If you are involved in international business, it is highly unlikely that you will go through your entire career without once having to have a document translated. It may be the one part of international business that you really loath, or it may be the part you really like. Whatever it is to you, you cannot escape it because it has a very distinct role in international relationships and business.
Language brings comfort, enables access to local society and enables communication.
That is if it is used correctly. Used carelessly, it could result in costly blunders and embarrassment. It has happened to the big multinationals hundreds of times, and it could happen to you. Many English-speaking business people worldwide are often tempted to communicate with all their overseas suppliers only in English. Others simply leave the responsibility of translating their marketing materials and manuals with their business agents and partners in the destination market, never knowing for sure whether the translation was done completely and accurately.