Translation and Language Industry Observations
Translation and Language Industry Observations
As previously written on the GTS Blog, the United States did not have an official language. Until now. President Donald Trump on March 1, 2025 signed an order designating English as the official language as the USA. Does this order need to be confirmed by Congress? President Trump’s executive order making English the official language …
President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed trade policies have sparked significant debate about their potential impact on the U.S. economy. With a focus on imposing tariffs on imports from countries such as Mexico, Canada, and China, these measures could have far-reaching implications, not just for manufacturing and trade but also for sectors like the translation and localization …
The Olympic games always provide a lot of work for a select group of translation companies. This includes translation of: construction and engineering plans for building the sporting venues and transportation infrastructure safety information communications for the delegations which come from over 200 countries travel and tourism information logistical data sporting event programs live interpreters …
Since Brexit, there are 27 member states in the European Union in which 24 different official languages are spoken. This makes translation a hot topic in the EU. The most common languages are English, German and French, which, including Spanish, often also function as relay languages. ( A relay language is the translation from an …
The Covid-19 pandemic in Lebanon is a crisis within a crisis. It occurred amidst a broader socio-economic meltdown that has shaken the country in recent months. This has affected all sectors, including the translation industry. Although the translation sector was already not in its prime, it was doing quite well compared to other industries during …
According to the US Department of Labor, as of the year 2020 there were 76,100 translators and interpreters employed in the USA. And the job outlook for translation professionals is excellent with a much faster than average growth rate. But at $52,330 a year, the median pay scale for translators and interpreters is relatively low. …
