN
ajeer-1356	308	15	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	308	16	2012	2012	NUM
ajeer-1356	308	17	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	308	18	who	who	PRON
ajeer-1356	308	19	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	308	20	improved	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	308	21	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	308	22	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	308	23	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	308	24	commercial	commercial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	308	25	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	308	26	post	post	ADJ
ajeer-1356	308	27	-	-	ADJ
ajeer-1356	308	28	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	308	29	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	308	30	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	308	31	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	308	32	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajeer-1356	308	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	309	1	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	309	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	309	3	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	309	4	result	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	309	5	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	309	6	inconsistent	inconsistent	ADJ
ajeer-1356	309	7	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	309	8	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	309	9	findings	finding	NOUN
ajeer-1356	309	10	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	309	11	maama	maama	NOUN
ajeer-1356	309	12	et	et	PROPN
ajeer-1356	309	13	al	al	PROPN
ajeer-1356	309	14	.	.	PROPN
ajeer-1356	310	1	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	310	2	2017	2017	NUM
ajeer-1356	310	3	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	310	4	who	who	PRON
ajeer-1356	310	5	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	310	6	positive	positive	ADJ
ajeer-1356	310	7	impact	impact	NOUN
ajeer-1356	310	8	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	310	9	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	310	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	310	11	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	310	12	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	310	13	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	310	14	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	310	15	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	310	16	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	310	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	311	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	311	2	result	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	311	3	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	311	4	however	however	ADV
ajeer-1356	311	5	consistent	consistent	ADJ
ajeer-1356	311	6	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	311	7	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	311	8	findings	finding	NOUN
ajeer-1356	311	9	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	311	10	akinbuli	akinbuli	PROPN
ajeer-1356	311	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	311	12	kelilume	kelilume	PROPN
ajeer-1356	311	13	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	311	14	2013	2013	NUM
ajeer-1356	311	15	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	311	16	who	who	PRON
ajeer-1356	311	17	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	311	18	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	311	19	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	311	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	311	21	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	311	22	does	do	AUX
ajeer-1356	311	23	not	not	PART
ajeer-1356	311	24	significantly	significantly	ADV
ajeer-1356	311	25	influence	influence	VERB
ajeer-1356	311	26	firm	firm	ADJ
ajeer-1356	311	27	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	311	28	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	311	29	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajeer-1356	311	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	312	1	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	312	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	312	3	harvey	harvey	PROPN
ajeer-1356	312	4	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	312	5	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	312	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	312	7	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	312	8	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	312	9	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	312	10	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	312	11	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	312	12	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	312	13	post	post	ADJ
ajeer-1356	312	14	-	-	ADJ
ajeer-1356	312	15	merger	merger	ADJ
ajeer-1356	312	16	period	period	NOUN
ajeer-1356	312	17	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	312	18	firms	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	312	19	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	312	20	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	312	21	declined	decline	VERB
ajeer-1356	312	22	suggesting	suggest	VERB
ajeer-1356	312	23	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	312	24	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	312	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	312	26	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	312	27	does	do	AUX
ajeer-1356	312	28	not	not	PART
ajeer-1356	312	29	improve	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	312	30	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	312	31	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	312	32	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	312	33	firms	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	312	34	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	312	35	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	312	36	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	313	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	313	2	result	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	313	3	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	313	4	however	however	ADV
ajeer-1356	313	5	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	313	6	at	at	ADP
ajeer-1356	313	7	variance	variance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	313	8	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	313	9	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	313	10	findings	finding	NOUN
ajeer-1356	313	11	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	313	12	adu	adu	PROPN
ajeer-1356	313	13	-	-	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	313	14	darko	darko	PROPN
ajeer-1356	313	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	313	16	bruce	bruce	PROPN
ajeer-1356	313	17	-	-	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	313	18	twum	twum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	313	19	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	313	20	2014	2014	NUM
ajeer-1356	313	21	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	313	22	who	who	PRON
ajeer-1356	313	23	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	313	24	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	313	25	downward	downward	ADJ
