Bolivian 2012 Census Public Holidays

Sources: Agencia Boliviana de Información (La Paz) and Bolivian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's Minister of Planning and Development, Viviana Caro Hinojosa, has announced that the Bolivian government was considering the declaration of one-off non-working public holiday(s) during the upcoming national census (Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda). [full story]

Argentina September 24 Public Holiday Update

Sources: Parlamentario (Buenos Aires) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Tourism Commission of Argentina's lower house of Congress (Cámara de Diputados) has approved part of a recent bill to declare a one-off non-working public holiday in Argentina on Monday, September 24, 2012, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the battle of Tucumán. [full story]

Spain 2013 Cataluña Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Diario Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Conselleria de Treball de la Generalitat de Catalunya has published the list of 2013 nonworking public holidays (calendario laboral) in Spain's Autonomous Region of Cataluña. [full story]

Sint Maarten Public Holiday July 2

Sources: Government of Sint Maarten (Great Bay) and Sint Maarten bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Sint Maarten's Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs, Silveria Jacobs, has officially declared Monday, July 2, 2012, as a one-off non-working public holiday in conjunction with the recently-voted, July 1st, annual Emancipation Day non-working public holiday. [full story]

France's HR Wants 3 Christian Public Holidays Cut

Sources: L'usine nouvelle (Paris) and France public holidays (qppstudio.net). France's association of Human Resources Managers (ANDRH) has proposed the cancellation of 3 of France's annual Christian public holidays in an effort to promote diversity in the workplace. [full story]

Mexico Public Holiday July 1

Sources: Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (Ciudad de México) and Mexico bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Mexican Ministry of Labour (Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social) has announced that Sunday, July 1, 2012, would be a nationwide non-working public holiday (día no laborable en todo el territorio nacional) on account of the upcoming Presidential Election. [full story]

Ghana Public Holiday July 2

Sources: Ghana Government Portal (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Minister of the Interior, William K. Aboah, has announced that President John Evans Atta Mills had, by Executive Instrument, declared Monday, July 2, 2012, as a non-working statutory public holiday in Ghana. [full story]

Egyptian Bank Holiday July 1st

Sources: The Central Bank of Egypt (Cairo) and Egyptian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Egypt's Central Bank has announced that all Egyptian banks would be closed on Sunday, July 1st, 2012, which has been declared another bank holiday in Egypt due to the beginning of the new Egyptian Fiscal Year. [full story]

Romanian New Public Holiday November 30

Sources: Camera Deputatilor (Bucharest) and Romanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Romanian Chamber of Deputies (Camerei Deputatilor), has approved a draft bill which declares Saint Andrew, as a new annual, November 30, non-working public holiday in Romania. [full story]

Mongolia Public Holiday June 28

Sources: Үндэсний Мэдээллийн МОНЦАМЭ Агентлаг (Ulaanbaatar) and Mongolia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cabinet of the Government of Mongolia has approved the declaration of a one-off non-working public holiday in Mongolia, on Thursday, June 28, 2012, on account of the upcoming parliamentary elections. [full story]

Somalia Public Holiday June 26

Sources: Government of Somaliland (Hargiesa) and Somalia bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of the Somali region of Puntland has announced that tomorrow, Tuesday, June 26, 2012, as a non-working public holiday to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of Somali Independence. [full story]

Venezuelan Bank Holiday July 2

Sources: Asociación Bancaria de Venezuela (Caracas) and Venezuela bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Bankers' Association of Venezuela (Asociación Bancaria de Venezuela) has announced that Monday, July 2, 2012, would be another bank holiday in Venezuela, in the place of the upcoming feast of San Pedro y San Pablo. [full story]

Slovakia Public Holidays Reduction Update 2

Sources: Government Office of the Slovak Republic (Bratislava) and Slovakia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Slovakia's premier, Robert Fico, has presented a fiscal consolidation package which sheds light on last month's, and this month's, announcement that the number of annual public holidays and non-working days in Slovakia, would be reduced by 2 annual public holidays. [full story]

Pakistan Bank Holiday July 2

Sources: The State Bank of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has declared Monday, July 2, 2012, as a bank holiday throughout Pakistan. [full story]

Bhutan Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: Royal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan (Thimphu) and Bhutanese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Home Ministry of Bhutan has announced that tomorrow, Monday, June 25, 2012, would be a one-off non-working day throughout Bhutan to observe a national day of tragedy, following the fire that razed Wangdue Phodrang dzong earlier this afternoon. [full story]

Armenian Public Holidays July 5-6

Sources: Հայերեն լրատվական գործակալությանը (ARMENPRESS) and Armenian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Armenian Government has announced that it had declared Friday, July 6, 2012, the day after the upcoming Constitution Day public holiday, as another one-off non-working public holiday "to enable the population to rest for four days". [full story]

Nepalese Public Holiday June 24

Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Nepal has announced that Sunday, June 24, 2012, had once again been declared as a one-off non-working public holiday on account of the upcoming Machchhindranath Bhota Jatra festival. [full story]

