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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.
What will happen to Central Europe after Brexit?
Aleksander KaczorowskiBrexit means for the Visegrad Group states that in the nearest future they will be under even greater pressure of German capital and German politics than previously.
Ukraine nationalises its largest bank and IMF is satisfied
Michał KozakThe Ukrainian government has decided to nationalize Privatbank - the country’s largest bank, which belonged to the oligarch Ihor Kolomoyskyi.
The number of Poles considering migration has fallen to a record low
Jan DaraszAccording to the employment agency, Work Service, and its 5th Report on Polish migration only 11.9 per cent of respondents replied that they were considering moving abroad which was the lowest level since the beginning of...
Czech and Romania employees are some of the happiest in the world
Jo HarperThe Czech Republic has some of the happiest employees in the world, according to a survey released by the Swedish firm Universum. The country ranked 10th on the chart of work satisfaction.
CEE region looking rosy
Jo HarperA record-breaking leveraged buy-out in Poland highlights both the growing appetite of global private equity firms for Central European assets and the increasingly favorable financing conditions in the region.
Ukrainian migrants are not only a cheap labor
Michał KozakThousands of Ukrainians who have already come to Poland in search of work, and potentially several million people waiting in line, are not only cheap and unskilled workers. Educated and enterprising people are increasingly...
Producers bid farewell to deflation
Maria DrozdowiczProducer prices have stopped falling for the first time in almost 4 years. The crossing of the boundary between deflation and inflation of producer prices raises questions about further trends.
Hungarian M&A market sees strong deal flows
Jo HarperThe Hungarian M&A market has seen strong deal flow both in terms of numbers and values, according to an analysis DLA Piper.
Central and Eastern Europe will develop fast
Katarzyna StańkoI am confident that for the next 5 to 10 years Poland will continue to grow if the world economy is growing without a major global recession or depression, says Peter Jarrett, PhD, Head of the OECD Central and Eastern Europe...
Europe builds new rules of financing through the market
Jacek RamotowskiA year after announcing its plan, the European Commission has promised to accelerate the implementation of the capital markets union project. It is more and more clear that it has no alternative and Brexit may only foster...