ajeer-1356	313	26	trend	trend	NOUN
ajeer-1356	313	27	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	313	28	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	313	29	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	313	30	firms	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	313	31	used	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	313	32	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	313	33	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	313	34	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	313	35	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	313	36	suggesting	suggest	VERB
ajeer-1356	313	37	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	313	38	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	313	39	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	313	40	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	313	41	does	do	AUX
ajeer-1356	313	42	not	not	PART
ajeer-1356	313	43	improve	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	313	44	firm	firm	ADJ
ajeer-1356	313	45	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	313	46	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	314	1	even	even	ADV
ajeer-1356	314	2	though	though	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	314	3	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	314	4	ultimate	ultimate	ADJ
ajeer-1356	314	5	goal	goal	NOUN
ajeer-1356	314	6	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	314	7	every	every	DET
ajeer-1356	314	8	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	314	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	314	10	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	314	11	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	314	12	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	314	13	improve	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	314	14	return	return	NOUN
ajeer-1356	314	15	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	314	16	its	its	PRON
ajeer-1356	314	17	shareholder	shareholder	NOUN
ajeer-1356	314	18	or	or	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	314	19	maximize	maximize	VERB
ajeer-1356	314	20	shareholders	shareholder	NOUN
ajeer-1356	314	21	value	value	NOUN
ajeer-1356	314	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	314	23	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	314	24	regression	regression	NOUN
ajeer-1356	314	25	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	314	26	revealed	reveal	VERB
ajeer-1356	314	27	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	314	28	negative	negative	ADJ
ajeer-1356	314	29	association	association	NOUN
ajeer-1356	314	30	between	between	ADP
ajeer-1356	314	31	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	314	32	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	314	33	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	314	34	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	314	35	return	return	VERB
ajeer-1356	314	36	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	314	37	equity	equity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	314	38	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	315	1	this	this	DET
ajeer-1356	315	2	result	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	3	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	315	4	however	however	ADV
ajeer-1356	315	5	not	not	PART
ajeer-1356	315	6	statistically	statistically	ADV
ajeer-1356	315	7	significant	significant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	315	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	315	9	suggest	suggest	VERB
ajeer-1356	315	10	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	315	11	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	12	return	return	VERB
ajeer-1356	315	13	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	315	14	shareholders	shareholder	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	15	’	'	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	315	17	does	do	AUX
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ajeer-1356	315	20	after	after	ADP
ajeer-1356	315	21	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	315	22	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	315	24	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	25	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	315	27	is	be	AUX
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ajeer-1356	315	29	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	315	30	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	315	31	findings	finding	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	32	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	315	33	adu	adu	PROPN
ajeer-1356	315	34	-	-	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	315	35	darko	darko	PROPN
ajeer-1356	315	36	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	315	37	bruce	bruce	PROPN
ajeer-1356	315	38	-	-	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	315	39	twum	twum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	40	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	315	41	2014	2014	NUM
ajeer-1356	315	42	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	315	43	who	who	PRON
ajeer-1356	315	44	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	315	45	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	315	46	reduction	reduction	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	47	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	315	48	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	49	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	315	50	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	315	51	case	case	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	52	company	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	53	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	315	54	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	315	55	used	use	VERB
ajeer-1356	315	56	for	for	ADP
ajeer-1356	315	57	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	315	58	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	59	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	315	60	but	but	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	315	61	inconsistent	inconsistent	ADJ
ajeer-1356	315	62	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	315	63	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	315	64	findings	finding	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	65	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	315	66	moctar	moctar	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	67	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	315	68	xiaofang	xiaofang	PROPN
ajeer-1356	315	69	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	315	70	2014	2014	NUM
ajeer-1356	315	71	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	315	72	who	who	PRON
ajeer-1356	315	73	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	315	74	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	315	75	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	76	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	315	77	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	78	was	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	315	79	negatively	negatively	ADV
ajeer-1356	315	80	associated	associate	VERB
