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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.
Poland suffers from innate budget optimism
Ignacy MorawskiThe EU 3 per cent of GDP limit in a state budget is of no major macroeconomic relevance in Poland. The issue is different – lack of capability to generate savings in good times.
Europe’s risk of fragmentation
Ireneusz Paweł KarolewskiGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel visit in Warsaw was only one station of her travel diplomacy with the aim of at least symbolically containing the shock after the Brexit referendum.
German employers are recruiting more Polish workers
Jan DaraszPolish employment agencies are recruiting for work in Germany as demographic trends and skill shortages are ruining the labor market, reported Puls Biznesu. Polish employment agency Work Service leads the new initiative.
No time to grieve for forests
Michał KozakThe Ukrainian forests are quickly disappearing ‒ claim the environmentalists and indicate the two perpetrators guilty of this situation.
Balticconnector gets the green light while Nord Stream2 gets a red one
Jan DaraszFinland-Estonia Gas pipeline allocated EU funding, while Nord Stream2 falls out of Polish anti-monopoly agency.
Europe is gladly using Islamic funds
Katarzyna CzupaAfter the Brexit decision, Indonesia and Malaysia began taking over UK’s sukuk (“sharia compliant" bonds) investors. But they are still choosing Luxembourg and Ireland instead of traditional Islamic finance markets.
Poland is the first European country to issue sovereign bonds in China
Jo HarperPoland has become the first European country to issue government bonds on the Chinese market, with the finance ministry issuing three-year bonds worth CNY3bn (about EUR400m) denominated in the Chinese currency.
Billions spent on online advertising will go to the mobile market
Tomasz ŚwiderekAnalysts are very optimistic about the potential growth of the global market for online advertising, despite the fact that there are increasing numbers of ways not to see them. They expect that the market of mobile...
Ukraine: 25 mostly wasted years
Michał KozakAn appraisal of the last quarter of a century is currently under way in Ukraine celebrating 25th anniversary of its independence. Unfortunately, it has squandered the major part of its potential, so one of the potentially...
A green light for Public Private Partnership in Poland
Katarzyna Mokrzycka, Krzysztof BieńPPP could be a tool for the development of schools, hospitals, and even courts or museums, says Witold Słowik, deputy Minister of Economic Development.