{
  "id": 1417599,
  "title": "Business : PublicInvest Raises 2026 GDP Growth Forecast To 5.4 Pct On Strong 2Q Results",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/business-publicinvest-raises-2026-gdp-growth-forecast-to-5-4-pct-on",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-17T02:26:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2595339"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s stronger-than-expected second quarter (2Q) economic growth has prompted Public Investment Bank Bhd (PublicInvest) to raise its 2026 gross domestic product (GDP) forecast to 5.4 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) from 4.6 per cent.",
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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."
}