Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Mauritania Public Holiday January 2

Sources: الوكالة الموريتانية للأنباء (Nouakchott) and Mauritanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Mauritania has released a communiqué de la Présidence declaring Friday, January 2, 2015 as an additional non-working public holiday in Mauritania to link the annual January 1st non-working public holiday and the subsequent "fête du Maouloud" (the Prophet's Birthday). [full story]

Niger 2015 Prophet Public Holiday Announced

Sources: Ministère de la Fonction Publique et du Travail du Niger (Niamey) and Niger bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Niger has declared Saturday, January 3, 2015, as the date of the annual "lendemain du Mouloud" (the day after the Prophet's Birthday) non-working public holiday in Niger. [full story]

Cuban 2015 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Órgano Oficial del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba (Granma) and Cuban bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cuban government has released the up-to-date list of annual non-working public holidays in Cuba for the calendar year 2015. [full story]

Macedonian 2015 Christmas 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 Wednesday, January 7th, 2015, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Macedonia "for all citizens of the Republic of Macedonia" on account of the upcoming annual "first day of Christmas by the Orthodox calendar" annual non-working public holiday of Macedonia. [full story]

Mexico 2015 Bank Holidays Gazetted

Sources: Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNVB) and Mexico bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores of Mexico has gazetted its annual official list of the dates of Mexican 2015 bank holidays (los días en que las instituciones de crédito deberán cerrar sus puertas y suspender operaciones durante 2015) in the Diario Oficial de la Federación. [full story]

Bahrain 2015 Prophet's Birthday Public Holidays

Sources: مصرف البحرين المركزى (Manama) Bahrain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bahrain's Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, has issued a circular declaring Saturday, January 3, 2015, as the annual non-working public holiday in Bahrain to mark the upcoming Anniversary of the Birthday of Prophet Mohammed non-working public holiday of Bahrain. [full story]

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Pakistan New Year 2015 Bank Holiday

Sources: The State Bank of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has declared Thursday, January 1st, 2015, as a bank holiday throughout Pakistan on account of the upcoming Western New Year annual bank holiday in Pakistan. [full story]

Dominica 2015 Public Holidays Amended

Sources: The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica (Office of the Prime Minister) and Dominica bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica has released a revised version of its previously-released annual official list of 2015 non-working public holidays in Dominica. [full story]

Nigerian 2015 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday

Sources: Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nigeria’s Federal Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has announced that Friday, January 2, 2015, had been declared an official non-working public holiday throughout Nigeria to commemorate the annual Muslim celebration of Eid-El-Maulud (Prophet Muhammad's Birthday). [full story]

Qatari New Year 2015 Bank Holiday

Sources: قنـا الموقع العربي الصفحة الرئيسية (QNA) and Qatar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Qatar's Central Bank (QCB) has announced that all banks and financial institutions under its control (ie. all banks in Qatar) would be closed to the public on Thursday, January 1, 2015, on account of the annual Western New Year bank holiday in Qatar. [full story]

Jordanian January 2015 Bank Holidays

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Central Bank of Jordan has also announced bank holidays on Thursday and Saturday, January 1 and 3, 2015, on account of the annual non-working Jordanian public holidays on the occasion of the upcoming Western New Year and the Prophet's Birthday. [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 Thursday, January 1, 2015, would be a public holiday in all parts of the country on the occasion of the anniversary of the independence of Sudan. [full story]

Bahrain January 2015 Bank Holidays

Sources: مصرف البحرين المركزى (Manama) Bahrain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Central Bank of Bahrain has announced that it would declare bank holidays on Thursday and Saturday, January 1 and 3, 2015, on account of the annual non-working public holidays in Bahrain to mark Western New Year and the Prophet's Birthday. [full story]

