经济学人信息部(Economist Intelligence Unit)的一篇报告说，近半数跨国公司的高管相信，语言障碍曾让跨境交易流产，给公司带来经济损失。经济学人信息部是《经济学人》 (Economist)杂志母公司经济学人集团(Economist Group)旗下的商业研究机构。
A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit says that senior executives at nearly half of the multi-national companies believe that cross border deals have been derailed because of language barriers, which contributed losses to those companies. The Economist Intelligence Unit is a business reserach subsidiary of the Economist magazine, which is owned by the Economist Group.
