{
  "id": 16438169,
  "title": "Islamic finance drives economic and social impact: Bank Negara governor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/islamic-finance-drives-economic-and-social-impact-bank-negara-governor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T06:03:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/economy/2026/10/1563118/islamic-finance-drives-economic-and-social-impact-bank-negara"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Islamic finance industry is evolving beyond traditional banking to play a wider role in people’s lives and the economy, from helping microentrepreneurs build sustainable businesses to enabling small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to enter global markets.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "Business : Islamic Finance Has Evolved through Innovation With Purpose To Drive Economic, Social Impact – BNM Governor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/business-islamic-finance-has-evolveda-through-innovation-with-purpose",
        "published": "2026-10-24T23:23:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}