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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.
Putin does not think about the economy
Sebastian StodolakThe economic sanctions are only a tertiary cause of Russia's trouble with economic growth. The recession is in full swing, but Vladimir Putin will not reform the economy – argues Sergei Guriev, former President of...
Western Balkans: the balance of 15 years chasing Europe
Martyna KośkaWhat disconcerts people living in the region today is not the fact that they have to cohabitate in multinational countries, but unsatisfactory living conditions: low wages, high unemployment, poverty. In Kosovo 34% of...
Taxation of non-existing disable employees
Piotr Arak30,000 companies in Poland pay a total of PLN 3bn in additional taxes for employment of disable, but the majority of disabled people are not looking for an employment.
A New Growth Model for Central and Eastern Europe
Marcin PiątkowskiAlthough Poland and the other CEE countries have coped well with the current crisis, the pace of convergence is gradually slowing. The remedy can be found in “The Warsaw Consensus”- a complex growth model for the region,...
Poland fails to improve its investment incentives
Małgorzata GrzegorczykThe Polish government is not the most lavish one as far as attracting FDI is concerned. According to the latest report by the Polish Foreign Investment Agency, Poland has less incentives than Bulgaria and the Czech Republic...
Step by step Ukraine bids farewell to its sea country status
Michał KozakAs a result of the Russian occupation of Crimea, Ukraine lost four cargo sea ports: in Sevastopol, Yevpatoria, Theodosia and Kerch. And it will soon lose the possibility to use ports on the Sea of Azov.
Belarus on a long way to WTO
Aleś AlachnovičThe history of Belarus applying to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is a story of unfulfilled promises to liberalise and privatise the economy. For many countries aspiration to become the WTO member often served as a...
After recession Russia will slide into stagnation
Aleś AlachnovičThe decline in oil price and economic sanctions deepened the slowdown in Russia’s GDP lasting from 2011. Due to the lack of internal and external growth drivers, this time Russia is unlikely to return to a high-growth path...
Even without the war, recession would have hit Ukraine
Jakub BiernatOne day of war in Ukraine may cost even up to 14 million euro, says Ukrainian economist, Oleksandr Zholud. In an exclusive interview Zholud talks about Ukrainian economy in difficult times.
Western assistance is only lining the Ukrainian authorities’ pockets
Michał KozakUkraine could be firmly back on its legs within a few years with a reasonable support of the West, despite all its current problems. But this requires a change of the mindset of the ruling class – a challenge far greater...