Indonesia’s Economic Risk Persists as Growth Slides Further

Indonesia’s growth slowed for a second straight quarter, underlining the challenge for President Joko Widodo as he struggles to revitalize an economy expanding at the weakest pace since 2009.

Mongolian Premier Altankhuyag Ousted in No-Confidence Vote

Mongolian Prime Minister Altankhuyag Norov lost a no-confidence vote over his handling of the economy and will step down along with the rest of his cabinet.

Singapore finance minister accepts slower growth as trade-off for social stability

(Reuters) - Singapore is willing to accept slower growth as a trade-off for social stability as it aims to keep down the number of foreigners working in the city-state, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam told Reuters.

Can Modi get India's economy back on track?

Narendra Modi is being swept into office as India's prime minister on a wave of optimism about his ability to restore the fortunes of Asia's third biggest economy.

India's growth prospects dim regardless of election outcome - Reuters Poll

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Prospects for a strong economic rebound in India are dim as industry remains weak, and although a business-friendly opposition party looks likely to form a new government, its ability to pass sweeping reforms is in doubt, a Reuters poll showed.

Vietnam’s First-Quarter GDP Growth Slows as Lending Hobbled

Vietnam’s growth slowed in the first quarter as the government failed to spur lending to businesses as banks struggled with bad debt.

China to make new bid to join global procurement pact in 2014

(Reuters) - China has agreed to make a revised offer to join a global agreement aimed at creating a level playing field for foreign companies competing for government contracts, senior U.S. and Chinese officials said on Friday.

India to seek rupee trade payments to support battered currency

(Reuters) - India is preparing to lobby major trading partners including Japan, Iraq and Venezuela to accept rupee payments for some of their exports, one of a series of moves to stabilise the volatile currency and make it more globally acceptable.

China wants fewer curbs in free trade zones to lure foreign investment

BEIJING: China hopes to suspend its laws governing foreign investment in proposed free trade zones, the cabinet said, in a sign the world's second-biggest economy could open further to foreign competition.

Analysis: Asia's great investor rotation flows to North from South

(Reuters) - Alongside the great rotation from bonds to equities and from emerging to developed markets that has been 2013's overriding investment theme, Asia is seeing its own migration in portfolio flows: from the South to North.

Economy to recover slowly as RBI defends rupee: Reuters Poll

BANGALORE (Reuters) - A recovery in developed markets later this year will boost India's flagging economy, but growth will be lacklustre at best as the RBI refrains from cutting interest rates in order to keep a battered rupee currency from falling further.

India's long wait for rate cut seen ending as RBI reviews policy

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India is widely expected make a modest cut in interest rates later on Tuesday to support an economy set for its slowest growth in a decade, with a deeper cut unlikely due worries over the fiscal and external deficits and inflation.

India's economy grows at slowest rate in decade

India's economy will grow by about 5.8% this year, representing the slowest rate of growth in a decade, according to revised official forecasts.

Vietnam's 'tiger' economy losing its roar

The Ben Hai river running through this small mountain village in central Vietnam marks the 17th parallel, what was the dividing line between North and South Vietnam prior to the exit of US troops and the communist victory in 1975.

India Likely to Grow Around 6% This Fiscal Year; Local, Global Issues Drag - Prime Minister

NEW DELHI--India's economic growth is expected to slow to around 6% in the current fiscal year, dragged by domestic issues such as supply side limitations as well as the global economic slowdown, but the government is focussed on getting the country back on a growth path, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said.

India Said to Mull Calendar for Share Sales Starting With NTPC

India’s government is considering selling shares in state companies at regular intervals based on a public calendar, two officials with knowledge of the proposal said, as the nation steps up efforts to pare its budget deficit.

India: S&P cuts growth forecast, despite Singh's new reforms

S&P cut its growth forecast to 5.5% from 6.5% for the financial year ending in March, despite PM's moves to loosen rules on foreign investment.

India PM defends reforms as key ally quits government

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched a spirited defense of measures meant to breathe life into India's stuttering economy after his biggest coalition ally quit in protest on Friday, reducing his government to a minority.

India Opens Aviation Industry to Overseas Investors

India threw open its retail and aviation industries to foreign investment as a newly assertive government bids to shake off a sense of crisis over the slowing economy and a stalled agenda, risking a political backlash.

China vows better environment for foreign investment

XIAMEN: China will work to provide a better policy environment to attract foreign investment, a senior government official said on Saturday, underlining efforts to turn around a slower investment inflow during a global economic downturn.