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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.
Further liberal reforms in Serbia
Jan MuśIMF is offering substantial sum of money that Serbian economy is desperately needing. But restructuring of the public companies and administration might cause tensions.
Poland is the leader in the FDI inflow in Central and Southeast Europe
Maria BnińskaForeign direct investment in Europe hit a record high in 2016, with 5,845 FDI projects and 259,673 new jobs, according to the 2017 edition of the EY European attractiveness survey.
Economic statistics serve Kremlin propaganda
Iwona WiśniewskaThe indicators published in recent months by the Russian Statistical Office – Rosstat are much more upbeat than those estimated and forecast several months ago.
The European Economic Area opens an opportunity to the United Kingdom
Witold GadomskiThe agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom on mutual access to the markets after Brexit may be conditional upon the establishment of a fund supporting EU countries similar to the one financed by Norway.
Ukrainian amber is a problem, but it could be an opportunity
Michał KozakUkraine is a global leader when it comes to amber deposits. However, large sums of money that could be earned from the amber business are still bypassing the Ukrainian budget.
Brexit might have been an impulse to expand the Eurozone
Paweł KowalewskiA year after Brexit decisions made by central banks in countries which were considering entering the Eurozone show that there is no intention to do so.
One in four Estonians have no savings
Jo HarperA total of 24 per cent of Estonian residents do not have any savings, compared to 32 per cent in Latvia and 20 per cent in Lithuania, a survey by Nordea showed.
European Commission helping low-income Polish regions play catch up
Jo HarperThe European Commission plans to increase its support for low-growth and low-income EU regions in Poland via the EU Cohesion Policy funds.
The Belarusian economic crisis is both the result and the cause
Kamil SmogorzewskiDuring recent months there have been many positive political and economic signals coming from Minsk. However, this modest optimism has now waned substantially.
In Poland farming is profitable over 50 ha
Marek PielachPolish farms should be bigger and operate like companies, says Justyna Góral, PhD, who studies farmers’ income and the effectiveness of the Common Agricultural Policy instruments.