{
  "id": 16700112,
  "title": "Rate hike divides business community",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/rate-hike-divides-business-community",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T02:42:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2040065/rate-hike-divides-business-community"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KARACHI: Foreign investors welcomed the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) 50bps rate hike to 12 per cent on Monday, but the business community called it counterproductive for stabilisation, industrial growth and export competitiveness. M. Abdul Aleem, Secretary General of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry, acknowledged the SBP’s move, saying it was needed to contain…",
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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."
}