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CMA approves Standard Group's Sh1.5b rights issue

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Standard Group Limited Mombasa Road. [Photo/Jacob Otieno]

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has given the Standard Group PLC the go-ahead to raise Sh1.5 billion from shareholders through a rights issue.

The company, the oldest and one of the leading media houses in the region, said the funds would be used to strengthen its balance sheet so that it could take advantage of emerging digital growth opportunities as part of an ongoing re-organisation.

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