{
  "id": 17795612,
  "title": "PM Shehbaz directs banks to speed up lending to SMEs, farmers, home buyers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/pm-shehbaz-directs-banks-to-speed-up-lending-to-smes-farmers-home",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-02T12:08:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40447054/pm-shehbaz-directs-banks-to-speed-up-lending-to-smes-farmers-home-buyers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the Ministry of Finance to take action against banks delaying the disbursement of loans to farmers, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and applicants under the Prime Minister’s Apna Ghar scheme. Chairing a review meeting on facilitating credit for priority sectors in Islamabad, the prime minister said…",
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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."
}