New Head of Economics at NZZ
The Board of Directors of the AG für die Neue Zürcher Zeitung has appointed Peter A. Fischer as the new Head of the Economy Department. Fischer, who is currently responsible for business and political correspondence in China, will replace Gerhard Schwarz, who is leaving the NZZ for Avenir Suisse, in the course of the fourth quarter.
The promotion was made at the request of the Editor-in-Chief following a multi-stage selection process. The NZZ writes this in a press release. Peter A. Fischer graduated from the University of Bern in 1992 with a degree in economics, majoring in economics and minoring in business administration, as well as specializing in international law and political science. He then continued his education at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. From 1993 to 1998, Fischer was a research assistant and doctoral candidate at the Institute for Economic Policy at the Bundeswehr University in Hamburg. He received his doctorate with a thesis on "Regional Development and Migration in the Age of Globalization. On the Economics of Immobility".
On February 1, 1999, Fischer joined the NZZ business editorial team as a full-time employee, where he was entrusted with topics such as the labor market, fundamental economic issues and integration policy. From 2001 to 2007, Fischer was correspondent for Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus, based in Moscow. In this function, he was awarded the "Presszwanje Prize" by the Russian Association of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists in 2006 for the "best economic reporting from Russia in foreign media in 2005". Fischer has been the NZZ's correspondent in China since September 2007.
On February 1, 1999, Fischer joined the NZZ business editorial team as a full-time employee, where he was entrusted with topics such as the labor market, fundamental economic issues and integration policy. From 2001 to 2007, Fischer was correspondent for Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus, based in Moscow. In this function, he was awarded the "Presszwanje Prize" by the Russian Association of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists in 2006 for the "best economic reporting from Russia in foreign media in 2005". Fischer has been the NZZ's correspondent in China since September 2007.