Madagascar Public Holiday January 2

Sources: Filankevitry ny Governemanta (Mahazoarivo) and Madagascar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Madagascar's Conseil de Gouvernement has issued a decree amending the yet to be released list of 2015 Madagascar annual public holidays by declaring Friday, January 2, 2015, as another paid one-off bridge public holiday throughout Madagascar to link the upcoming January 1st public holiday with the subsequent weekend. [full story]

Argentina 2014 Year-End Bank Holiday

Sources: Ministerio del Interior (República Argentina) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) has confirmed that tomorrow, Wednesday, December 31, 2014, would once again be a full-day bank holiday in Argentina. [full story]

Tunisian Prophet Public Holiday January 3

Sources: وكالة تونس افريقيا للانباء (Tunis) and Tunisian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Tunisia (la présidence du gouvernement) has announced that the date for the upcoming Fête du Mouled (the Prophet's Birthday) annual non-working public holiday in Tunisia, would be Saturday, January 3, 2015. [full story]

Austrian 2015 Public holidays Announced

Sources: Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äusseres (BMEIA) and Austrian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Austria's Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs (Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äusseres - BMEIA) has released the annual list of official non-working public holidays in Austria for the upcoming calendar year 2015. [full story]

Monday, December 29, 2014

Lebanon 2015 Prophet's Birthday Bank Holiday

Sources: جمعيّة مصارف لبنان (Beirut) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Association of Banks in Lebanon has announced that Saturday, January 3, 2015, had also been declared a bank holiday for all banks and financial institutions of Lebanon, including the Beirut Stock Exchange and the Central Bank of Lebanon, to commemorate the upcoming Prophet Mohammad's Birthday annual non-working public holiday in Lebanon. [full story]

Gabonese Public Holidays January 1-2

Sources: Gouvernement de la République Gabonaise (Libreville) and Gabonese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Gabon's Ministre du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Prévoyance Sociale has announced that the upcoming annual New Year non-working public holidays in the Gabon would be extended by a day with the declaration of Friday, January 2, 2015, as an additional non-working public holiday in the Gabon. [full story]

Togolese Public Holiday January 2

Sources: Primature du Togo (Lome) and Togo bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Minister of Labour of the government of Togo has announced that Friday, January 2, 2015, had been declared as a one-off non-working public holiday throughout Togo ("chômée et payée sur toute l'étendue du territoire national"). [full story]

Omani 2015 Prophet's Birthday 1st Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة الأنباء العمانية (Muscat) and Omani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Omani authorities have announced the dates of the upcoming annual non-working public holiday in Oman for the Prophet's Birthday, for both the private sector and the public sector of Oman. [full story]

Jordanian Prophet Public Holiday January 3

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Jordanian Prime Minister, Abdullah Ensour, has issued a circular decreeing a non-working public holiday in Jordan on Saturday, January 3, 2015, to on the occasion of the annual Prophet Mohammad’s birthday non-working public holiday in Jordan. [full story]

Algerian 2015 Public Holidays January 1 and 3

Sources: الموقع الرسمي للمديرية العامة للوظيفة العمومية (Alger) and Algeria banks holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Algerian Ministry of Labour (Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Sécurité Sociale) has announced that Thursday, January 1, 2015, had been declared as a non-working public holiday in Algeria ("journée chômée et payée") on account of the annual Western New Year non-working public holiday in Algeria. [full story]

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Palau 2015 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Palau Government (Koror) and Palau bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Palau has released its annual list of the official non-working public holidays in Palau for the upcoming calendar year 2015. [full story]

UAE 2015 Prophet's Birthday 1st Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UAE's Minister of Education and Chairman of Board of Directors of the Federal Authority for Human Resources, Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, issued a circular stating that the annual public sector holiday for the upcoming Milad Al Nabi (Prophet's Birthday) would be on Saturday, January 3, 2015. [full story]

Saturday, December 27, 2014

Aruba 2015 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Office of the Governor of Aruba (Oranjestad) and Aruba bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Aruba has released its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Aruba for the upcoming calendar year 2015. [full story]

