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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.
Games don’t care about the economic situation
Tomasz ŚwiderekThe world gaming market seems resistant to changes in economic trends. Its value grows by several per cent annually and is set to reach almost USD100bn in 2016.
Poland-Germany power transformers expected to be ready by the summer
Jo HarperExtra daily cross-border capacity between Poland and Germany should be available by June this year after the launch of electricity phase-shifting transformers, the Polish grid operator PSE said.
The Carnegie ‘Reforming Ukraine’ project proposes serious economic reforms
Jo HarperCarnegie’s ‘Reforming Ukraine’ project published an interesting set of proposals for reforming Ukraine’s ailing economy. We present a brief overview of the main points below.
Bulgaria-Romania gas pipeline to open in August
Jo HarperThe Austrian company Habau will complete the remaining 2.1 km of a long-awaited gas interconnector between Romania and Bulgaria by August.
PGNiG and Gaz-System in talks over access to gas from Norwegian Shelf
Jo HarperPoland’s oil and gas company PGNiG and Gaz-System operator are in talks aimed at securing the country access to gas from the Norwegian Shelf.
Serbia to seek new gas supply routes for Russian by 2019
Jo HarperSerbia will need to find alternative supply routes for supplies of Russian gas by 2019, Director of Serbia's state-owned gas enterprise Srbijagas Dusan Bajatovic said.
The labor market in Poland has become selective
Ignacy MorawskiThe situation on the Polish labor market is very good, most indicators look very "bullish", and people can see it.
Polish law is the most unstable in the European Union
Jan CipiurIn Poland, the regulatory activity of the state has got out of control. In 2014, twenty-five thousand pages of new regulations entered into force, but the state did not stop at that. In 2015 another 30,000 pages were...
Poland’s living standards converging with high-income countries – OECD
Jo HarperPoland’s economy has made “remarkable progress” over the last 20 years and living standards are now converging with those in other high-income countries, the OECD said.
Iranian firm to carry out renewable energy projects in Slovakia
Jo HarperIran's water management service and equipment company Sunir plans to undertake projects in renewable energy in Slovakia.