ajeer-1356	315	81	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	315	82	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	83	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	84	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	315	85	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	315	86	short	short	ADJ
ajeer-1356	315	87	run	run	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	88	but	but	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	315	89	positively	positively	ADV
ajeer-1356	315	90	associated	associate	VERB
ajeer-1356	315	91	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	315	92	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	93	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	94	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	315	95	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	315	96	long	long	ADJ
ajeer-1356	315	97	run	run	NOUN
ajeer-1356	315	98	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	316	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	316	2	result	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	316	3	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	316	4	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	316	5	contrary	contrary	ADJ
ajeer-1356	316	6	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	316	7	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	316	8	findings	finding	NOUN
ajeer-1356	316	9	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	316	10	abdul	abdul	PROPN
ajeer-1356	316	11	-	-	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	316	12	ramon	ramon	NOUN
ajeer-1356	316	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	316	14	ayorinde	ayorinde	NOUN
ajeer-1356	316	15	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	316	16	2012	2012	NUM
ajeer-1356	316	17	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	316	18	who	who	PRON
ajeer-1356	316	19	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	316	20	improved	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	316	21	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	316	22	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	316	23	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	316	24	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	316	25	companies	company	NOUN
ajeer-1356	316	26	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	316	27	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	316	28	post	post	ADJ
ajeer-1356	316	29	-	-	ADJ
ajeer-1356	316	30	merger	merger	ADJ
ajeer-1356	316	31	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	316	32	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	316	33	period	period	NOUN
ajeer-1356	316	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	317	1	furthermore	furthermore	ADV
ajeer-1356	317	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	317	3	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	317	4	result	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	317	5	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	317	6	at	at	ADP
ajeer-1356	317	7	variance	variance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	317	8	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	317	9	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	317	10	findings	finding	NOUN
ajeer-1356	317	11	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	317	12	oduro	oduro	NOUN
ajeer-1356	317	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	317	14	agyei	agyei	PROPN
ajeer-1356	317	15	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	317	16	2013	2013	NUM
ajeer-1356	317	17	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	317	18	who	who	PRON
ajeer-1356	317	19	found	find	VERB
ajeer-1356	317	20	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	317	21	negative	negative	ADJ
ajeer-1356	317	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	317	23	asian	asian	ADJ
ajeer-1356	317	24	journal	journal	NOUN
ajeer-1356	317	25	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	317	26	economics	economic	NOUN
ajeer-1356	317	27	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	317	28	empirical	empirical	ADJ
ajeer-1356	317	29	research	research	NOUN
ajeer-1356	317	30	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	317	31	2020	2020	NUM
ajeer-1356	317	32	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	317	33	7(1	7(1	NUM
ajeer-1356	317	34	):	):	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	317	35	36	36	NUM
ajeer-1356	317	36	-	-	SYM
ajeer-1356	317	37	45	45	NUM
ajeer-1356	317	38	44	44	NUM
ajeer-1356	317	39	©	©	PROPN
ajeer-1356	317	40	2019	2019	NUM
ajeer-1356	317	41	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	317	42	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	317	43	authors	author	NOUN
ajeer-1356	317	44	;	;	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	317	45	licensee	licensee	PROPN
ajeer-1356	317	46	asian	asian	ADJ
ajeer-1356	317	47	online	online	PROPN
ajeer-1356	317	48	journal	journal	PROPN
ajeer-1356	317	49	publishing	publishing	NOUN
ajeer-1356	317	50	group	group	NOUN
ajeer-1356	317	51	statistically	statistically	ADV
ajeer-1356	317	52	significant	significant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	317	53	relationship	relationship	NOUN
ajeer-1356	317	54	between	between	ADP
ajeer-1356	317	55	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	317	56	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	317	57	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	317	58	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	317	59	return	return	NOUN
ajeer-1356	317	60	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	317	61	equity	equity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	317	62	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	317	63	listed	list	VERB
ajeer-1356	317	64	firms	firm	NOUN
ajeer-1356	317	65	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	317	66	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	317	67	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	317	68	stock	stock	PROPN
ajeer-1356	317	69	exchange	exchange	PROPN
ajeer-1356	317	70	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	318	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	318	2	result	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	318	3	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	318	4	similar	similar	ADJ
ajeer-1356	318	5	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	318	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	318	7	findings	finding	NOUN
ajeer-1356	318	8	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	318	9	barnor	barnor	NOUN
ajeer-1356	318	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	318	11	adu	adu	NOUN
ajeer-1356	318	12	-	-	ADJ
ajeer-1356	318	13	twumwaah	twumwaah	ADJ
ajeer-1356	318	14	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	318	15	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	318	16	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	318	17	who	who	PRON
ajeer-1356	318	18	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	318	19	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	318	20	decrease	decrease	NOUN
ajeer-1356	318	21	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	318	22	return	return	NOUN
ajeer-1356	318	23	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	318	24	equity	equity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	318	25	after	after	ADP
