Philippines 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines President, Benigno Aquino III, has signed Proclamation No. 655, s.2013, which lists the annual special and regular non-working public holidays in the Philippines for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Bonaire 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Openbaar Lichaam Bonaire (Kralendijk) and Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Bonaire government has released the official list of annual non-working public holidays in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Hungary 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Kormányzat Nemzetgazdasági Minisztérium (Budapest) and Hungary bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Hungary has announced the annual list of official non-working public holidays in Hungary for the calendar year 2014, based upon the recommendation of the Hungarian National Economy Minister, Varga Mihály. [full story]

Indian Bank Holiday Cancelled in Jammu and Kashmir

Sources: General Administration Department Government of Jammu and Kashmir (Srinagar) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir has announced that the upcoming, September 30, bank holiday, would not be observed as a bank holiday on account of the "Mid-Year Accounts Closing". [full story]

Cameroon Public Holiday September 30

Sources: Présidence de la République du Cameroun (Yaoundé) and Cameroon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, has declared Monday, September 30, 2013, as a one-off non-working public holiday (feriée chômée sur toute l’étendue du territoire de la république du Cameroun) to facilitate the voting of candidates for the council and parliamentary elections. [full story]

Cocos (Keeling) Islands 2014 Public Holidays

Sources: Office of the Administrator (Indian Ocean Territories) and Cocos (Keeling) Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Administrator of Australia's Indian Ocean Territories, Jon Stanhope, has signed "Community Bulletin A22-2013 and Gazette 03-2013 for Cocos (Keeling) Islands" which officially gazettes the annual bank holidays and public holidays in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Christmas Island 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Office of the Administrator (Indian Ocean Territories) and Christmas Island bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Administrator of Australia's Indian Ocean Territories, Jon Stanhope, has signed the "Community Bulletin A21-2013 and Gazette 02-2013 for Christmas Island" which officially gazettes the annual bank holidays and public holidays on Christmas Island for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Spain 2014 Madrid Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Consejo de Gobierno de la Comunidad de Madrid (Madrid) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consejo de Gobierno de la Comunidad de Madrid has announced that it had approved the annual list of official 2014 non-working public holidays (calendario laboral) in Spain's Autonomous Comunidad de Madrid. [full story]

Portugal Public Holidays Changes Constitutional

Sources: Governo de Portugal (Lisboa) and Portugal bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). More than a year after the Portuguese Government's cancellation of 4 annual non-working public holidays took effect, Portugal's constitutional court (Tribunal Constitucional) has ruled that the reduction of 4 annual non-working public holidays in Portugal was constitutional. [full story]

Australian 2014 Brisbane Public Holiday Update

Sources: Department of Justice and Attorney-General (State of Queensland) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). An Australian State of Queensland parliamentary committee examining legislation for the previously-announced G20 2014 one-off non-working public holiday in Brisbane has led the Queensland State Government to announce that it may reconsider the G20 public holiday in Brisbane. [full story]

Saudi Arabia 2013 Eid al Adha Public Holidays Announced

Sources: وكالة الأنباء السعودية - واس (Riyadh) and Saudi Arabian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Saudi authorities have announced the extension of this year's annual Eid Al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) public sector holidays from 10 days to 11 days. [full story]

Ecuador Public Holiday October 11

Sources: Agencia de Noticias del Ecuador y Sudamérica (ANDES) and Ecuador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ecuador's Ministry of Tourism (Ministerio de Turismo) has issued a communique confirming that the upcoming October 9, feriado nacional por la Independencia de Guayaquil, is a compulsory non-working public holiday in Ecuador which will be observed on Friday, October 11, 2013. [full story]

Mongolian Chinggis Khaan Public Holiday 2013 Date Amended

Sources: Үндэсний Мэдээллийн Монцамэ Агентлаг (Ulaanbaatar) and Mongolia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Mongolian government has issued a revised date for the upcoming 2013 Chinggis Khaan public holiday which was recently added to the list of annual non-working public holidays in Mongolia. [full story]

Luxemburg 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Ministère du Travail et de l'Emploi (Luxemburg) and Luxembourg bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Luxembourg Ministry of Labour (Ministère du Travail et de l'Emploi) has issued the list of official non-working public holidays in Luxembourg for the upcoming calendar year 2014. [full story]

Macedonian Public Holiday September 28

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 Saturday, September 28, 2013, would be a non-working public holiday citizen members of the Bosniak community in the country in Macedonia on account of the "International Day of Bosniaks" annual sectorial non-working public holiday in Macedonia. [full story]

Bermuda 2015 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Bermuda Department of Communication and Information (Hamilton) and Bermuda bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Bermuda, has released a list of official non-working public holidays in Bermuda for the calendar year 2015. [full story]

Honduras Football Public Holiday October 11

Sources: La Tribuna (Tegucigalpa) and Honduras bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Honduras' President, Porfirio Lobo, has moved the date of the upcoming, October 3, Día del Soldado, annual non-working public holiday to Friday, October 11, 2013, to coincide with the upcoming football game between Honduras and Costa Rica. [full story]

