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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.
Ukraine is losing the fight against corruption
Michał KozakThe West’s patience is running out and Ukraine could lose the foreign macroeconomic assistance that has, for the time being, kept the country financially afloat.
GE Money Bank plans to list on Prague Stock Exchange
Jo HarperGE Money Bank - a unit of GE Capital in the Czech Republic - plans to float a majority of its shares on the Prague Stock Exchange.
Ukraine wants to accelerate privatisation
Michał KozakAfter last year's failure, the Ukrainian government plans a huge sale of state-owned companies in 2016. But critics worry that rather than helping reform the inefficient and corrupt economy, privatisation will strengthen the...
The ECB will pay for borrowing money
Paweł KowalewskiThe unconventional monetary policy of the European Central Bank is failing to produce the expected result, i.e. an acceleration of economic growth in the euro area.
Polish banks in rude health?
Jo HarperChief of Poland’s financial regulatory (KNF), Andrzej Jakubiak, recently sought to head off concerns that the Polish banking sector is facing rocky times ahead, saying that the system was “stable and money held in Polish...
Full of Plans without Numbers? – a Blueprint for the Capital Market in Romania
Tom HashimotoThe Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE/BVB) is on the way to be classified as an ‘emerging market’ by the European index provider FTSE Russell – except the market lacks liquidity.
Budapest Stock Exchange unveils new strategy to boost IPOs by 2020
Jo HarperThe management of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) has accepted a proposed five-year strategic plan for 2016-2020 and is now eyeing 30 state-companies for potential IPOs in the period.
The new Polish bank tax’s side effects
Tomasz Mironczuk, Piotr MielusThe Bank of National Economy (Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, BGK) is exempted from the tax, but participates in the creation of the WIBOR. This could disrupt the market.
Serbian government kick starts plans to tackle NPLs
Jo HarperSerbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić’s plans to kick-start economic growth after the country’s fourth recession since 2009
No country in the world has ever developed with low salaries
Katarzyna KozłowskaCE Financial Observer talks with Andrei Radulescu, PhD, senior economist for Banca Transilvania in Romania.