ajeer-1356	318	26	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	318	27	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	318	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	318	29	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	318	30	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	318	31	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	318	32	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	318	33	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	318	34	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	318	35	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	318	36	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	319	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	319	2	result	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	319	3	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	319	4	partly	partly	ADV
ajeer-1356	319	5	consistent	consistent	ADJ
ajeer-1356	319	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	319	7	partly	partly	ADV
ajeer-1356	319	8	inconsistent	inconsistent	ADJ
ajeer-1356	319	9	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	319	10	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	319	11	findings	finding	NOUN
ajeer-1356	319	12	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	319	13	maama	maama	NOUN
ajeer-1356	319	14	et	et	PROPN
ajeer-1356	319	15	al	al	PROPN
ajeer-1356	319	16	.	.	PROPN
ajeer-1356	320	1	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	320	2	2017	2017	NUM
ajeer-1356	320	3	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	320	4	where	where	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	320	5	it	it	PRON
ajeer-1356	320	6	was	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	320	7	reported	report	VERB
ajeer-1356	320	8	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	320	9	even	even	ADV
ajeer-1356	320	10	though	though	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	320	11	there	there	PRON
ajeer-1356	320	12	was	be	VERB
ajeer-1356	320	13	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	320	14	decline	decline	NOUN
ajeer-1356	320	15	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	320	16	return	return	NOUN
ajeer-1356	320	17	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	320	18	capital	capital	NOUN
ajeer-1356	320	19	employed	employ	VERB
ajeer-1356	320	20	by	by	ADP
ajeer-1356	320	21	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	320	22	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	320	23	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	320	24	first	first	ADJ
ajeer-1356	320	25	three	three	NUM
ajeer-1356	320	26	years	year	NOUN
ajeer-1356	320	27	after	after	ADP
ajeer-1356	320	28	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	320	29	merger	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	320	30	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	320	31	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	320	32	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	320	33	there	there	PRON
ajeer-1356	320	34	was	be	VERB
ajeer-1356	320	35	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	320	36	positive	positive	ADJ
ajeer-1356	320	37	relationship	relationship	NOUN
ajeer-1356	320	38	between	between	ADP
ajeer-1356	320	39	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	320	40	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	320	41	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	320	42	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	320	43	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	320	44	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	320	45	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	321	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	321	2	result	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	321	3	contradicts	contradict	VERB
ajeer-1356	321	4	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	321	5	findings	finding	NOUN
ajeer-1356	321	6	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	321	7	joash	joash	PROPN
ajeer-1356	321	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	321	9	njangiru	njangiru	PROPN
ajeer-1356	321	10	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	321	11	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	321	12	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	321	13	who	who	PRON
ajeer-1356	321	14	found	find	VERB
ajeer-1356	321	15	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	321	16	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	321	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	321	18	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	321	19	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	321	20	kenyan	kenyan	ADJ
ajeer-1356	321	21	banking	banking	NOUN
ajeer-1356	321	22	sector	sector	NOUN
ajeer-1356	321	23	improved	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	321	24	shareholder	shareholder	NOUN
ajeer-1356	321	25	value	value	NOUN
ajeer-1356	321	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	322	1	harvey	harvey	NOUN
ajeer-1356	322	2	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	322	3	2015	2015	NUM
ajeer-1356	322	4	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	322	5	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	322	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	322	7	other	other	ADJ
ajeer-1356	322	8	hand	hand	NOUN
ajeer-1356	322	9	showed	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	322	10	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	322	11	decline	decline	NOUN
ajeer-1356	322	12	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	322	13	firm	firm	ADJ
ajeer-1356	322	14	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	322	15	including	include	VERB
ajeer-1356	322	16	return	return	NOUN
ajeer-1356	322	17	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	322	18	equity	equity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	322	19	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	322	20	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	322	21	post	post	ADJ
ajeer-1356	322	22	-	-	ADJ
ajeer-1356	322	23	acquisition	acquisition	ADJ
ajeer-1356	322	24	period	period	NOUN
ajeer-1356	322	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	322	26	which	which	PRON
ajeer-1356	322	27	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	322	28	consistent	consistent	ADJ
ajeer-1356	322	29	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	322	30	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	322	31	findings	finding	NOUN
ajeer-1356	322	32	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	322	33	this	this	DET
ajeer-1356	322	34	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	322	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	323	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	323	2	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	323	3	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	323	4	align	align	VERB
ajeer-1356	323	5	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	323	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	323	7	findings	finding	NOUN
ajeer-1356	323	8	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	323	9	adu	adu	PROPN
ajeer-1356	323	10	-	-	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	323	11	darko	darko	PROPN
ajeer-1356	323	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	323	13	bruce	bruce	PROPN
ajeer-1356	323	14	-	-	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	323	15	twum	twum	NOUN
ajeer-1356	323	16	(	(	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	323	17	2014	2014	NUM
ajeer-1356	323	18	)	)	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	323	19	who	who	PRON