Nigerian Public Holiday October 1st

Sources: Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Minister of Interior of the Federal Government of Nigeria, Abba Moro, has announced that the Nigerian Government had declared Tuesday, October 1st, 2013, as a paid non-working public holiday throughout Nigeria on account of Nigeria's upcoming 53rd independence anniversary. [full story]

South Korean 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Yonhap News Agency (Seoul) and South Korea bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Yesterday, the South Korean Ministry of Public Administration and Security announced the official dates of 2014 South Korean public holidays, and particular those that are based on the Korean lunar calendar, and what happens when any of the 2014 South Korean public holidays falls on a Sunday. [full story]

Ghana Public Holiday September 23

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Minister of the Interior, Kwesi Ahwoi, has has announced that, earlier today, President John Dramani Mahama had declared Monday, September 23, 2013, as an additional statutory non-working public holiday in Ghana on account of the upcoming Birthday of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah annual public holiday. [full story]

Spain 2014 Castilla y León Public Holidays Gazetted

Sources: Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Castilla y León (Valladolid) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consejo de Gobierno de la Junta de Castilla y León had issued the "Decreto 60/2013, de 12 de septiembre, de la Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León, por el que se establece el calendario de fiestas laborales en el ámbito de la Comunidad de Castilla y León para el año 2014." (BOCL de 18 de septiembre de 2013) which officially gazettes the previously-announced list of regional non-working public holidays (calendario laboral) in Spain's Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Mali Public Holiday September 19

Sources: Primature Portail Officiel du Gouvernement du Mali (Bamako) and Mali bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Mali has declared tomorrow, Thursday, September 19, 2013, as another one-off non-working public holiday (journée fériée chômée et payée) throughout Mali, to enable the population to witness the inauguration of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. [full story]

Mongolian Lunar New Year Public Holidays Bill

Sources: Үндэсний Мэдээллийн МОНЦАМЭ Агентлаг (Ulaanbaatar) and Mongolia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A bill has been submitted to the Speaker of Mongolia's Parliament, Zandaakhuu Enkhbold, to extend the annual Lunar New Year public holidays (Tsagaan Sar) into 3 consecutive days of annual public holidays in Mongolia. [full story]

Chilean September 11 Public Holiday Bill

Sources: Tramitación de proyectos (Congreso Nacional de Chile) and Chile bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Human Rights Commission of Chile's lower house of Parliament (Cámara de Diputados) has approved a bill which would declare September 11 as a new annual public holiday commemorating the victims of the 27-year Pinochet dictatorship. [full story]

Spain 2014 Valencia Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Consell de la Generalitat Valenciana (Valencia) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consell de la Generalitat Valenciana has announced the official calendar of 2014 public holidays in Spain's autonomous region of Valencia, and in particular, for the second year, its decision as to whether to move some mid-week public holidays to adjoin a nearby weekend. [full story]

Saudi Arabia Public Holiday September 22

Sources: وكالة الأنباء السعودية - واس (Riyadh) and Saudi Arabian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A royal decree issued by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah , has once again declared Sunday, September 22, 2013, as a one-off non-working public holiday in Saudi Arabia to link the recently-changed Friday-Satuday weekend with the annual National Day public holiday on Monday, September 23, 2013. [full story]

Nepalese Public Holiday September 18

Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Nepal has announced that Wednesday, September 18, 2013, had been declared as a non-working public holiday in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal's capital, on account of the upcoming Indra Jatra annual non-working public holiday. [full story]

Bhutanese Public Holiday September 21

Sources: Royal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan (Thimphu) and Bhutanese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Royal Civil Service Commission of the Government of Bhutan has annouced that Saturday, September 21, 2013, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Bhutan on the occasion of the upcoming Blessed Rainy Day or Thrue-Bab restored annual Bhutanese public holiday. [full story]

Greece Reduces Public Sector Holidays

Sources: The Bank of Greece (Athens) and Greece bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Greece's Reform Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has announced that, as part of its austerity drive, the Greeek government has decided to cancel the 6 additional public sector holidays currently awarded to civil servants for using computers. [full story]

Honduras Public Sector Holiday September 16

Sources: El Heraldo (Tegucigalpa) and Honduras bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Honduras, through its Secretaría de Interior y Población, has announced Monday, September 16, 2013, would be a one-off non-working public sector holiday for Honduras' public sector, to compensate the annual Independence Day public holiday falling on a Sunday. [full story]

Nicaragua Adds Public Holiday September 16

Sources: Ministerio del Trabajo de Nicaragua (MITRAB) and Nicaragua bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nicaragua's Ministry of Labour (MITRAB), through its minister, Alba Luz Briones, has announced that Monday, September 16, 2013, would be a non-working public holiday in Nicaragua to compensate the annual Independence Day public holiday falling on a Sunday. [full story]

Puerto Rico 2014 Public Holidays Announced

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 annual "Memorando Especial", which lists Puerto Rico's public sector holidays for the upcoming calendar year 2014. [full story]

