New research has shown that improving communication can unlock great bottom line returns for businesses – this is according to a Siemens global study that found businesses are paying dearly for poor communication.

The financial crisis in the West may create a huge economic opportunity for emerging markets such as India, said Raghuram Rajan, Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Professor of Finance and special advisor to the prime minister of India. “For many years to come, industrial economies will be hampered by slow demand growth stemming from the crisis,” Rajan said.