SINGAPORE, Nov 12 (Reuters) - China's vice finance minister said on Thursday he was confident the country's economy would grow at 8 percent this year, helped by an easy monetary policy.

Zhu Guangyao also told a news conference that ministers at an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meeting had had a good discussion on policy for an exit from stimulus measures. (Reporting by Saeed Azhar; Editing by John Chalmers)