{
  "id": 12673071,
  "title": "SME financing rises Rs23bn to Rs1.137trn by Sept-end: Finance Division",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/sme-financing-rises-rs23bn-to-rs1-137trn-by-sept-end-finance-division",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T17:18:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443118/sme-financing-rises-rs23bn-to-rs1137trn-by-sept-end-finance-division"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Outstanding financing to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) increased by Rs23 billion to over Rs1.137 trillion by end-September 2026, as the government reviewed progress on expanding access to finance across priority sectors. The development was discussed during the fifth meeting of the Access to Finance Steering Committee, chaired by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb at the Finance Division…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}