ajeer-1356	323	20	found	find	VERB
ajeer-1356	323	21	that	that	PRON
ajeer-1356	323	22	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	323	23	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	323	24	commercial	commercial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	323	25	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	323	26	declined	decline	VERB
ajeer-1356	323	27	after	after	ADP
ajeer-1356	323	28	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	323	29	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	323	30	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	323	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	324	1	overall	overall	ADV
ajeer-1356	324	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	324	3	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	324	4	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	324	5	show	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	324	6	inconclusive	inconclusive	ADJ
ajeer-1356	324	7	evidence	evidence	NOUN
ajeer-1356	324	8	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	324	9	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	324	10	consequence	consequence	NOUN
ajeer-1356	324	11	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	324	12	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	324	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	324	14	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	324	15	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	324	16	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	324	17	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	324	18	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	324	19	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	324	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	325	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	325	2	result	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	325	3	shows	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	325	4	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	325	5	positive	positive	ADJ
ajeer-1356	325	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	325	7	statistically	statistically	ADV
ajeer-1356	325	8	significant	significant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	325	9	association	association	NOUN
ajeer-1356	325	10	between	between	ADP
ajeer-1356	325	11	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	325	12	size	size	NOUN
ajeer-1356	325	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	325	14	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	325	15	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	325	16	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	326	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	326	2	result	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	326	3	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	326	4	consistent	consistent	ADJ
ajeer-1356	326	5	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	326	6	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	326	7	view	view	NOUN
ajeer-1356	326	8	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	326	9	larger	large	ADJ
ajeer-1356	326	10	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	326	11	are	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	326	12	able	able	ADJ
ajeer-1356	326	13	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	326	14	take	take	VERB
ajeer-1356	326	15	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	326	16	bigger	big	ADJ
ajeer-1356	326	17	risk	risk	NOUN
ajeer-1356	326	18	finance	finance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	326	19	that	that	PRON
ajeer-1356	326	20	allows	allow	VERB
ajeer-1356	326	21	them	they	PRON
ajeer-1356	326	22	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	326	23	maximize	maximize	VERB
ajeer-1356	326	24	profit	profit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	326	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	327	1	furthermore	furthermore	ADV
ajeer-1356	327	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	327	3	larger	large	ADJ
ajeer-1356	327	4	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	327	5	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	327	6	enjoy	enjoy	VERB
ajeer-1356	327	7	economies	economy	NOUN
ajeer-1356	327	8	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	327	9	scale	scale	NOUN
ajeer-1356	327	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	327	11	which	which	PRON
ajeer-1356	327	12	help	help	VERB
ajeer-1356	327	13	to	to	PART
ajeer-1356	327	14	improve	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	327	15	their	their	PRON
ajeer-1356	327	16	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	327	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	328	1	5	5	X
ajeer-1356	328	2	.	.	X
ajeer-1356	328	3	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN
ajeer-1356	328	4	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	328	5	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	328	6	examined	examine	VERB
ajeer-1356	328	7	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	328	8	consequence	consequence	NOUN
ajeer-1356	328	9	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	328	10	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	328	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	328	12	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	328	13	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	328	14	net	net	ADJ
ajeer-1356	328	15	profit	profit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	328	16	margin	margin	NOUN
ajeer-1356	328	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	328	18	return	return	VERB
ajeer-1356	328	19	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	328	20	assets	asset	NOUN
ajeer-1356	328	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	328	22	return	return	VERB
ajeer-1356	328	23	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	328	24	equity	equity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	328	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	329	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	329	2	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	329	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	329	4	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	329	5	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	329	6	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	329	7	regards	regard	NOUN
ajeer-1356	329	8	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	329	9	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	329	10	impact	impact	NOUN
ajeer-1356	329	11	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	329	12	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	329	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	329	14	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	329	15	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	329	16	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	329	17	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajeer-1356	329	18	are	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	329	19	however	however	ADV
ajeer-1356	329	20	inconclusive	inconclusive	ADJ
ajeer-1356	329	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	330	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	330	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	330	3	showed	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	330	4	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	330	5	negative	negative	ADJ
