{
  "id": 858008,
  "title": "AI boom drives Malaysia's 6pct GDP growth: HSBC senior economist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/ai-boom-drives-malaysias-6pct-gdp-growth-hsbc-senior-economist",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-14T08:59:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/08/1511142/ai-boom-drives-malaysias-6pct-gdp-growth-hsbc-senior-economist"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s stronger-than-expected growth in the second quarter of 2026 is being powered by the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom, according to HSBC senior Asean economist Yun Liu.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Bank Negara governor: AI boom drives 57pc surge in Malaysia’s E&E exports in Q2",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/bank-negara-governor-ai-boom-drives-57pc-surge-in-malaysias-e-e",
        "published": "2026-08-14T05:42:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}