Transdniestria Public Holiday December 31

Sources: Interfax (Tiraspol) and Transdniestrian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Transdniestria's government has declared Wednesday, December 31, 2014, as another one-off non-working public sector holiday throughout Transdniestria. [full story]

Friday, December 26, 2014

Uzbekistan 2015 Public Holiday January 2nd

Sources: O‘zA – O‘zbekiston Milliy axborot agentligi (Tashkent) and Uzbekistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, has signed the Resolution "On announcing 2 January 2015 as a day-off", which declares Friday, January 2, 2015, as another one-off non-working public holiday in Uzbekistan. [full story]

Kyrgyzstan Extends January 2015 Public Holidays

Sources: Кабар - Кыргыз Улуттук Маалымат Агенттиги (Bishkek) and Kyrgyzstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic has announced that the Government of Kyrgyzstan had once again decided to declare additional non-working public holidays in January 2015 in Kyrgyzstan to link the upcoming New Year Kyrgyzstan annual public holiday with the subsequent Orthodox Christmas public holiday. [full story]

New Caledonia 2015 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Medef Nouvelle-Calédonie (Nouméa) and New Caledonia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of New Caledonia has released its annual official list of non-working public holidays (jours fériés chômés) and public sector holidays (services publics de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et de l'Etat) for the upcoming calendar year 2015. [full story]

Lebanon 2015 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday

Sources: Government Portal for Information and Forms (Republic of Lebanon) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Prime Minister of the Government of Lebanon, Tammam Salam, has declared Saturday, January 3, 2015, as the date of the annual non-working public holiday to mark the Prophet's Birhday in Lebanon. [full story]

Mali Public Holiday January 2

Sources: Primature Portail Officiel du Gouvernement du Mali (Bamako) and Mali bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Mali, via its Labour Minister, Bocar Moussa Diarra, has declared Friday, January 2, 2015, as a non-working public holiday in Mali ("journée déclarée chomée et payée sur toute l’étendue du territoire national"). [full story]

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Egyptian Bank Holidays January 1-3

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 from Thursday to Saturday, January 1-3, 2015, inclusively, dates which have been declared as bank holidays in Egypt on account of the upcoming Western New Year annual Egyptian bank holiday and the annual Egyptian non-working public holiday for Prophet Mohamed's Birthday. [full story]

Botswana 2015 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Botswana Press Agency (Gaborone) and Botswana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Botswana has released its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Botswana for the upcoming calendar year 2015. [full story]

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Dominica 2015 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica (Office of the Prime Minister) and Dominica bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica has released its annual official list of 2015 non-working public holidays in Dominica. [full story]

Bangladesh Public Holiday January 4

Sources: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Bangladesh bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chairman of Bangladesh's National Moon Sighting Committee, Motiur Rahman, has announced that the moon of the month of Rabiul Awal Hijri 1436 had been sighted in Bangladesh's sky yesterday and therefore that the annual Eid-e-Miladunnabi (birthday of the Prophet Mohammad), would be observed on Sunday, January 4, 2015. [full story]

Thailand December 29-30 Public Holidays Ruled-Out

Sources: รัฐบาลไทย (Bangkok) and Thailand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Thailand's Government has issued a communique ruling-out the possibility of declaring Monday and Tuesday, December 29 and 30, 2014, as additional year-end 2014-2015 public holidays in Thailand. [full story]

Jordanian Public Holiday December 25

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Jordanian Prime Minister has issued a circular decreeing a public holiday in Jordan on Thursday, December 25, 2014, to on the occasion of the annual Christmas Day non-working public holiday in Jordan. [full story]

Icelandic 2015 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: The Central Bank of Iceland (Seðlabanki Íslands) and Iceland bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Iceland has released its annual official list of non-working public holidays and bank holidays in Iceland for the upcoming year 2015. [full story]

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Monaco 2015 Public Sector Holidays

