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One mistranslated term in a financial report once wiped out months of investor trust
It wasn’t a glaring mistake. Just one word. But that one word changed the meaning of a key section in the company’s annual report. Almost overnight, investors started asking questions. Analysts requested clarifications. The company had to issue a corrected version and work hard to rebuild the confidence it had lost. And all that because a seemingly harmless translation slip had altered the financial message. In finance, precision isn’t just about numbers. It’s about language.

Lieselotte Kleinhans
Nov 71 min read
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