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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.
Economic growth thanks to reduced digital exclusion
Obserwator FinansowyThe percentage of Poles that own a bank account has increased from 70 to 87 per cent since 2011, but only 52 per cent actively manage their accounts using mobile devices and the internet.
The Arctic ice doesn’t melt uniformly
Filip BrokešThe Arctic ice is melting. There is no dispute about that. That said, it seems like it is not melting at the same pace across the various locations of the polar region.
Offshore wind power looks to Warsaw for support
Jo HarperPolish developers and government representatives discussed the prospects for offshore Polish wind power. Developers have started location and design procedures, but the offshore industry is waiting for a special law before...
Demographics is not paramount
Vedran ObućinaThe main constraint for Croatia's long-term economic growth is the growth of productivity, and not demographic problems the country, together with Central and Southeast Europe (CSE), faces.
Russian trouble with statistics
Jerzy RutkowskiThere is an increasingly clear clash between the optimistic assurances of the Russian government that the economic situation is good and the feelings of analysts and ordinary Russians who believe that the situation is bad...
The vicious cycle of underdevelopment
Jacek Krzemiński“Many villages in Poland, not only in the eastern part of the country, are depopulating at an alarming rate,” says Professor Monika Stanny from the Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development of the Polish Academy of...
Brexit is bad for everyone
Obserwator FinansowyEach of the Brexit options, starting from a soft Brexit, and ending with a hard one, is ultimately a choice between the lesser of two evils.
Croatian risky football economy
Vedran ObućinaEuropean football clubs have become profitable. The aggregate net profit at the level of all European soccer leagues in the financial year 2017 was EUR615m.
Blockchain and power generation “ideally suited”
Jo HarperBlockchain is very well suited for use in settlements in the power generation sector, according to Jacek Szczepański, vice-chairman of the Atende IT company, speaking at the 11th European Economic Congress in Katowice,...
German economic appetite for Russia
Filip BrokešIn spite of Russia’s stagnating economy, let alone the highly unfavorable political climate between the Russian Federation and Europe, the volume of Russian-German trade in 2018 increased by nearly 9 per cent, reaching...