Croatian 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Vlada Republike Hrvatske (Zagreb) and Croatia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Croatia has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Croatia for the upcoming calendar year 2013, unchanged in the number of holidays as compared to previous years. [full story]

Pakistan Bank Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: The State Bank of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Earlier today, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced that Tuesday, January 1st, 2013, would be a bank holiday throughout Pakistan. [full story]

Malta 2013 Bank Holidays Amended

Sources: Malta Bankers Association (Valetta) and Malta bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Malta Bankers' Association has confirmed that the list of bank holidays in Malta for the upcoming calendar year 2013, dates when banks in Malta will be closed in addition to the 2013 general public holidays, would not include the usual January 2nd bank holiday. [full story]

Panama Public Holiday January 7

Presidencia de la República de Panamá (Panama City) and Panama public holidays (qppstudio.net). Panama's President, Ricardo Martinelli, has issued a decree (Decreto Ejecutivo 1109, del 28 de diciembre de 2012) which declares Monday, January 7, 2013, as nationwide non-working public holiday in Panama. [full story]

Omani Bank Holiday January 1st

Sources: The Central Bank of Oman (Muscat) and Omani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) has announced that the bank holiday, observed by all banks operating in the Sultanate of Oman, for the upcoming Western New Year, would also be on Tuesday, January 1st, 2013. [full story]

Serbian Julian New Year Public Holiday

Sources: Министарство рада и социјалне политике (Belgrade) and Serbia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Serbian government has announced that, at the request of the Serbian Orthodox Church, it had declared that the upcoming Julian calendar (Orthodox) New Year on Monday, January 14, 2013, would be another official non-working public holiday in Serbia. [full story]

UAE 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UAE's Abu Dhabi government has announced its list of expected 2013 non-working public holidays. [full story]

Jordanian Public Holiday January 1st

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Jordanian Prime Minister, Abdullah Ensour, has issued a circular decreeing an official non-working public holiday in Jordan on Tuesday, January 1, 2013,on the occasion of the upcoming western New Year. [full story]

Philippines CNY Public Holiday Status Change

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following a last-minute amendment by Philippines Senator Edgardo Angara, the Senate of the Philippines has amended the current Chinese New Year public holiday legislation to make Chinese New Year a "working holiday". [full story]

Sudanese Public Holiday January 1st

Sources: وكالة السودان للانباء (SUNA) and Sudanese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has declared that Tuesday, January 1, 2013, would be a public holiday in all parts of the country on the occasion of the fifty-seventh anniversary of the independence of Sudan. [full story]

Nepalese Public Holiday December 30

Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Nepal has announced that Sunday, December 30, 2012, had been declared as a non-working public holiday on account of the upcoming Tamu Lhosar New Year. [full story]

Macedonian Public Holiday January 1st

Sources: Министерство за труд и социјална политика (Skopje) and Macedonian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced that Tuesday, January 1st, 2013, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Macedonia "for all citizens of the Republic of Macedonia" on account of the upcoming "New Year". [full story]

Iraqi December 26 Baghdad Public Holiday

Sources: الوكالة الوطنية العراقية للأنباء - نينا (Kirkuk) and Iraqi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Iraqi government has declared tomorrow, Wednesday, December 26, 2012, as a non-working public holiday in Baghdad following today's heavy rainstorms. [full story]

South Korea Hangeul Public Holiday Restored

Sources: Yonhap News Agency (Seoul) and South Korea bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The South Korean Ministry of Public Administration and Security has announced that, at its last meeting, the cabinet approved the previously-announced plan to restore Hangeul Day as a non-working public holiday in South Korea. [full story]

Mongolian Public Holiday December 31

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 another one-off non-working public holiday in Mongolia, on Monday, December 31, 2012, to link the upcoming New Year public holiday with the preceding weekend. [full story]

Turkmenistan Public Holiday December 31

Sources: Туркменистан золотой век (Ashgabad) and Turkmenistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Turkmenistan's President, Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov, has signed a decree ("On the postponement of [a] workday for the celebration of the New Year") declaring Monday, December 31, 2012, as another one-off non-working public holiday "in order to create favorable conditions for the solemn celebration of the New Year". [full story]

Mozambique Public Holiday December 24

Sources: Agencia de Informção de Moçambique (Maputo) and Mozambique bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Mozambique's Minister of Labour, Helena Taipo, has declared that Monday, December 24, 2012, would be a one-off public holiday "to ensure better preparation for the Family Day (Christmas) on the 25th". [full story]

Mexico 2013 Bank Holidays Gazetted

Sources: Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (Ciudad de México) and Mexico bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The official list of the dates of Mexican 2013 bank holidays (los días en que las instituciones de crédito deberán cerrar sus puertas y suspender operaciones) have been gazetted in the Diario Oficial de la Federación. [full story]

