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Obserwator Finansowy features views and analysis of economy in Poland and other countries, written by some of the best journalists, economists and analysts. Our mission is to share knowledge of economics and financial markets in the world.
Obserwator Finansowy is a project under aegis of the Poland’s central bank, Narodowy Bank Polski. We have published thousands of articles about the Polish and global economy. Our journalists have conducted hundreds of interviews with Nobel laureates, distinguished economists, business leaders and politicians with views across the political spectrum.
In this section you can find selected articles in English.
Poland wastes food worth EUR14bn
Jakub OlipraEvery year people in Poland waste 9 million tons of food. The parliament is working on a legislation limiting the scale of waste, following other EU countries.
Capital has a nationality, but we want to compete on foreign markets
Maciej EckardtInstead of talking about protectionism we should be thinking what is in the interest of the domestic market, says Robert Świechowicz, General Manager of PESA, Polish company manufacturing railway vehicles.
Russia is ready to renew energy partnerships with Bulgaria
Jo HarperThe Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to renew energy partnerships with Bulgaria, despite the disappointment over the failure of the South Stream pipeline.
Print books and e-books do not cannibalize each other
Agnieszka Janase-books are not pushing printed editions out of the market, these sectors do not cannibalize each other and this will not change anytime soon, says Paweł Waszczyk, head of Biblioteka Analiz, a market research company...
Ukraine is getting down to reconstructing the Donbas
Michał KozakUkrainian government plans to spend USD1.8bn on a program of massive reconstruction of Donbas, the war-torn region but it's hard to believe that the ruined region could be revived.
Privatization of Belgrade’s “Nikola Tesla” airport
Milica MilojevićThe government of Serbia and the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport Joint Stock Company have recently issued a call to all interested parties regarding the 25 year long concession of the biggest Serbian airport.
Poland continues Baltic infrastructure investment
Jan DaraszThe Polish holiday resort of Świnoujście (Swinemuende) is the latest recipient of EU funding for infrastructural development – to build a tunnel linking the islands on which it is located.
China’s investments: billions for a good start, and promises of more to come
Adam KalińskiChina plans to establish a EUR10bn fund for investments projects in CSE, declared the Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang during a summit in Riga in November 2016.
Electric cars drive the price of lithium
Tomasz ŚwiderekThe mass production of electric cars is still a thing of the future. However, this does not prevent an increase in the price of lithium, a metal which today seems to be necessary for the production of batteries for electric...
Poland to attract 30,000 British jobs to business-service sector in 2017
Jo HarperPart of that is a multi-year, PLN1 trillion (EUR233bn) plan to make the economy more innovative and to rely on domestic capital rather than a foreign investment, said deputy Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.