ajeer-1356	330	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	330	7	significant	significant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	330	8	association	association	NOUN
ajeer-1356	330	9	between	between	ADP
ajeer-1356	330	10	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	330	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	330	12	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	330	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	330	14	net	net	ADJ
ajeer-1356	330	15	profit	profit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	330	16	margin	margin	NOUN
ajeer-1356	330	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	330	18	also	also	ADV
ajeer-1356	330	19	found	find	VERB
ajeer-1356	330	20	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	330	21	positive	positive	ADJ
ajeer-1356	330	22	but	but	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	330	23	statistically	statistically	ADV
ajeer-1356	330	24	insignificant	insignificant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	330	25	relationship	relationship	NOUN
ajeer-1356	330	26	between	between	ADP
ajeer-1356	330	27	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	330	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	330	29	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	330	30	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	330	31	return	return	VERB
ajeer-1356	330	32	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	330	33	assets	asset	NOUN
ajeer-1356	330	34	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	330	35	commercial	commercial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	330	36	banks	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	330	37	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	330	38	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	330	39	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	331	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	331	2	study	study	NOUN
ajeer-1356	331	3	further	far	ADV
ajeer-1356	331	4	found	find	VERB
ajeer-1356	331	5	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	331	6	negative	negative	ADJ
ajeer-1356	331	7	but	but	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	331	8	statistically	statistically	ADV
ajeer-1356	331	9	insignificant	insignificant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	331	10	relationship	relationship	NOUN
ajeer-1356	331	11	between	between	ADP
ajeer-1356	331	12	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	331	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	331	14	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	331	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	331	16	return	return	VERB
ajeer-1356	331	17	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	331	18	equity	equity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	331	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	332	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	332	2	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	332	3	suggest	suggest	VERB
ajeer-1356	332	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	332	5	there	there	PRON
ajeer-1356	332	6	is	be	VERB
ajeer-1356	332	7	no	no	DET
ajeer-1356	332	8	conclusive	conclusive	ADJ
ajeer-1356	332	9	evidence	evidence	NOUN
ajeer-1356	332	10	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	332	11	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	332	12	impact	impact	NOUN
ajeer-1356	332	13	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	332	14	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	332	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	332	16	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	332	17	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	332	18	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	332	19	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	332	20	in	in	ADP
ajeer-1356	332	21	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	332	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	333	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	333	2	implication	implication	NOUN
ajeer-1356	333	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	333	4	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	333	5	results	result	NOUN
ajeer-1356	333	6	is	be	AUX
ajeer-1356	333	7	that	that	SCONJ
ajeer-1356	333	8	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajeer-1356	333	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	333	10	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	333	11	might	might	AUX
ajeer-1356	333	12	not	not	PART
ajeer-1356	333	13	necessarily	necessarily	ADV
ajeer-1356	333	14	improve	improve	VERB
ajeer-1356	333	15	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	333	16	financial	financial	ADJ
ajeer-1356	333	17	performance	performance	NOUN
ajeer-1356	333	18	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	334	1	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	334	2	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	334	3	control	control	NOUN
ajeer-1356	334	4	variable	variable	NOUN
ajeer-1356	334	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	334	6	bank	bank	NOUN
ajeer-1356	334	7	size	size	NOUN
ajeer-1356	334	8	showed	show	VERB
ajeer-1356	334	9	a	a	DET
ajeer-1356	334	10	significant	significant	ADJ
ajeer-1356	334	11	relationship	relationship	NOUN
ajeer-1356	334	12	with	with	ADP
ajeer-1356	334	13	net	net	ADJ
ajeer-1356	334	14	profit	profit	NOUN
ajeer-1356	334	15	margin	margin	NOUN
ajeer-1356	334	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	334	17	return	return	VERB
ajeer-1356	334	18	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	334	19	assets	asset	NOUN
ajeer-1356	334	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	334	21	return	return	VERB
ajeer-1356	334	22	on	on	ADP
ajeer-1356	334	23	equity	equity	NOUN
ajeer-1356	334	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	335	1	the	the	DET
ajeer-1356	335	2	results	result	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	338	28	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	340	9	a.o	a.o	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	340	14	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	342	10	):	):	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	342	12	-	-	SYM
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ajeer-1356	344	14	:	:	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	354	11	):	):	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	355	10	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	357	8	):	):	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	359	9	:	:	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	360	8	):	):	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	360	11	:	:	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	361	6	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	362	18	:	:	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	362	22	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	363	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	363	8	6(1	6(1	NUM
ajeer-1356	363	9	):	):	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	363	11	-	-	SYM
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ajeer-1356	363	13	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	365	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	365	11	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	366	14	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	367	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	367	8	21(6	21(6	NUM