Armenian 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Հայերեն լրատվական գործակալությանը (ARMENPRESS) and Armenian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Armenia, through its Chief of Staff, Davit Sargsyan, has announced the list of 2013 official public holidays in Armenia. [full story]

Malawi Year-End 2012-2013 Public Sector Holidays

Sources: Government of the Republic of Malawi (Lilongwe) and Malawi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Malawi's Chief Secretary to the Government in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Bright Msaka, has announced that President Bingu wa Mutharika had once again declared a 16-day period of public sector holidays from Saturday, December 22, 2012, until Sunday, January 6, 2013, inclusively. [full story]

Jordanian Public Holiday December 25

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Jordanian Prime Minister, Abdullah Ensour, has issued a circular decreeing an official non-working public holiday in Jordan on Tuesday, December 25, 2012,on the occasion of Christmas. [full story]

Ghana 2012-2013 Year-End Public Holidays

Sources: Ghana Government Portal (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Minister of the Interior, William K. Aboh, has issued a statement setting forth the official non-working public holidays in Ghana for the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013. [full story]

Pakistan Public Holidays December 27-28

Sources: Associated Press Of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Minister of Pakistan's Province of Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, has announced that Thursday and Friday, December 27 and 28, 2018, would be non-working state public holidays. [full story]

Montserrat 2012 Public Holidays Amended

Sources: Government of Montserrat (Brades) and Montserrat bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Montserrat's Office of the Deputy Governor has announced amendments to the the previously-released list of non-working public holidays in Montserrat for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Zimbabwe Public Holiday December 24

Sources: The Herald (Harare) and Zimbabwe bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Zimbabwe's Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that President Robert Mugabe had declared Monday, December 24, 2012, as a one-off non-working public holiday throughout Zimbabwe. [full story]

Timor Leste 2012 Year-End Public Holidays

Sources: Press Release Government Of Timor-Leste (Dili) and Timor Leste bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Timor Leste has announced that it had decided to declare 3 full-day additional public sector holidays (Toleránsia Pontu iha oras loro-kraik nian) on December 24, 26, and 31, 2012. [full story]

Zambian Bank Holiday December 31

Sources: The Bank Of Zambia (Lusaka) and Zambia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Bank of Zambia (Zambia's Central Bank) has confirmed that Monday, December 31, 2012, had been declared a one-off bank holiday to allow for a smooth transition to the new Kwacha (Zambia's national currency). [full story]

Argentina January 31 Public Holiday Official

Sources: Parlamentario (Buenos Aires) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Argentina's Senate has approved by 52-6 the recent bill that declares a one-off non-working public holiday in Argentina on January 31, 2013, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the initial meeting of the Argentine Contituting Assembly (conmemoración del bicentenario de la Asamblea General Constituyente de 1813). [full story]

Ukraine 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Кабінет Міністрів України (Kiev) and Ukraine bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukraine has passed a resolution specifying the official list of 2013 non-working public holidays in the Ukraine. [full story]

Iraqi KRG December 25 Public Holiday

Sources: الوكالة الوطنية العراقية للأنباء - نينا (Kirkuk) and Iraqi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The governor of Iraq's Kurdistani Regional Government, Najm Alddin, has announced that Christmas Day 2012 would be observed as a non-working public holiday in Kurdistan. [full story]

Swaziland Incwala Public Holiday Expected December 31

Sources: Government of Swaziland Ministry of Home Affairs (Mbabane) and Swaziland bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Swaziland's sources have informed us that the date of the upcoming Incwala (aka. First Fruits) non-working public holiday would most likely be Monday, December 31, 2012. [full story]

Philippines Public Holiday December 24

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Yesterday, the Philippines' Presidential Palace, Malacañang, issued a communique confirming the declaration of Monday, December 24, 2012, as a special, one-off, non-working public holiday "since it falls between Dec. 23 (Sunday) and Dec. 25 (Christmas Day), which is a regular holiday". [full story]

UAE New Year 2013 Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UAE's Labour Minister, Saqr Ghobash Saeed Ghobashi, has announced that Tuesday, January 1st, 2013, would be a nationwide non-working public holiday for both the private and the public sectors of the United Arab Emirates. [full story]

Israeli Public Holiday January 22

Sources: הודעות לעיתונות מטעם ועדת הבחירות המרכזית לכנסת ה-19 (Tel Aviv) and Israel public holidays (qppstudio.net). Israel's Central Elections Committee has issued a statement confirming that Tuesday, January 22, 2013, the date of the upcoming elections to the 19th Knesset, would be a non-working public holiday in Israel. [full story]

