Hungary 2016 Public Holidays Finalized

Sources: Kormányzat Nemzetgazdasági Minisztérium (Budapest) and Hungary bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Hungary has released the final version of the previously-announced draft list of official non-working public holidays in Hungary for the calendar year 2016. [full story]

Egyptian Public Holiday June 30

Sources: Egypt State Information Service (Cairo) and Egyptian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Egyptian Prime Minister, Ibrahim Mahlab, has announced that Egyptian authorities have declared tomorrow, Tuesday, June 30, 2015, as another one-off non-working public holiday in Egypt on account of the second anniversary of the beginning of the mass protests which led to the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi in 2013. [full story]

Pakistan Bank Holiday July 1st

Sources: The State Bank of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced that Wednesday, July 1st, 2015, would be a bank holiday throughout Pakistan on the occasion of the upcoming annual July 1st Bank Holiday of Pakistan. [full story]

Greece Bank Holidays June 29 And Beyond

Sources: The Bank of Greece (Athens) and Greece bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, has announced a one-off bank holiday in Greece on Monday, June 29, 2015, when banks and the stock exchange will remain closed. [full story]

Trinidad and Tobago Eid Public Holiday July 18

Sources: Trinidad and Tobago Government Portal (Port of Spain) and Trinidad and Tobago bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Trinidad and Tobago, through its Public Utilities Minister, Nizam Baksh, has announced that Saturday, July 18, 2015, had been declared as a non-working public holiday in Trinidad and Tobago, on account of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) annual public holiday of Trinidad and Tobago in 2015. [full story]

Indonesian 2016 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Situs Resmi Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Kesejahteraan Rakyat (ANTARA) and Indonesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Indonesia has issued its annual decree (Surat Keputusan Bersama (SKB) Hari Libur Nasional dan Cuti Bersama Tahun 2016) designating Indonesian public holidays and collective leave days ("cuti bersama") for the calendar year 2016, for both the private and public sectors. [full story]

Bolivian Papal Public Holidays Decision Next Week

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social (La Paz) and Bolivian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's Presidential Chief of Staff, Juan Ramón Quintana, has announced that the declaration of one or more nationwide non-working public holidays in Bolivia, on account of the upcoming visit of Pope Francis, would be taken-up, and voted on, at the next Cabinet meeting on July 1st, 2015. [full story]

Mozambique June 26 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Agencia de Informção de Moçambique (Maputo) and Mozambique bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Mozambique's Labour Minister, Victoria Diogo, has issued a communiqué denying a hoax circulating in social media, stating that Friday, June 26, 2015, had been declared another one-off public holiday in Mozambique.. [full story]

Australian 2016 Queensland Public Holidays Update

Sources: Department of Justice and Attorney-General (State of Queensland) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Holidays and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 (switching the dates of the Birthday of the Sovereign and of the Labour Day public holidays) has been referred to the Finance and Administration Committee of the parliament of the Australian state of Queensland for consideration, and the committee is required to report back to Parliament by August 10, 2015. [full story]

Czech Republic Good Friday Public Holiday Progress

Sources: Radio Praha (Prague) and Czech Republic bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A long-stalled bill that would declare Good Friday as a new annual non-working public holiday in the Czech Republic, has gained new momentum following its endorsement by Czech parliamentarians from almost all parties, including Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and his Finance Minister. [full story]

Fiji Public Holiday June 26

Sources: Fiji Ministry of Information (Suva) and Fiji bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Fiji's National Sports Commission CEO, Peter Mazey, has confirmed the date of the upcoming new National Sports Day annual Fiji public holiday, as Friday, June 26, 2015. [full story]

Saudi Arabia 2015 End of Ramadan Public Holidays Amended

Sources: وكالة الأنباء السعودية - واس (Riyadh) and Saudi Arabian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Saudi Arabia has amended the dates of the previously-announced annual Eid Al Fitr (End of Ramadan) public sector holidays at government and semi official establishments across the country for the upcoming Eid Al Fitr (End of Ramadan). [full story]

Russian 2016 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Лента новостей РИА Новости (Moscow) and Russian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation has released its annual "Government Resolution On The Transfer Of Public Holidays in 2016", which as usual proposes a draft list of official public holidays and bridge holidays in Russia for the upcoming calendar year 2016. [full story]

Azerbaijan 2015 Ramadan Public Holidays

Sources: Azərbaycan Respublikası Nazirlər Kabineti (Baku) and Azerbaijan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Azerbaijan's Cabinet of Ministers has issued a decree creating another 4-day Ramazan Bayram (End of Ramadan) public holidays in Azerbaijan from Friday, July 17, until Monday, July 20, 2015, inclusively. [full story]

