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  "id": 406261,
  "title": "Africa’s lending future rests on data, human judgment and trust",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/africas-lending-future-rests-on-data-human-judgment-and-trust",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-09T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Daily Africa",
    "slug": "business-daily-africa",
    "url": "https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/opinion-analysis/columnists/africa-s-lending-future-rests-on-data-human-judgment-and-trust-5552404"
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  "summary": "Progressive lending enables institutions to reward responsible repayment behaviour with larger...",
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}