{
  "id": 844352,
  "title": "Bank Negara: Most businesses face higher costs with limited pass-through to consumers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/bank-negara-most-businesses-face-higher-costs-with-limited-pass",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T05:49:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/08/1511031/bank-negara-most-businesses-face-higher-costs-limited-pass"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian businesses are facing higher costs, but their ability to pass them on to consumers remains limited as demand, while resilient, is not excessive, Bank Negara Malaysia said.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Bank Negara: Stronger growth does not necessarily point to OPR hike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/bank-negara-stronger-growth-does-not-necessarily-point-to-opr-hike",
        "published": "2026-08-14T06:12:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}