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Acknowledgments: We would like to thank Universiti Utara Malaysia for providing financial support for this study through its FRGS-KPT research grant (Code S/O: 12914).
Rahman, N. A. A., Kosim, Z., & Yeok, S. G. (2018). The Characteristics of Household Loans in Conventional and Islamic Banks in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8(7).491-500
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