Bangladesh Shab-e-Barat Public Holiday Moved

Sources: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Bangladesh bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Bangladesh has announced that the date for the upcoming Shab-e-Barat non-working public holiday had been changed from the previously-announced date of Friday, July 6, 2012, to Thursday, July 5, 2012. [full story]

Vietnamese Public Holidays Amendments Voted

Sources: Vụ Thông Tin Báo Chí - Bộ Ngoại Giao (Hanoi) and Vietnamese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Vietnamese National Assembly has ratified, by a vote of 455 out of 466, the long-negotiated new Labour Code and its amendments to the official list of non-working public holidays in Vietnam. [full story]

Slovakia Public Holidays Reduction Update

Sources: Government Office of the Slovak Republic (Bratislava) and Slovakia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Slovakia's premier, Robert Fico, has followed-up on last month's announcement that the Slovak Cabinet was considering reducing the number of annual public holidays and non-working days in Slovakia, by naming the 2 annual public holidays it was planning to cut. [full story]

Indonesian Public Holiday July 11

Sources: The Jakarta Post (ANTARA) and Indonesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Jakarta's General Election Commission (KPU) has finally declared a regional non-working public holiday in Jakarta, Indonesia's political and economic capital, on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, on the date of the upcoming Jakarta Regional Head election (Pemilukada). [full story]

New Zealand Matariki Public Holiday On Hold

Sources: Radio New Zealand (Auckland) and New Zealand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). New Zealand's Maori Party has announced that the legislative push to declare Matariki (Maori New Year) as a new annual non-working public holiday in New Zealand, was no longer a party priority. [full story]

Peruvian Additional Public Holidays Could Be Officialized

Sources: Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo (Lima) and Peru bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Peru's Ministry of Exports and Tourism (MINCETUR) has petitioned the Peruvian Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros (PCM) to systematize (institucionalización) the annual declaration of one-off bridge and other additional non-working public holidays. [full story]

Liberian Working Public Holiday June 22

Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Monrovia) and Liberian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has issued a proclamation from the Executive Mansion declaring Friday, June 22, 2012, as a one-off working public holiday to coincide with the date of this year's African Public Service Day. [full story]

Spain 2013 Andalucia Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía (BOJA) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consejo de Gobierno de la Junta de Andalucía has published the list of 2013 non-working public holidays (calendario laboral) in Spain's Autonomous Region of Andalucia. [full story]

Puerto Rico 2013 Public Holidays

Sources: Oficina de Recursos Humanos del Estado Libre Asociado (ORHELO) and Puerto Rico bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The public sector's human resources department of the government of Puerto Rico (ORHELA) has released the "Memorando Especial Núm. 10-2012", which lists Puerto Rico's public sector holidays for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

St. Kitts and Nevis Public Holiday July 11

Sources: National Broadcasting Corporation of St. Kitts & Nevis (Basseterre) and St. Kitts and Nevis bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cabinet of St. Kitts and Nevis has announced that Wednesday, July 11, 2012, had been declared as an official non-working public holiday in St. Kitts and Nevis on account of that day's first One-day International cricket match between the West Indies and New Zealand. [full story]

Dominican Republic Public Holiday August 16

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo, República Dominicana (Santo Domingo) and Dominican Republic bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Labour of the Dominican Republic has issued a communiqué announcing that, as per the current public holidays legislation, Thursday, August 16, 2012, will be an official non-working public holiday in the Dominican Republic on account of the upcoming Día de la Restauración non-working public holiday. [full story]

Taiwan National Public Holidays Revision

Sources: 中國郵報 (Taipei) and Taiwanese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Taiwanese Ministry of the Interior (MOI) has announced a plan to revise the regulations on commemorative days and festivals and exclude some current national holidays in the name of the principles of equality and freedom of religion. [full story]

Iraqi Public Holiday June 14

Sources: أصوات العراق (Baghdad) and Iraqi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Iraqi government spokesman, Ali al-Dabbagh, has announced that there would be one-off non-working public holiday on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Baghdad. [full story]

Egyptian Public Holidays June 16-17

Sources: الهيئة العامة للأستعلامات (Cairo) and Egyptian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Egyptian Prime Minister, Kamal al-Ganzouri, has declared another non-working public sector holidays on June 16 and 17, 2012, on account of the upcoming second round of the presidential election. [full story]

Australian Queensland Public Holidays Update

Sources: The Courier-Mail (Brisbane) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The current Premier of Australia's State of Queensland, Campbell Newman, has announced that he was open to a further revision of the Queensland public holidays change voted last year by the former Labor government. [full story]

South African Public Holidays To Be Reviewed

Sources: South African Press Association (Pretoria) and South Africa bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). South Africa's Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities has announced that it had been tasked with another review of the list of official public holidays in South Africa, with a view to reducing the number of Christian public holidays. [full story]

