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5 things I wish someone told me before I started working as a translator… When I was just starting my career as a professional translator 5 or 6 years ago, I was filled with hope, enthusiasm and optimism. I thought to myself – here I am, about to do what I love and get paid […]

5 Reasons Why Africa WILL Be a Key Global Market in The Next Decade The turn of the millennium has proven why downgrading Africa’s role in the global economy is both foolish and short-sighted. Believe it or not, the tide is turning in favour of this underestimated economy. In 2018, six out of the ten […]

Translation industry in the shadow of a world pandemic – Are we ready? The current situation is perhaps not only unprecedented for many people and businesses around the world, but it is also completely unforeseen. It’s often extremely difficult, if not impossible, to be fully prepared for the chaos of such scale – and although […]

Top UK law firms Despite a looming Brexit and competition from the overseas players, legal sector in the United Kingdom remains relatively stable. In 2018, top UK law firms generated over £25Bn – a 9.5% increase compared to the previous year. This number is believed to rise again in 2019/20, notwithstanding the growing pressures mentioned […]

The FSI (Foreign Service Institute) which is U.S government’s main provider of foreign affairs training, including language translations, prepared an interesting map which describes the ‘Language difficulty rankings’.  The research highlights how long it should take for a native English speaker to learn a language and what level of difficulty each language presents to them. […]

English has become the default language for business and statesman. But that didn’t stop the speaker of the European Parliament telling multi-lingual politicians to stick to their mother tongues. There are 24 official languages spoken in the European Parliament, but the majority of Members opt to switch to English as it is the most widely […]