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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.
Investments in Romanian real estate at the highest level since 2011
Jo HarperInvestments in Romanian real estate sector for the first half of 2016 is at the highest level for the last five years, according to the last CBRE Romania report on investment market.
Draghi’s Another Headache – threatened independence of Slovenia’s Central Bank
Jure Stojan, Tom HashimotoGovernor Boštjan Jazbec entered his corner office on the first floor of Slovenia’s Central Bank (Banka Slovenije) and found himself surrounded by the criminal investigators from the National Investigation Office...
Brexit will not stop Polish food exporters
Jakub OlipraBrexit will slow down the pace of Polish exports to the United Kingdom, but it is unlikely to fall to zero, let alone become a negative value. This applies also to the exports of Polish agricultural and food products.
Switzerland-based oil trader Mercuria replaced Russian oil with Iranian one
Jo HarperOil trader Mercuria - once the largest seller of Urals crude oil in Poland - closed down and emptied Russian oil from its tanks in the Port of Gdańsk and will use Iranian oil to replace it.
Hungary does not confuse trade with rhetoric
Dominik HéjjHungary – so goes the popular belief – is a Eurosceptic country, strongly shunning closer ties with Germany. Hard numbers reveal quite a different reality.
Rail Baltica agrees on procurement policy and is back on track
Jan DaraszRivalry and complacency threatened EU funding for the Rail Baltica Project. But the partners have agreed to overcome common stumbling blocks and signed a contracting scheme agreement.
Poland mulls options for financing first nuclear power plant
Jo HarperPoland is looking at “various options” for financing the country’s first nuclear power plant, said Energy Minister Krzysztof Tchorzewski.
Polish singles are not the only ones who cannot afford their own flat
Bartosz TurekIn half of the European countries the average wage is sufficient to live on your own without denying yourself basic pleasures. Regrettably, Poland is not one of them.
Under the Polish management Ukrainian railways started going in the right direction
Michał KozakThe first three months since the selection of the Pole Wojciech Balczun as a head of the Ukrainian State Railways "Ukrzaliznytsia" were full of interesting events.
Czech M&A spikes and the deal flow remains strong
Jo HarperM&A levels in the Czech Republic are very healthy with almost 200 transactions reportedly completed in the first half of this year.