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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.
The pandemic may result in the food shortages
Vedran ObućinaIt is becoming increasingly clear that in the H2’20 there will be a significant shortage of agricultural products on the world market due to broken supply chains. Prices are expected to rise in the summer or autumn, but...
Poland’s real estate market gets boost
Jo HarperPoland’s property market is still growing. The total value of transactions amounted to EUR7.8bn in 2019 as compared to EUR7.2bn in 2018, according to an investment report. The rapid growth of eCommerce heavily impacts...
Croatia got the green light from the EC to join the ERM II
Jan MuśThe Croatian government plans to make another step towards joining the Eurozone in the second half of 2020, following few exercises recently carried out by the European Central Bank and the relevant Croatian authorities.
The payments industry will change after the pandemic
Mirosław CiesielskiThe shutdown of most economies due to the pandemic is being reflected in changes occurring in the volume and structure of global payments and is accelerating their digitization. Financial market companies will undergo...
The Ukrainian central bank’s reserves grew rapidly
Michał KozakThe Ukrainian central bank (NBU) announced that its reserves had reached a record level. In February, it forecast that they could rise up to the USD32bn by the end of 2022. But the pandemic raises a question whether the NBU...
An unprecedented crisis and an unprecedented policy response
Anna Dobrzańska, Magdalena KozińskaIn contrast to the global financial crisis, the objective of the current rescue measures is to support the enterprise sector. However, in the event of a protracted pandemic emergency the effects of the economic downturn will...
Romanian shares now easier to reach
Filip BrokešStarting from July 1, 2020, shares of Romanian companies are settled and deposited through Deutsche Börse’s central international securities depository (ICSD), known as Clearstream, according to the Romanian Press Agency.
Recessions can be alleviated, but we need to act quickly
Sebastian StodolakThe history of economics does not provide any knowledge about crises like the one we are going through now. But it can teach us how to act quickly and decisively, says Professor Todd Knoop, macroeconomist at the Cornell...
EIB signed the first loan for building photovoltaic plants in Poland
Jo HarperThe European Investment Bank (EIB) signed its first loan to a company building and running photovoltaic plants in Poland. The bank will lend PLN82m (EUR18m) to Energy Solar Projekty for the construction and operation of 66...
Will the contactless economy change the world?
Mirosław CiesielskiA return to business as usual seems to be the natural thing to do after the pandemic ends. But the world is currently acquiring new competencies which enable faster, cheaper, and more efficient operations, while also taking...