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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.
Eximbank opens USD68m credit line for Georgian-Hungarian projects
Jo HarperEximbank has opened a USD68m credit line to "facilitate the implementation of joint projects" by Georgian and Hungarian companies.
Bulgaria-Romania gas pipeline to open in August
Jo HarperThe Austrian company Habau will complete the remaining 2.1 km of a long-awaited gas interconnector between Romania and Bulgaria by August.
Ford to spend USD224.28m on Romanian plant
Jo HarperUS motor giant Ford Motor will invest up to 200 million euros to build the smaller sport utility vehicle EcoSport at its Romanian unit Automobile Craiova, Ford Europe Chief Executive Jim Farley said.
The Silk Road railway will not work without Poland
Michał KozakThe Ukrainian state-owned railways have recently presented a project of a possible branch of the New Silk Road railway.
PGNiG and Gaz-System in talks over access to gas from Norwegian Shelf
Jo HarperPoland’s oil and gas company PGNiG and Gaz-System operator are in talks aimed at securing the country access to gas from the Norwegian Shelf.
Poland – a country with a fertility rate lower than China
Piotr ArakPoland has a very low fertility rate, lower than the majority of European countries. There is a clear cultural difference – not so much in the level of wealth, but in the quality of life.
Serbia to seek new gas supply routes for Russian by 2019
Jo HarperSerbia will need to find alternative supply routes for supplies of Russian gas by 2019, Director of Serbia's state-owned gas enterprise Srbijagas Dusan Bajatovic said.
Colonial trading stations instead of factories in Ukraine
Michał KozakThe western companies that come to Ukraine concentrate mainly on exploitation of the country’s raw materials and not on innovation.
The labor market in Poland has become selective
Ignacy MorawskiThe situation on the Polish labor market is very good, most indicators look very "bullish", and people can see it.
The costs of dissolution of the Schengen Area
Andrzej GodlewskiGerman research institutes provide conflicting data on the costs of the possible dissolution of the Schengen Agreement.