{
  "id": 13992757,
  "title": "Pakistan targets Rs2.2 trillion in SME loans by 2028",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pakistan-targets-rs2-2-trillion-in-sme-loans-by-2028",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-12T15:39:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1566244/pakistan-targets-rs2-2-trillion-in-sme-loans-by-2028/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities to increase lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to Rs2.2 trillion by 2028. The target would double the current volume of Rs1.1 trillion. He said SMEs have significant potential to support Pakistan’s economic growth and create jobs. The prime minister issued the directive during a meeting on […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}