HONG KONG -- China has issued a directive to the country's brokerage firms as it aims to change perceptions of its flagging economy: monitor speeches by top economists and fire them if necessary.
Chief economists at Chinese brokerages must "play a positive role in interpreting government policies and boost investor confidence," the industry watchdog Securities Association of China (SAC) told its members last week, according to the state-run financial newspaper Securities Times.
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