6- واستناداً إلى تجارب بعض البلدان وإلى ورقة قضايا أعدتها أمانة الأونكتاد، سيبحث عدد من الأسئلة، ولا سيما أثر عمليات الاندماج والشراء عبر الحدود (بما في ذلك في سياق الخوصصة) على التنمية، بالمقارنة بالاستثمار الأجنبي المباشر في مشاريع التأسيس، وما يترتب على تلك العمليات من آثار على صعيد السياسة العامة.
What are host country concerns as regards cross-border M&As (compared with greenfield FDI)? What are the experiences of countries - and especially those of host developing countries - with cross-border M&As in terms of positive and negative effects, especially in the areas of capital supply, technology, employment, skills, organizational and management practices, exports and imports, market structure, forward and backward linkages, the impact on productive capacity and productivity, economic restructuring and the performance of host countries? How have Governments dealt with cross-border M&As and why? Are cross-border M&As discouraged or encouraged and, if so, what types and how? How have regulatory regimes concerning cross-border M&As evolved over time, including in the context of the evolution of FDI regimes? What policy measures have Governments taken to maximize the positive and minimize possible negative effects?