Mapping Best Multilingual Business Practices in the EU

epresentsonly7%oftheworldpopulation,itstradewiththerestoftheworldaccountsforaboutonefifthofglobalimportsandexports.MainconclusionsMultilingualismisavastissuewithtransversaleffectsonbusiness.Amultilingualcompanyhas a competitive advantage when selling its products and services. Language skills andsociocultural aptitudes must be taken into consideration at each operating level of acompany.Measuresandrecommendationsinfavourofmultilingualisminbusinessmustbepromotedboth at the European level and locally, as the repercussions of multilingualism in thebusiness area are local and strategic, involving various operational levels in the company.Thus,multilingualismisaglobalaswellasatransversalissueintheorganisation,mainlyasaresultofborderlessdigitalcommunication.Multilingualismisasensitiveissueinthebusinessenvironment.Oftenitcanbeconsideredtobeastrategicissueandmayevenbeconfidential.Itcanbringaboutachangeinstrategyand in company management targeted towards the best competitive advantage foroptimisingsalesanddevelopingbusiness.4