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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.
Ukrainians transformed Polish labor market and boosted GDP
Marek PielachThe influx of workers from Ukraine boosts Poland's GDP by 0.3-0.9 percentage point per year, but this positive impulse won't step up anymore, predicts Jakub Growiec, an economic adviser at Poland’s central bank, NBP.
Croatia is industrially poor compared to other CSE countries
Vedran ObućinaCroatia slowly begins to understand that relying on a single sector, such as tourism, is not the best formula for a sustainable development. The share of industry exports in total Croatian exports is among the lowest within...
National Bank of Slovakia keeps tight reins on loan market
Jo HarperThe central bank of Slovakia, NBS continues to regulate the loan market in order to stop the rising indebtedness of Slovaks. While the first measures were introduced last year, the new ones were put in place in July.
Artificial Intelligence is changing the financial system
Milena KabzaArtificial Intelligence modifies the previously existing links between entities operating on the financial markets, introduces new competition rules, and plays an increasingly important role. Its potential poses a major...
The golden age of Czech e-commerce
Filip BrokešAs e-commerce markets in economically more advanced European countries are showing signs of slowing down, in less developed markets — mainly in the Central and Southeast Europe (CSE) — e-commerce is on the rise.
Economic growth depends on knowledge and creativity
Izabela D. TymoczkoDevelopment depends on the economy's saturation with entrepreneurs who are motivated by the desire to creative new things, and not just to make a living for themselves. That is why the expansion of start-ups is so important.
Hard Brexit is fast approaching
Witold GadomskiHard Brexit could lead to food, fuel and medicine shortages in the United Kingdom, as well as create a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. This doesn't bode well for the European Union either.
Banks in Estonia not yet plugged gaps in AML controls
Jo HarperBanks in Estonia have not yet plugged all the gaps in their money laundering controls, the Baltic state’s regulator said, pledging to maintain a clampdown.
Challenges of the new VAT regulations in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vedran ObućinaBosnia and Herzegovina changes its 13 years old VAT regulations. Due to the complex political system of BiH, all the important regulations had to be discussed in parliaments of both entities: the parliament of the Federation...
The world without internet access is disappearing
Obserwator FinansowyIt is becoming increasingly difficult to imagine our economic and everyday life without the internet. In countries such as South Korea, the Netherlands or Iceland, virtually everyone has access to the internet. The analog...