{
  "id": 16975882,
  "title": "SME, agri financing: Aurangzeb urges faster loan disbursements",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/sme-agri-financing-aurangzeb-urges-faster-loan-disbursements",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-28T23:31:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40446437/sme-agri-financing-aurangzeb-urges-faster-loan-disbursements"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and agriculture financing schemes are lagging behind housing finance in translating approvals into disbursements, prompting the government to call for faster execution and stronger lending efforts, as outstanding SME financing stood at Rs1.148 trillion, while outstanding agriculture credit reached Rs1.329 trillion. Federal Minister for…",
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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."
}