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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.
Certain and uncertain investments in the infrastructure
Marek PielachRoads, railways and drilling for shale gas are almost certain infrastructure investments for the coming years. Although yesterday the government adopted a nuclear power program, large investments in the power industry, in...
Philanthropists give what the state demands
Aleksander PińskiThe popularity of the Polish Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity is encouraging a return to the arguments of Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman. He claimed that state support for underprivileged people is unnecessary, since...
The treacherous charm of a state that likes to prove itself in business
Jan CipiurRarely do new ideas appear among concepts of how to return to speedy growth following economic crisis. Ideas that have already been tested garner the most references. A renewed hope is found in the notion that if the economy...
Poland doesn’t need special economic zones anymore
Sebastian StodolakIn 2013, 50 foreign investors announced that they would be investing approximately 825 million euro in the Polish market. This is less than in 2012. Professor Saul Estrin from the London School of Economics maintains that...
Even Romania, Bulgaria and Russia have a more developed PPP system
Jacek KrzemińskiPublic-private partnership investment projects are still few and far between in Poland, and most tenders called for projects to be launched under this formula end up in a fiasco. Without incentive from the government and...
A new dawn for special economic zones
Małgorzata GrzegorczykPoland is once again changing the rules of operation of Special Economic Zones. After the recent proposals of the Ministry of Economy, some experts predict their revival. Especially after Prime Minister Donald Tusk recently...
Russian investments in Central Europe should go under scrutiny
Sebastian Stodolak"Poland is in a very difficult situation in terms of its relations with neighbors, but all the disagreements between the country and its neighbors should not affect their economic relations. With only one exception: Russia....
Removing barriers is not enough – we must help companies to grow
Aleksandra FandrejewskaWe are adept at assembling and tightening screws, but by doing so, Poland falls into the trap of low technology and medium income. We need to change our approach to the economy, and then consistently implement a new plan...
Expressways as investment priority
Konrad MajszykThe Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy promises that the construction of the faulty network of motorways and expressways will be completed by 2020. This will, however, be achieved partly at the...
Energy providers want money for energy and for the capacity to generate it
Maciej SzczepaniukThe power industry, threatened with restructuring, is lobbying for a further injection of cash at the expense of customers; they justify it with the threat of a potential blackout. Only those investment projects that are...