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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.
Changes in the Baltics banking sector
Jo HarperNordea Bank and DNB have agreed to combine their operations in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to build up scale in a corner of their business that forms part of the euro-zone.
PLN2 trillion needed to modernize Poland
Marek PielachPro-development investment, electric buses in cities, new flats for rent, and cargo trains hauling goods across the country – that is what Poland could look like in 2023 if the announcements from the 26th Economic Forum in...
Balticconnector gets the green light while Nord Stream2 gets a red one
Jan DaraszFinland-Estonia Gas pipeline allocated EU funding, while Nord Stream2 falls out of Polish anti-monopoly agency.
Billions spent on online advertising will go to the mobile market
Tomasz ŚwiderekAnalysts are very optimistic about the potential growth of the global market for online advertising, despite the fact that there are increasing numbers of ways not to see them. They expect that the market of mobile...
A green light for Public Private Partnership in Poland
Krzysztof Bień, Katarzyna MokrzyckaPPP could be a tool for the development of schools, hospitals, and even courts or museums, says Witold Słowik, deputy Minister of Economic Development.
Used clothes are flooding the world; Poland is a big recipient
Jan CipiurGlobal trade in second-hand clothes is worth approximately USD4.3bn per year. Polish companies play an important role in this sector. The Polish market of a second-hand clothing is estimated at PLN6bn. The success of the...
Westinghouse to build Ukrainian nuclear powers plant facilities in place of Russian Rosatom
Jo HarperAmerican-Japanese company Westinghouse will build fuel element producing facilities for Ukraine’s nuclear powers plants as the country lowers the services of Russian company Rosatom, Ukraine's Minister of Energy and Coal...
Polish Development Fund ‒ on every topic
Jacek RamotowskiThe Polish Development Fund will be a development bank, its goal is to fill the market gaps in financing ‒ says Paweł Borys, the President of the Management Board of the Polish Development Fund.
Further loyalty systems are not enough
Grzegorz HansenThere are very few innovative projects directed towards large companies, and hardly any in the offer of the Polish FinTechs.
The Persian Gulf’s new development plan is a chance for Polish companies
Katarzyna CzupaCountries of the Arabian Peninsula purchase goods from Europe worth almost EUR400bn but Poland's share in these sales is only 0.4 per cent.