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Top 20 Target Languages: A Year in Translation

2009 proved to be a successful year for ALTA despite the economic conditions. In the Translation Services division, we managed thousands of projects that ranged widely in language combinations, scale, and complexity. As we noted in last year’s post, 10 Most Requested Languages for Translation in 2008, geopolitical events and economic trends are often reflected in interesting ways by our clients’ requests. This year, we’ve expanded the report to include the top 20 target languages, which we thought may be of interest to some of our Beyond Words readers:

Top 20 Target Languages (2009)

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