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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.
National airlines in trouble, but low-costs reached their peak
Vedran ObućinaIn an ongoing competition for cheaper air travels, the national carriers are losing the battle with the low-cost airlines. But some flag carriers have a recipe for survival. For the past 3 years, LOT Polish Airlines has been...
Poland needs to take care of the Ukrainian immigrants
Maciej JaszczukUkrainian citizens are an important potential for Poland. In order not to waste the opportunity Poland needs to ensure their integration, says Paweł Kaczmarczyk, PhD, Director of the Centre of Migration Research, Warsaw...
Global prosperity on the rise
Filip BrokešAccording to the Legatum Institute, prosperity continues to rise across the world. Out of the 167 countries whose prosperity the Institute measures, 148 have become more prosperous over the last 10 years.
The dead end of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy
Jacek Krzemiński82 per cent of EU subsidies goes to 20 per cent of the largest agricultural farms. The Common Agricultural Policy in its present form is pushing European agricultural to a dead end: it causes the sector to be dominated by...
The Polish personal loan market
Mirosław CiesielskiThe personal loan sector in Poland represents just a small part of the financial services for individual customers, which is dominated by banks. Compared with the lending markets in other countries, the Polish personal loan...
Poland’s Gdansk looks to Asia
Maria BnińskaGdansk, Europe’s fastest growing port, has unveiled plans to double its cargo volumes to 100 million tons a year. The ancient city is again at the crossroads of history thanks to Singaporean money.
Credit risks for Southeast European banks
Vedran ObućinaIn the Southeast Europe (SEE) banking has changed significantly. Before 2008 crisis the largest growth of assets was in housing loans, today the growth is noticeable, first of all, in the non-purpose cash loans.
Europe’s car sharing cities of tomorrow
Filip BrokešPeople across the world are slowly but surely swapping their car keys for a phone app. Although European cities are lagging behind their Russian and Asian competitors in terms of car sharing fleet size, the service is on the...
Will Ukraine be able to restart its privatization drive?
Sergei KuznetsovDespite lofty rhetoric, the Ukrainian authorities have failed to secure any significant progress in the privatization of the country’s largest state-owned companies during the past five years. The new government promises a...
Poland’s road transport sector and its future
Maria BnińskaDespite the EC’s support for alternative means of transport, road transport has been increasing its share in the total structure of transport, says PwC in a report “Transport of the Future. Prospects for the...