Incoming BOJ head Ueda: Appropriate to keep easy policy

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TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Incoming Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday it was appropriate for the central bank to maintain ultra-loose policy while coming up with ideas to mitigate the side-effects of prolonged monetary easing. "There are various side-effects emerging, but the BOJ's current policy is necessary and appropriate" to achieve its 2% inflation target, Ueda, the government's nominee to become the central bank's next governor, told an upper house confirmation hearing. (Reporting by Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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