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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.
New threats slowly increase defense spending
Katarzyna StańkoIn 2015 the global spending on armaments was USD1.7 trillion. That's about 1 per cent more than a year earlier.
Two-speed Europe will save the EU
Anna Patrycja CzepielThe idea of a two-speed Europe should be viewed positively. In economic policy, permission for Member States not to join certain EU initiatives can – figuratively speaking – fill the national purse. Which is not to say...
Polish cities begin to fight for fleeing residents
Magdalena KrukowskaBy 2050 Polish towns will have lost over four million residents. This is as if three medium-sized voivodeships were wiped off the map of Poland.
Structural Impediments to Fighting Corruption in Ukraine
Taras KuzioThere are four factors that contribute to deep-seated structural obstacles to fighting corruption in Ukraine.
Poland to quit Russian gas, but what next?
Jo HarperPoland has said it does not plan to renew a long-term gas supply contract with Russia when its current deal with Gazprom expires in 2022.
Croatia – between chaos and periphery
Jan Muś, Tom HashimotoUnlike its southern neighbors, Croatia postulates itself in ‘South-eastern Europe’ rather than in the ‘Balkans’ or ‘former Yugoslavia’.
The Ukrainian business has moved to tax havens
Michał KozakThe concept and the institution of offshore companies have grown into the language of the Ukrainian economic debate so deeply that it is hard to imagine it today without this element.
Central banks attract financial supervision
Jacek RamotowskiThe worldwide debate on what kind of institution should exercise supervision of banks is intensifying as the role of central banks is rising throughout the world.
Gaining independence from Russian gas must be sped up
Martyna KośkaPoland loses its allies in the fight against Nord Stream2 thus new investments in gas infrastructures has gained urgency.
CEE regional GDP growth doubled Eurozone in 2015
Jo HarperIn 2015, GDP growth in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) at 3.1 per cent was nearly double that in the Eurozone (1.6 per cent), with the long-term GDP outlook similarly positive.