Macedonian December Public Holidays

Sources: Министерство за труд и социјална политика (Skopje) and Macedonian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced that Friday, December 21, 2012, would be a non-working public holiday for members of the Turkish community in Macedonia on account of the upcoming Day of the teaching of Turkish annual sectorial non-working public holiday. [full story]

Azerbaijani 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Azərbaycan Respublikası Nazirlər Kabineti (Baku) and Azerbaijan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Azerbaijan's Cabinet of Ministers has announced the full list of official non-working public holidays in Azerbaijan for the upcoming calendar year 2013. [full story]

Myanmar 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Myanmar Government (Yangoon) and Myanmar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the government of Myanmar has announced the dates of the official non-working public holidays in Myanmar for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Malawi Boxing Day Public Holiday Restored

Sources: Government of the Republic of Malawi (Lilongwe) and Malawi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Malawi government spokesperson, Maganizo Mazeze, has announced that, with immediate effect, December 26 (Boxing Day) would be restored as an official non-working public holiday in Malawi. [full story]

Nigerian 2012-2013 Year-End Public Holidays

Sources: Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Permanent Secretary to the Minister of Interior of the Federal Government of Nigeria, Anasthesia Nwaobia, has announced that the Nigerian Government had declared 3, year-end, non-working public holidays in Nigeria. [full story]

Fiji Bank Holiday Starting Today

Sources: Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (Suva) and Fiji bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Governor of Fiji's Reserve Bank (Central Bank), Barry Whiteside, has just announced the closure of all commercial banks in Fiji, beginning at 12 noon today, Monday, December 17, 2012, and until further notice. [full story]

Nigerian State Public Holiday December 17

Sources: Official Website of Osun State Government (Osogbo) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Nigeria's Kaduna State has declared tomorrow, Monday, December 17, 2012, as a one-off state public holiday following the death of the Governor of Kaduna State, Patrick Yakowa, in a helicopter crash. [full story]

Germany Regional Public Holidays Update

Sources: Pressestelle der CDU-Fraktion des Sächsischen Landtages (Dresden) and Germany bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The social policy spokesman of the CDU group in the parliament of the German state of Sachsen (Saxony) has re-iterated his party's support for the maintenance of the Day of Prayer and Repentance (Buß- und Bettag) as a non-working public holiday in the German state of Sachsen. [full story]

Argentina January 31 Public Holiday Update

Sources: Honorable Cámara de Diputados de la Nación Argentina (Buenos Aires) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Argentina's lower house of Congress (Cámara de Diputados) has been convoked for an extraordinary session, during which it is to vote on pending legislation that would declare one-off non-working public holidays in Argentina on January 31, 2013. [full story]

Chilean Election Day Public Holiday Status

Sources: Tramitación de proyectos (Congreso Nacional de Chile) and Chile bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A group of Chilean members of Parliament have called for legislation that would make the upcoming election day public holiday a compulsory one (feriado irrenunciable). [full story]

Indian Punjab Public Holiday December 14

Sources: Punjab Newsline (Chandigarh) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Minister of the Indian State of Punjab, Parkash Singh Badal, has announced that the Punjab Government had declared a one-off public holiday tomorrow, Friday, December 14, 2012, as well as in the city of Chandigarh. [full story]

Bolivian Year-End Public Holidays Flip-Flop

Sources: Agencia Boliviana de Información (La Paz) and Bolivian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's Minister of Labour, Daniel Santalla, has announced that, contrary to his announcement of last week, December 24 and 31, 2012, would not be declared as one-off non-working public holidays in Bolivia. [full story]

Germany 2017 Reformation Public Holiday Extended

Sources: Lübecker Nachrichten (Lübeck) and Germany bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Premier (Ministerpräsident) of Germany's state of Schleswig-Holstein, Torsten Albig, has finally announced that Reformation Day 2017 would be a one-off non-working public holiday in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. [full story]

Nicaragua 2012-2013 Year-End Public Holidays

Sources: Ministerio del Trabajo de Nicaragua (MITRAB) and Nicaragua bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nicaragua's secretary general of the Ministry of Labour, José Guerrero, has announced that MITRAB (Ministerio del Trabajo) had once again declared extended public sector non-working public holidays centered around Christmas 2012 and New Year's Day 2013. [full story]

Indian 2013 West Bengal Public Holidays

Sources: Government of West Bengal (Kolkata) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of India's state of West Bengal has announced the days which shall be non-working public holidays for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Kenyan Registration Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (Nairobi) and Kenya bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Kenya's Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, has announced that the government of Kenya would not declare a one-off non-working public holiday in Kenya to enable people to go register as voters for the upcoming presidential elections. [full story]