The British High Commission, in collaboration with the United Kingdom Border Agency is changing its procedures for submitting and processing visa applications. The new rules will take effect from Monday, February 27. From February 27, all applications for a UK visa made from Mauritius or Seychelles must be completed online at www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk . After completing [...]

British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged on Thursday to build a ‘fairer’ economy which hands power to individuals and prevents excesses that contributed towards the global financial crisis. Cameron, addressing a press conference in central London, said the current global debt storm provided a crucial platform for reform to create a ‘socially responsible and genuinely [...]

The ongoing crisis in the eurozone and sapped consumer confidence risk sending Britain into a new recession, a leading centre-left thinktank warned on Tuesday. Britain faces a “bleak” start to 2012 but any potential slowdown could be dampened by a fall in inflation, which would boost consumer spending power, the Institute for Public Policy Research [...]

Standard Chartered bank received the Financial Inclusion Award at The Banker’s 2011 Bank of the Year Awards held in London on Wednesday. The Financial Times-owned magazine’s annual awards are regarded as the industry standard for banking excellence in light of its strong international presence, and the breadth of projects that it has undertaken to broaden [...]