Cambodian Public Holidays June 19

Sources: Cabinet of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (Phnom Penh) and Cambodia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Cambodia's Prime Minister, Hun Sen, has announced that the Government of Cambodia had declared tomorrow, Friday, June 19, 2015, as a one-off non-working public holiday in Cambodia on account of that day's funeral of former Khmer Rouge Communist leader Chea Sim. [full story]

Guatemalan Public Holiday June 29

Sources: Diario de Centro América (Diario público de Guatemala) and Guatemala bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Guatemalan Ministry of Labour has announced that Monday, June 29, 2013, had been declared as the day in lieu non-working public holiday in Guatemala on account of the upcoming Army Day annual public holiday (Día del Ejército), falling in the middle of the week in 2015. [full story]

Pakistan Ramadan 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 announced that Friday, June 19, 2015, would be a bank holiday throughout Pakistan on the occasion of the upcoming annual Start of Ramadan Bank Holiday. [full story]

Spain Basque National Public Holiday Reborn

Sources: Boletín Oficial del País Vasco (BOPV) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The executive of Spain's autonomous region of the País Vasco has announced that the yet to be released annual calendar of official regional public holidays (calendario laboral) for the upcoming calendar year 2016 in Spain's Basque region, will include a new annual regional non-working public holiday in Spain's autonomous region of the País Vasco, to mark on October 7, the anniversary of the first Basque government in Gernika. [full story]

Spain 2016 Castilla La-Mancha Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Diario Oficial de Castilla-La Mancha (DOCM) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consejo de Gobierno de Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla La-Mancha, through its spokesperson Leandro Esteban, has published its annual list of regional non-working public holidays in Spain's Autonomous Región of Castilla La-Mancha for the upcoming calendar year 2015 (calendario laboral de las fiestas laborales de carácter retribuido y no recuperable en el año 2016, en Castilla-La Mancha). [full story]

Bangladesh Reconsidering Electoral Public Holidays

Sources: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Bangladesh bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bangladesh's Election Commissioner Abu Hafiz, who saw the UK polls last month, has issued a note against future polling/election days being declared one-off non-working public holidays in Bangladesh. [full story]

El Salvador Confirms June 17 Public Holiday

Sources: Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador (San Salvador) and El Salvador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of El Salvador has confirmed that Wednesday, June 17, 2015, would be a nationwide non-working public holiday in El Salvador on account of the annual Fathers' Day non-working public holiday of El Salvador. [full story]

Georgian Flood Public Holiday June 15

Sources: საქართველოს პრეზიდენტის ადმინისტრაცია (Tbilisi) and Georgia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Gharibashvili, has announced that tomorrow, Monday, June 15, 2015, would be an official day of mourning and a one-off non-working public holiday in Georgia on account of the weekend flooding in Tbilisi. [full story]

Mauritius 2016 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 annual list of the official non-working public holidays in Mauritius for the upcoming calendar year 2016. [full story]

Tongan Coronation Public Holiday July 7

Sources: Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications (Nuku'alofa) and Tonga bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Tonga's Prime Minister's Office has issued a communiqué that the Tongan Cabinet had declared Tuesday, July 7, 2015, as another one-off official non-working public holiday in Tonga to mark the coronation of King Tupou VI. [full story]

Bolivian June 22 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social (La Paz) and Bolivian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's Ministry of Labour (Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social), through its Director of Labour, Miguel Ángel Albarracín, has issued a statement ruling-out the declaration of Monday, June 22, 2015, as an additional non-working public holiday in Bolivia, to compensate the fact that the annual, June 21, "Día del Año Nuevo Andino Amazónico", Bolivian public holiday falls on a Sunday in 2015. [full story]

Indian 2016 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 its annual list of public holidays and restricted holidays to be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government of India, for the upcoming calendar year 2016. [full story]

Spain 2016 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 previously-announced annual list of the 2016 non-working public holidays (calendario laboral) in Spain's Autonomous Region of Cataluña. [full story]

Paraguay Papal Public Holidays Gazetted

Sources: Presidencia de la República del Paraguay (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The bill previously approved by the Paraguayan Senate and then its Lower House, and finally the President of Paraguay, to declare Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11, 2015, as one-off non-working public holidays in Paraguay on account of the upcoming visit of Pope Francis in Paraguay, was gazetted today as law No.544. [full story]

