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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.
European Commission sees GDP growth in Hungary but business expectations deteriorate
Jo HarperThe European Commission (EC) expects Hungaryʼs GDP to grow 2.5 per cent in 2016 and 2.8 per cent in 2017, an increase on both figures from the winter projection.
Polish apples seek to conquer Vietnamese market
Jan DaraszPoland wants to increase exports of apples to Vietnam, with growth in exports already not insignificant, with over 252 tons exported in the Q4’15, and in the Q1’16 shipments have already reached over 450 tons....
M&A Worldwide: about 250 M&A transactions may happen in 2016
Maria BnińskaToday, it is hard to imagine a country where acquisition processes are not being observed. As for the companies operating within M&A Worldwide Network alone, the year 2015 saw 423 transactions, whose value totaled...
European economic growth, or uncertain prospects for development
Jan DaraszPessimism and/or realism and the decline of Europe, with all its possible consequences, were the main themes at the mBank-CASE (Center for Social and Economic analysis) seminar.
Brexit would hit Eastern Europe, although investors are yet to be concerned
Jo HarperA UK exit from the EU (or “Brexit”) would hit Eastern Europe’s economies whose nationals work in Britain, an article in Bloomberg suggests. Although so far, investors have yet to share that concern.
IMF: Central Europe is no longer catching up with Western Europe
Marek PielachThe countries of Central and Southeast Europe have stopped narrowing the gap even with sluggish Western Europe as a result of slower productivity growth and lower capital accumulation in the Western Europe.
Croatian real estate market sees investments in retail, office and hotel and hospitality sectors
Jo HarperBoosted by the country’s economic recovery and historically low interest rates across the Eurozone, the Croatian real estate market experienced significant investments in retail, office and hotel and hospitality sectors in...
Bulgaria plans to cut fiscal deficit to 0.5 per cent of GDP by 2019
Jo HarperBulgaria wants to cut its fiscal deficit to 0.5 per cent of GDP by 2019 and protect its currency's peg to the euro, its mid-term budget forecast shows.
Poland-Germany power transformers expected to be ready by the summer
Jo HarperExtra daily cross-border capacity between Poland and Germany should be available by June this year after the launch of electricity phase-shifting transformers, the Polish grid operator PSE said.
Russia is out of breath
Jerzy RutkowskiThe Russian economy is going through the most difficult times in the 16-year-period of Vladimir Putin’s rule. The years of foreign investment expansion may be history.