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  "id": 8426666,
  "title": "Fourteen of 20 banks now offer reducing balance hire-purchase financing, says Armizan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/fourteen-of-20-banks-now-offer-reducing-balance-hire-purchase-8426666",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T08:50:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
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    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/19/fourteen-of-20-banks-now-offer-reducing-balance-hire-purchase-financing-says-armizan/235794"
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  "summary": "BATU KAWAN, Sept 19 — Fourteen of the 20 banking institutions providing hire-purchase financing had begun offering...",
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        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : 14 Banks Begin Offering Reducing Balance Method For Hire-purchase Financing",
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        "published": "2026-09-19T07:30:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Fourteen of 20 banks now offer reducing balance hire-purchase financing, says Armizan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/fourteen-of-20-banks-now-offer-reducing-balance-hire-purchase",
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