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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.
Putin destroys bourgeois food, while Poland builds new trade channels
Martyna KośkaRussia marked the first anniversary of the introduction of economic sanctions by destroying tons of foreign food. Will soon grocery stores shelves be empty?
Poland will pay dearly for a clean environment
Jacek KrzemińskiThe European Union introduces the so-called Market Stability Reserve. This is bad news for Poland, because it means an increase of energy prices.
Russia is alone and looks for its place
Sebastian StodolakEconomically undermined and deprived of allies, Russia is trying to be a "big shot" in Syria and to maintain an important position on the world’s political map. Sebastian Stodolak talks to Eugene Rumer from the American...
Before Ukraine builds a wall
Filip MusialikPoland still is not the major partner for Ukraine. If it doesn’t act now it may lose its competitive advantage. And then it will be too late.
Investment agency acts as a think-tank
Małgorzata GrzegorczykThe Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency has just launched a project with CASS, one of China’s most important research institutes and advisory organization.
Poland sees rise in mergers and acquisitions while neighbors’ fall
Tomasz ŚwiderekThe CEE mergers and acquisitions market was worth EUR14.5bn in the H1’15, of which Poland accounted for EUR3.4bn.
The costs of immigration are not limited to money
Bogdan GóralczykAt the third extraordinary summit of the European Union this year, an additional EUR1bn has been allocated for dealing with the migration crisis. But it has been already known that it’s not enough.
Not every legitimate invention becomes an innovation
Katarzyna Bartman“The reluctance of the scientific community to cooperate with business is not due to bad intentions, but the young scientists' need to focus on the development of their careers in order to ensure the existence of their...
Hot when the sun shines
Jo HarperWith only several weeks to go before new legislation kicks in, Poland's biggest power producers are upping the stakes in their attempts to go green. Or perhaps to show willing.
Reports of Gazprom’s death are greatly exaggerated
Jakub Biernat“Despite the problems, one cannot talk of Gazprom's bankruptcy,” believes Konstantin Simonov, a Russian energy expert. Jakub Biernat talks to him on the future of the largest Russian company.