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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.
Prof. Adam Glapiński is the new governor of the Polish central bank Narodowy Bank Polski
Maria BnińskaProf. Adam Glapiński has been officially sworn in by a lower house of the Polish parliament.
Time to start measuring the impact of EU funds on the economy
Anna Patrycja CzepielDoes the Polish economy really grow thanks to the EU funds? And if yes then in which areas and how much? It's hard to say because everyone comes up with different results.
How Brexit might impact Poles and the Polish economy
Jo HarperBrexit - the UK's departure from the EU - would not necessarily lead to a significant drop in the number of Polish migrants going to work in Britain.
Balkans will radicalize unless Europe helps them
Bogdan GóralczykThe Balkans were once rightly called the "soft underbelly of Europe" now are being explored by capital from China.
European financial institutions will invest in Poland
Jo HarperEIB signs EUR250m loan agreement with Polish infrastructure manager PKP PLK and EBRD will invest up to EUR700m and will help WSE return to growth.
European Commission sees GDP growth in Hungary but business expectations deteriorate
Jo HarperThe European Commission (EC) expects Hungaryʼs GDP to grow 2.5 per cent in 2016 and 2.8 per cent in 2017, an increase on both figures from the winter projection.
European economic growth, or uncertain prospects for development
Jan DaraszPessimism and/or realism and the decline of Europe, with all its possible consequences, were the main themes at the mBank-CASE (Center for Social and Economic analysis) seminar.
IMF: Central Europe is no longer catching up with Western Europe
Marek PielachThe countries of Central and Southeast Europe have stopped narrowing the gap even with sluggish Western Europe as a result of slower productivity growth and lower capital accumulation in the Western Europe.
Brexit would hit Eastern Europe, although investors are yet to be concerned
Jo HarperA UK exit from the EU (or “Brexit”) would hit Eastern Europe’s economies whose nationals work in Britain, an article in Bloomberg suggests. Although so far, investors have yet to share that concern.
Bulgaria plans to cut fiscal deficit to 0.5 per cent of GDP by 2019
Jo HarperBulgaria wants to cut its fiscal deficit to 0.5 per cent of GDP by 2019 and protect its currency's peg to the euro, its mid-term budget forecast shows.