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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.
Have Russian leaders underestimated a rival again?
Thomas GrennesThe invasion of Ukraine by Russia has produced many surprises. Most observers have expressed surprise at the strength of resistance by Ukraine and its supporters. Underestimating the strength of Ukraine has been described as...
The international economic sanctions on the agressor in the war in Ukraine are a game changer
Dr Marzenna K. JamesMore capable of addressing political blackmails in foreign trade, they not only effectively help Ukrainians fight in defense of their country, but also provide other countries with better protection from similar invasions.
An almost perfect work
Paweł KowalewskiOne of the three new winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics funded by Sweden’s Riksbank, Ben Bernanke, likes challenges – his biography, and above all, his achievements, are proof of this. For this reason, when speaking...
The end of the era of cheap public borrowing
Charles WyploszFor well over a decade, governments in the developed countries have been borrowing at very low interest rates, sometimes even at negative rates. This is going to end, and probably for a long while.
We are able to contain inflation
Obserwator FinansowyI think that we are able to contain inflation by hiking interest rates. There is always very kind of… for a small open economy like Iceland, and Poland is to some extent too, also an open economy. The currency market...
Globalisation constantly evolves
Obserwator FinansowyWell, there is such a saying – the only constant thing in this world is change. And that’s how I also see this very broad question on globalisation. Even if nothing happened, even if we had no pandemic war against...
Boris Vujčić: We have to bring down inflation because this is good for growth
Obserwator FinansowyMaybe we have now got used to extremely low interest rates, but we have to keep in mind that these are not normal interest rates that we had in the past – says Boris Vujčić, the Governor of the Croatian National Bank. I...
Will Sanctions Against Russia Reshape Global Refinance?
Eswar PrasadIn response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. and other Western economies deployed a set of powerful financial weapons against Russia with remarkable speed.
The Economic and Monetary Union and 20 years of the euro
Mário CentenoTwenty years ago, the central banks of the euro area promoted the biggest currency changeover in history, reflecting a paramount decision towards greater economic integration of 12 democracies.
Every time monetary policy has some lag structure
Obserwator FinansowyIn fact, it’s only the central banks that can fight inflation in a proper manner and there is a lot of discussion going on all over the world and especially in Europe on how governments could address inflation....