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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.
RegioJet threatens to exit Slovak rail market
Jo HarperPrivate passenger rail operator RegioJet could exit the Slovak market after the government proposed free rail travel for children, students and pensioners Slovaks.
Ukraine joins the Silk Road
Michał KozakThe new communication route connecting China with Ukraine, launched in mid-January, is the first step in pushing Russia out of the transit of goods all the way from the Great Wall to the Eiffel Tower.
Bulgarian tourism boost, performance could improve
Rumyana VakarelskaMore tourists coming to Bulgaria each year, with Poland one of the top nations to choose the place as a holiday destination.
Poland’s fuel sector merger a non-starter?
Jo HarperThe Polish government has started analytical works on merging oil&gas sector firms PKN Orlen, Lotos and PGNiG, but critics dismiss the idea as a non-starter.
Poland sees the Nord Stream 2 pipeline as an obstacle to the diversification of energy sources
Wojciech JakóbikCheap gas from Russia is a problem for Poland but it does not bother Germany or the Czech Republic.
Polish furniture sitting pretty?
Jo HarperIt may surprise some, but Poland's furniture assembly lines have made the country a production powerhouse, the fourth biggest manufacturer of furniture in the world.
Oscar and Scar? Kosovo’s New Year Resolutions
Tom HashimotoA crowd gathered at the centre of Pristina and erupted in cheers as the Kosovan-British short film 'Shok' was nominated for an Oscar.
Buying the farm in Hungary
Zsolt ZsebesiThere’s a land rush in Hungary as the government gets ready to sell about 380,000 hectares of farmland - nearly half the land in the hands of the state.
The payments market is in for a revolution
Jacek RamotowskiA revolution will take place in the payments market in Europe, triggered by the Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) adopted in early October by the European Parliament.
Fleeting foreign financing
Jakub SawulskiThe growth dynamics of foreign debt and the share of foreign investors in sovereign Polish debt has been unusually high in recent years.