by Asif Afzal | Nov 27, 2020 | Doing business, Language, UAE
The UAE are now beginning to allow employers to hire staff from overseas, for the first time in seven months, since the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdown measures which were instigated earlier this year in March. According to a press release made by the...
by Asif Afzal | Nov 4, 2020 | Doing business, Language, Translation
The English language still dominates the business world, it is considered to be the lingua franca, but with the political and economic changes that have occurred over the past decade or so there has been a shift in economic leaders and subsequent language...
by Asif Afzal | Oct 26, 2020 | Doing business, Language, Localization, Translation
International trading is now the norm, even for small to medium sized businesses, but to truly take your brand global and appeal to customers who speak a different language, you’ll need to translate your website. Firms often have limited budgets for expansion into...
by Asif Afzal | Oct 12, 2020 | Doing business, Language, Localization, Translation
The Catalogue of Endangered Languages has found that over the last 40 years an average of 3.5 languages have become extinct each year, with 3054 languages (43% of all languages) currently on the endangered list. Even native British languages such as Cornish, Welsh and...
by Asif Afzal | Sep 25, 2020 | Cross-Cultural Training, Doing business
Soft skills make the difference between an average employee and a great employee, and in today’s competitive business place, we all need great employees who can help set our businesses apart from our competition, communicate effectively, lead successfully, and are...
by Asif Afzal | Sep 16, 2020 | Doing business, Interpreting, Language, Localization, Translation
Language is often ambiguous. Culture, dialect, vernacular language, homonyms, grammar and punctuation can all affect the meaning of words and when it comes to translation, it can become even more confusing, especially when technical terminology or sector-specific...
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