Omani 2012 Prophet's Ascension Public Holidays

Sources: وكالة الأنباء العمانية (Muscat) and Omani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Omani authorities have announced the dates of the upcoming 2012 non-working public holidays for the Prophet's Ascension (Al Isra’a Wal Miraj) for both the private sector and the public sector of Oman. [full story]

Indian 2013 Public Holidays Released

Sources: कार्मिक, लोक शिकायत तथा पेंशन मंत्रालय कार्मिक मामलों (New Delhi) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). India's Central Government's Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, has released the list of 2013 public holidays and restricted holidays to be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government of India. [full story]

Nigerian State Public Holiday June 12

Sources: Vanguard (Abeokuta) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The governments of 4 of Nigeria's States (Ogun, Osun, Oyo and Ekiti) have once again declared Tuesday, June 12, 2012, as one-off state non-working public holidays. [full story]

Madagascar 2013 Electoral Public Holiday

Sources: Filankevitry ny Governemanta (Mahazoarivo) and Madagascar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Madagascar's President, Andry Rajoelina, has announced that the posponed general elections would finally be held in January 2013. [full story]

Kenyan 2013 Electoral Public Holiday

Sources: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (Nairobi) and Kenya bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). In the wake of the Kenyan Government's withdrawal of the controversial Constitution Amendment Bill, it has been confirmed that an official non-working public holiday would be declared on the day the next President inauguration. [full story]

Brazil FIFA 2014 Public Holidays Gazetted

Sources: Diário Oficial da União (Brasilia) and Brazilian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The recent bill "Lei da Copa", which will allow Brazilian states and municipalities to declare one-off public holidays whenever a FIFA World Cup game occurs in their jurisdiction in 2014, has been signed into law by Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff. [full story]

Sint Maarten July 1 Public Holiday Officialized

Sources: Government of Sint Maarten (Great Bay) and Sint Maarten bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Parliament of Sint Maarten has finally, and unanimously, approved legislation to declare July 1st a new annual non-working public holiday in Sint Maarten, to commemorate Emancipation Day. [full story]

UAE General Public Holiday June 17

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UAE's Minister of Labour, Saqr Ghobash Saeed Ghobash, has announced that Sunday, June 17, 2012, had also been declared a non-working holiday for UAE workers in private sector companies and establishments on account of the upcoming Al Isra Wal Miraj (the Ascension of Prophet Mohammed). [full story]

Bolivian Public Holidays June 7 and 21

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social (La Paz) and Bolivian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's Minister of Labour, Daniel Santalla, has announced the upcoming Corpus Christi and Año Nuevo Aymara annual non-working public holidays would be observed on Thursday, June 7, 2012, and Thursday, June 21, 2012, respectively, in all sectors of the Bolivian economy. [full story]

Dominican Republic Public Holiday June 7

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo, República Dominicana (Santo Domingo) and Dominican Republic bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Labour of the Dominican Republic has issued an official communiqué announcing that, as per the current public holidays legislation, Thursday, June 7, 2012, will be an official non-working public holiday in the Dominican Republic on account of the upcoming feast of Corpus Christi. [full story]

UAE Public Sector Holiday June 17

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UAE's Minister of Education and Chairman of the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Humaid Mohamed Obaid Al Qattami, has announced that Sunday, June 17, 2012, had been declared a non-working public sector holiday for workers in the ministries and federal agencies on account of the upcoming Al Isra Wal Miraj holiday (the Ascension of Prophet Mohammed). [full story]

Philippines June 11 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines' Deputy presidential spokesperson, Abigail Valte, has announced that President Benigno Aquino III had ruled-out any upcoming amendment of Proclamation 295 to declare Monday, June 11, 2012, as a non-working public holiday in the Philippines to mark the annual Independence Day holiday. [full story]

Belarus Public Holiday July 2

Sources: Постановления Совета Министров (Minsk) and Belarus bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has issued a decree declaring Monday, July 2, 2012, as another one-off non-working bridge public holiday in Belarus on account of the upcoming Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus annual non-working public holiday on Tuesday, July 3, 2012. [full story]

Spain 2013 Galicia Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Diario Oficial de Galicia (Santiago de Compostela) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Spain's Autonomous Region of Galicia has published its official list of regional public holidays (calendario laboral) in Galicia for the upcoming calendar year 2013. [full story]

Mauritius 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Government of Mauritius (Port-Louis) and Mauritius bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cabinet of the Government of Mauritius has released its approved list of the official non-working public holidays in Mauritius for the upcoming calendar year 2013. [full story]

Ukraine Euro 2012 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Кабінет Міністрів України (Kiev) and Ukraine bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukraine, as had been expected, has adopted a resolution declaring municipal non-working public holidays in 4 different cities where Euro 2012 finals will occur in June 2012. [full story]

Sint Maarten July 1 Public Holiday Announced

Sources: Government of Sint Maarten (Great Bay) and Sint Maarten bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following parliamentary delays in the approval of a bill to make July 1st an annual non-working public holiday in Sint Maarten, the government of Sint Maarten has signed another ordinance to make July 1, 2012 an official non-working public holiday to mark Emancipation Day. [full story]