BOJ's Miyao: chance high that QE exit debate can begin in second half of FY 2015

(Reuters) - Bank of Japan board member Ryuzo Miyao said on Wednesday there is a high chance that the central bank can begin debating an exit to its quantitative easing in the second half of fiscal 2015, the most specific comments to date about when that debate will start.

China to give more financial aid to small firms

(Reuters) - China will boost its support for small firms by cutting their taxes, increasing their subsidies and encouraging banks to step up lending to them, Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday.

Rapid action needed to fuel Asia-Pacific growth: UN body

Asia-Pacific developing economies are experiencing yet another year of subdued growth, the United Nations said this week, calling for quick action on the removal of domestic structural constraints and the unlocking of fiscal space to help stimulate growth and support social development.

Is the BOJ asleep at the wheel?

With Japan's economy on shaky ground, the country's central bank needs to take a page out of Federal Reserve's playbook and unleash fresh stimulus to save the fragile recovery from fizzling out, according to one strategist.

Factbox: India's stringent labor laws

(Reuters) - India has a slew of laws and rules that shape the labor market, regulating the terms of work, hiring and firing, and the working conditions.

China adds tax breaks to help jobs, warns on bad loan risk

(Reuters) - China's Finance Ministry said on Tuesday that it would extend tax breaks for job creation, as the government seeks to boost the labor market, while the banking regulator warned slowing economic growth raised the risk of bad loans.

China Normal Growth Needs Only Minor Policy Changes: Zhou

China’s central bank chief said the nation needs only minor policy adjustments when growth is within a normal range, adding to signals that the government will avoid taking broader action to counter a slowdown.

China’s Bottom Line: Slower GDP Growth, but With Steady Employment

“Though lower than the near double-digit rates seen in previous years, a growth in the neighborhood of 7.5 percent is still considered high for any major economy in the world,” Premier Li Keqiang said in a Sept. 11 speech at the World Economic Forum meeting in Dalian.