ajeer-1356	367	9	):	):	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	367	11	at	at	ADP
ajeer-1356	367	12	:	:	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	367	14	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	368	7	-	-	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	368	9	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	368	11	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	369	3	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	369	7	in	in	ADP
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ajeer-1356	369	9	:	:	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	369	15	-	-	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	369	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	369	19	ut	ut	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	369	25	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	370	5	:	:	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	370	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	370	11	24(6	24(6	NUM
ajeer-1356	370	12	):	):	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	370	14	-	-	SYM
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ajeer-1356	370	16	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	371	6	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	372	4	in	in	ADP
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ajeer-1356	372	9	:	:	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	372	15	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	373	9	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	374	8	and	and	CCONJ
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ajeer-1356	374	12	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	375	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	375	7	17(2	17(2	NUM
ajeer-1356	375	8	):	):	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	375	10	-	-	SYM
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ajeer-1356	375	12	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	376	5	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	377	12	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	378	6	:	:	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	379	4	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	379	6	):	):	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	379	9	:	:	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	379	11	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	380	10	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	383	7	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	387	7	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	388	4	(	(	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	389	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	389	8	1(4	1(4	NUM
ajeer-1356	389	9	):	):	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	389	11	-	-	SYM
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ajeer-1356	389	13	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	390	9	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	391	10	:	:	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	391	15	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	392	5	44(1	44(1	PROPN
ajeer-1356	392	6	):	):	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	392	8	at	at	ADP
ajeer-1356	392	9	:	:	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	392	11	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	393	7	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	394	10	:	:	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	394	11	a	a	DET
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ajeer-1356	394	15	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	395	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	395	8	17(1	17(1	NUM
ajeer-1356	395	9	):	):	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	395	11	-	-	SYM
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ajeer-1356	395	13	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	399	9	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	410	13	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	421	8	3(4	3(4	NUM
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ajeer-1356	426	8	5(11	5(11	NUM
ajeer-1356	426	9	):	):	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	426	13	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	427	11	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	427	13	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	428	3	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	428	4	mergers	merger	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	428	10	of	of	ADP
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ajeer-1356	428	12	in	in	ADP
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ajeer-1356	428	14	:	:	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	428	21	bank	bank	PROPN
ajeer-1356	428	22	ghana	ghana	PROPN
ajeer-1356	428	23	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	429	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	429	8	10(12	10(12	NUM
ajeer-1356	429	9	):	):	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	429	12	:	:	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	429	14	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	430	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	430	5	m.	m.	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	430	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	430	8	2016	2016	NUM
ajeer-1356	430	9	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	431	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	431	3	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajeer-1356	431	4	:	:	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	431	6	on	on	ADP
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ajeer-1356	431	8	-	-	ADJ
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ajeer-1356	431	11	from	from	ADP
ajeer-1356	431	12	cee	cee	PROPN
ajeer-1356	431	13	stock	stock	NOUN
ajeer-1356	431	14	markets	market	NOUN
ajeer-1356	431	15	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	432	1	journal	journal	NOUN
ajeer-1356	432	2	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	432	3	business	business	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	432	5	and	and	CCONJ
ajeer-1356	432	6	management	management	NOUN
ajeer-1356	432	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	432	8	17(2	17(2	NUM
ajeer-1356	432	9	):	):	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	432	10	251	251	NUM
ajeer-1356	432	11	-	-	SYM
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ajeer-1356	432	13	.	.	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	433	2	online	online	PROPN
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ajeer-1356	433	14	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	433	18	,	,	PUNCT
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ajeer-1356	433	28	of	of	ADP
ajeer-1356	433	29	the	the	DET
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ajeer-1356	433	32	the	the	DET
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ajeer-1356	433	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajeer-1356	434	1	any	any	DET
ajeer-1356	434	2	queries	query	NOUN
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ajeer-1356	434	4	be	be	AUX
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ajeer-1356	434	6	to	to	ADP
ajeer-1356	434	7	the	the	DET
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