Sources: Journal de l'administration de la Principauté de Monaco (JDA) and Monaco bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Monaco's public service administration has published its annual list of additional non-working public sector holidays (liste des jours chômés et payés dans l'Administration) in Monaco for the calendar year 2015. [full story]

Morocco 2015 Prophet's Birthday Public Holidays Announced

Sources: وزارة الأوقاف والشؤون الإسلامية (Casablanca) and Morocco public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Morocco, through its "ministère de la fonction publique et de la modernisation de l'administration", has confirmed its previously-announced date for the upcoming 2015 Eid Al Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday) non-working public holidays in Morocco, following an announcement by the "ministère des Habous et des affaires islamiques". [full story]

Congo Brazzaville 2014-2015 Year-End Public Holidays

Sources: Compte rendu du Conseil des Ministres de la République du Congo (Brazzaville) and Congo Brazzaville bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The ministre d’État, ministre du travail et de la sécurité sociale, of Congo Brazzaville, Florent Ntsiba, has released a communique stating that Friday, December 26, 2014, and Friday, January 2, 2015, had been declared 2 additional one-off non-working public holidays throughout the Republic of the Congo (Congo Brazzaville). [full story]

Philippines 2015 Papal Public Holidays Official

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines' President, Benigno Aquino III, has issued Proclamation No. 936 which declares 3 of the 5 days of the upcoming visit of Pope Francis in the Philippines, January 15, 16 and 19, 2015, as one-off non-working public holidays in Manila and the Philippines' National Capital Region (NCR). [full story]

Honduras 2014-2015 Year-End Public Holidays

Sources: La Prensa (Tegucigalpa) and Honduras bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Honduras has reversed its earlier decision, and has declared the afternoon of December 24 and 31, 2014, as public sector public holidays, beginning at 12:00 pm local time for Honduras' public sector ("a todos los funcionarios y empleados de la administración pública"). [full story]

Monday, December 22, 2014

Mozambique 2014-2015 Year-End Public Holidays

Sources: Agencia de Informção de Moçambique (Maputo) and Mozambique bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Mozambique's Minister of Labour has announced its traditional year-end one-off public holidays in Mozambique "to give Mozambicans a five day New Year" on December 24, 31, 2014 as well as January 2, 2015. [full story]

Paraguay 2014 Year-End Public Holidays

Sources: Presidencia de la República del Paraguay (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Paraguay, Horacio Cartes, has signed the "Decreto número 2808" which declares 2 year-end one-off non-working public holidays in Paraguay for the public sector ("para los funcionarios de la administración pública y las entidades descentralizadas"). [full story]

Timor Leste 2014-2015 Year-End Public Holidays

Sources: Komunikadu Imprensa Sekretaria Estadu Konsellu Ministru Timor-Leste (Dili) and Timor Leste bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Timor Leste has announced that it had once again decided to declare 4 full-day additional year-end public sector holidays (Toleránsia Pontu iha oras loro-kraik nian), this time on December 24, 26, and 31, 2014, as well as on Friday, January 2, 2015. [full story]

Mongolia Extends 2015 Public Holidays

Sources: Үндэсний Мэдээллийн Монцамэ Агентлаг (Ulaanbaatar) and Mongolia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). At today's Cabinet meeting, the Cabinet of the Government of of Mongolia has announced that Friday, January 2, 2015, would be an additional non-working public holiday in Mongolia, to link the annual, January 1st, non-working public holiday with the subsequent weekend. [full story]

US Virgin Islands Extend 2014-2015 Public Holidays

Sources: The Governor's Office (St. Croix) and British Virgin Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The outgoing Governor of the US Virgin Islands, John P. de Jongh, Jr., has once again declared year-end public sector holidays for December 2014 and January 2015. [full story]

Libyan Public Holiday December 24

Sources: المجلس الوطنى الإنتقالى (Tripoli) and Libyan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Libya's Government has announced that Wednesday, December 24, 2014, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Libya to mark Libya's Independence Day. [full story]