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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.
Used clothes are flooding the world; Poland is a big recipient
Jan CipiurGlobal trade in second-hand clothes is worth approximately USD4.3bn per year. Polish companies play an important role in this sector. The Polish market of a second-hand clothing is estimated at PLN6bn. The success of the...
There is no direct dependence between economic growth and the stock market
Bohdan WyżnikiewiczOpinions are divided on the strength of the interdependence of the stock market trends and economic growth. In Poland one can often encounter the fairly popular idea that changes in the stock market outlook precede changes...
The IMF will not allow itself to be cheated by the Kiev authorities
Michał KozakUkraine hopes to receive USD2.7bn worth of support from the International Monetary Fund by the end of 2016. Kiev's efforts have stalled, however, because the declarations of the authorities are not matched by their...
Westinghouse to build Ukrainian nuclear powers plant facilities in place of Russian Rosatom
Jo HarperAmerican-Japanese company Westinghouse will build fuel element producing facilities for Ukraine’s nuclear powers plants as the country lowers the services of Russian company Rosatom, Ukraine's Minister of Energy and Coal...
Polish Development Fund ‒ on every topic
Jacek RamotowskiThe Polish Development Fund will be a development bank, its goal is to fill the market gaps in financing ‒ says Paweł Borys, the President of the Management Board of the Polish Development Fund.
Czech solar power boom seen based on households
Jo HarperA solar power revival in the Czech Republic looks set to gather pace and will be based on households rather than what locals have called “solar barons.”
Labor shortage bites in certain sectors and regions of Hungary
Jo HarperAbout 50,000 jobs were still waiting to be filled in Hungary in the first quarter of the year, with serious labor shortages developing in certain sectors and regions of the country, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
It’s best not to judge the economy on the basis of the first reading
Ignacy MorawskiAccording to early data on economic growth in the Q2’16 in Poland, the economy grew by 3.1 per cent compared with the Q2’15. Investment may be the cause of the biggest concern, but that is not the picture of the economy...
Further loyalty systems are not enough
Grzegorz HansenThere are very few innovative projects directed towards large companies, and hardly any in the offer of the Polish FinTechs.
Polish PGE to spend USD475m by 2020 on power station upgrades
Jo HarperPoland's largest power producer PGE plan to spend up to PLN1.8bn (USD475m) by 2020 to modernize its coal-fired power stations. The goal is to meet European Union emission reduction regulations.