-- Standard Chartered (HKG:2888) placed on the market its head office in East Africa as part of a wider "space-efficiency program," a Monday report said.
Bloomberg News reported, citing a company statement, that the lender affirmed its long-term strategy in Kenya despite the planned sale of the seven-story building in Nairobi.
StanChart did not immediately respond to a request for comment from.
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