{
  "id": 4164741,
  "title": "Over 8 million employed in Saudi SME sector, expert says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/over-8-million-employed-in-saudi-sme-sector-expert-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T09:58:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/business/iv3cv4v60"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "More than 8 million people work in Saudi Arabia’s SME sector, which now contributes 23% to GDP, with a target of 35%, according to a finance professor.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Legal expert hails rapid digital transformation of Saudi justice system",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/legal-expert-hails-rapid-digital-transformation-of-saudi-justice",
        "published": "2026-08-29T05:13:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}