Libyan Public Holiday September 16

Sources: المجلس الوطنى الإنتقالى (Tripoli) and Libyan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Libya's ruling National Transitional Council has announced that Monday, September 16, 2013, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Libya to be observed as Martyrs' Day. [full story]

Spain 2014 Castilla y León Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Castilla y León (Valladolid) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consejo de Gobierno de la Junta de Castilla y León has announced the list of official regional public holidays (calendario laboral) in Spain's Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Spain Call For Additional Ceuta Muslim Public Holiday

Sources: Boletín Oficial de la Ciudad de Ceuta (BOCCE) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The legislative assembly opposition group Caballas of Spain's autonomous region of Ceuta (Ilustre Pleno de !a Asamblea de Ceuta) has called for the addition of another Muslim non-working public holiday to the oficial calendario laboral) of the Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta. [full story]

Tongan New Public Holiday September 17

Sources: Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications (Nuku'alofa) and Tonga bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Tongan Ministry of Information and Communications has confirmed that Tuesday, September 17, 2013, would once again be an official public holiday in Tonga to mark the Official Birthday of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Tupouto'a ‘Ulukalala. [full story]

Costa Rican Public Holiday September 15

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social de Costa Rica (San José) and Costa Rican bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Costa Rica's Minister of Labour has confirmed that September 15, 2013, was to be a non-working public holiday for the "Día de la Independencia" of Costa Rica and that its observance would not and could not be moved to another date. [full story]

Mexico Bank Holiday September 16

Sources: Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNVB) and Mexico bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Mexico's Asociación de Bancos de México (ABM) and Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNVB) have jointly announced that Monday, september 16, 2013, would be a bank holiday throughout Mexico. [full story]

Sierra Leone Call For May 1st Public Holiday

Sources: State House Press Secretariat (Freetown) and Sierra Leone bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Sierra Leone's Minister of Labour and Social Security, Martin Theambo, has called for the decalration of May 1st as another new annual non-working public holiday thoughout Sierra Leone. [full story]

Paraguayan February 3 Public Holidays Bill

Sources: Honorable Cámara de Diputados del Paraguay (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Another bill has been introduced in Paraguay's lower house of parliament (Cámara de Diputados) to declare February 3 as a new annual non-working public holiday in Paraguay. [full story]

Thailand 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: ธนาคารแห่งประเทศไทย (Bangkok) and Thailand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The official list and dates of the bank holidays and non-working public holidays in Thailand, for the upcoming calendar year 2014, has been announced. [full story]

Macedonian Public Holiday September 14

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 Saturday, September 14, 2013, would be a non-working public holiday for the citizens belonging to the Jewish community in Macedonia on account of the first day of Yom Kippur annual sectorial non-working public holiday. [full story]

Spain 2014 La Rioja Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Boletin Oficial De La Rioja (La Rioja) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consejería de Industria, Innovación y Empleo of Spain's Autonomous Region of La Rioja has published the annual list of regional public holidays (calendario laboral) for the upcoming calendar year 2014 in La Rioja. [full story]

Spain 2014 Cataluña Public Holidays Gazetted

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 gazetted the list of 2014 nonworking public holidays (calendario laboral) in Spain's Autonomous Region of Cataluña. [full story]

Taiwan Working Day September 14

Sources: 行政院人事行政局 (Taipei) and Taiwan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Taiwan's Directorate-General of Personnel Administration has issued a statement reminding all that Saturday, September 14, 2013, would be a regular working day, exceptionally. [full story]

Maldives Public Holiday September 8

Sources: ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Male) and Maldives bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Office of the President of the Maldives, Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik , has issued a press communique indicating that Sunday, September 8, 2013, would be a one-off public holiday in the Maldives, on account that this year's presidential election. [full story]

Bhutanese Public Holiday September 10

Sources: Royal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan (Thimphu) and Bhutanese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Royal Civil Service Commission of the Government of Bhutan has annouced that Tuesday, September 10, 2013, would be a non-working public holiday in Thimphu on the occasion of the upcoming Thimphu Drubchen (Thimphu Dromchey) annual public holiday of Bhutan's capital city. [full story]

Ugandan November 30 EAC Public Holiday Closer

Sources: New Vision (Kampala) and Ugandan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has passed the East African Community Holidays Bill 2013 which mandates the member states of the East African Community (EAC), which includes Uganda, to declare November 30 as the East African Day public holiday "to enhance citizens' participation and awareness in the integration process". [full story]

Lebanon Bank Holiday September 4

Sources: جمعيّة مصارف لبنان (Beirut) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Association of Banks in Lebanon has announced that Wednesday, September 4, 2013, had been declared a one-off bank holiday for all banks and financial institutions of Lebanon, including the Beirut Stock Exchange and the Central Bank of Lebanon, on account of that day's planned strike actions ("Grève des Instances Economiques"). [full story]

Transdniestria Public Holiday September 9

Sources: Interfax (Tiraspol) and Moldovan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Transdniestria's President, Yevgeny Shevchuk, has declared Monday, September 9, 2013, a one-off non-working public holiday throughout Transdniestria. [full story]