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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 EU wants to strengthen the system of market supervision
Jacek RamotowskiThe European Commission wants to strengthen EU agencies supervising financial markets in order to ensure an effective and safe implementation of the plan for the Capital Markets Union (CMU).
Poland needs foreign capital
Jacek RamotowskiAs long as the amount of national savings is not high enough to raise the rate of investment, Poland will be using foreign investment.
World Bank lent Moldova USD20m to improve government administration
Jo HarperGovernment agencies and line ministries received technical assistance from the World Bank on re-engineering services, digitization and better alignment of institutional capabilities.
The top export partners of V4 countries
Michał KowalczykCentral European countries, particularly the members of the Visegrad Four (V4), play an increasingly more important role in Europe, and not only in the field of politics.
Germany is fed up with sanctions against Russia
Andrzej GodlewskiBefore the general elections in Germany, representatives of all the major political parties declared that improving relationships with Russia was important for them. The majority supported at least a partial lifting of...
Polish companies do not fully use the capacity of the internet
Krzysztof BieńPoles more and more buy online but Polish entrepreneurs are much worse at using the internet. Only one out of eight companies is able to sell online. In terms of social media use, Polish enterprises lag behind the rest of...
Central and Southeast Europe’s M&A value up in 2017
Jo HarperPoland was the third spot in the CSE region with USD774m, despite topping the volume rankings with 551 deals, in the Q3’17, according to a report by Zephyr. The first was Russia with 354 and the second was Czech Republic...
Romania plans to introduce a new tax code
CEE Market WatchRomania's government has approved a package of controversial changes to the tax code, despite critics from trade unions and protests held in front of the government building.
The job vacancy rate in Poland is one of the lowest in the EU
Łukasz CzernickiMore and more companies in Poland face difficulties in finding employees. EU data related to the job vacancy rate suggest that other EU countries are in a much worse situation.
Montenegro seeks alternatives to cooperation with Russia
Marta SzpalaRussia doesn’t like Montenegro’s integration with Euro Atlantic structures so as a main economic partner so far, threatens Podgorica with economic sanctions.