Ecuador Papal Public Holidays July 6-7

Sources: Agencia de Noticias del Ecuador y Sudamérica (ANDES) and Ecuador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Ecuador, through a decree signed by Ecuadoran president, Rafael Correa, has finally declared Monday and Tuesday, July 6 and 7, 2015, as non-working public holidays in Ecuador on account of the upcoming visit of Pope Francis in Ecuador. [full story]

Saudi Arabia 2015 End of Ramadan Public Holidays Announced

Sources: وكالة الأنباء السعودية - واس (Riyadh) and Saudi Arabian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Saudi Arabia has once again extended the annual Eid Al Fitr (End of Ramadan) public sector holidays from its usual duration of 10 days, and declared a 12-day period of public sector holidays at government and semi official establishments across the country for the upcoming Eid Al Fitr (End of Ramadan). [full story]

Latvian Public Holiday June 22

Sources: LETA News Agency (Riga) and Latvia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Welfare Ministry of the Government of Latvia has issued a communique reminding the Latvian population that Monday, June 22, 2015, was a one-off bridge non-working public holiday in Latvia. [full story]

Paraguay Papal Public Holidays July 10-11

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 into law a bill previously approved by the Paraguayan Senate and then Lower House, to declare Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11, 2015, as one-off non-working public holidays in Paraguay on account of the upcoming visit of Pope Francis in Paraguay. [full story]

Malaysian Sabah State Public Holiday June 8

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Kota Kinabalu) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following yesterday's earthquake, the Chief Minister of Malaysia's State of Sabah, Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman, has announced that he had decided to declare Monday, June 8, 2015, as a one-off non-working state public holiday in Malaysia's State of Sabah "as a sign of respect and concern for the victims and their families". [full story]

Luxemburg 2016 Bank Holidays Announced

Sources: Luxemburger Bankenvereinigung (Luxemburg) and Luxembourg bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Luxembourg Bankers' Association (Luxemburger Bankenvereinigung) has issued its annual list of official bank holidays in Luxembourg for the upcoming calendar year 2016. [full story]

Argentina June 29 Public Holiday Confusion

Sources: Ministerio del Interior (República Argentina) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Over the past couple of days, various news media in Argentina, have either announced a new one-off non-working public holiday in Argentina on June 29, or ruled it out (it will, in fact not be a one-off non-working public holiday in Argentina). [full story]

Timor Leste Public Holiday June 5

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 decided to amend the list of 2015 public holidays in Timor Lest by declaring a one-off non-working public sector holiday in Timor Leste (toleránsia pontu) on Friday, June 5, 2015, on account of the funeral ceremonies will be held, and where a last tribute will be paid to the former President of the National Parliament and Minister of State, Coordinating Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of Education of the Sixth Constitutional Government, Fernando “La Sama” de Araújo. [full story]

Taiwan Mulls September 3 Public Holiday

Sources: 行政院人事行政局 (Taipei) and Taiwan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee of the Legislature of Taiwan has approved a draft bill that would declare the, September 3, Armed Forces Day (originally known as “Victory over Japan Day”) as a new nationwide annual non-working public holiday in Taiwan, effective beginning in the calendar year 2016. [full story]

Haiti Public Holiday June 4

Sources: Communiqués de presse de la Présidence de la République d'Haïti (Port-au-Prince) and Haiti bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Office of Communication of the Presidency of Haiti and the Ministry of Communication of Haiti have announced that, by a Presidential Order dated 3 June 2015, Haiti's President had once again issued an Executive Order declaring Thursday, June 4, 2015, as an additional one-off non-working public holiday throughout Haiti to coincide with this year's "Corpus Christi" holiday. [full story]

Dominican Republic Public Holiday June 4

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 confirming that, as per the current public holidays legislation, Thursday, June 4, 2015, would be an official non-working public holiday in the Dominican Republic on account of the upcoming Corpus Christi annual non-working public holiday. [full story]

Bolivian Public Holiday June 4

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social (La Paz) and Bolivian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's Minister of Labour has ratified that the upcoming Corpus Christi annual non-working public holiday would be observed on Thursday, June 4, 2015, in all sectors of the Bolivian economy. [full story]

Papua New Guinea 2015 Public Holidays Amended

Sources: Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby) and Papua New Guinea bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, Michael Ogio, has released a revised version of the previously gazetted official list of annual appointed non-working public holidays in Papua New Guinea for the calendar year 2015. [full story]

Ecuador Mulls Papal Public Holidays

Sources: Agencia de Noticias del Ecuador y Sudamérica (ANDES) and Ecuador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ecuador's Minister in charge of security (Ministro coordinador de Seguridad), César Navas, has announced that the Government of Ecuador was also considering declaring one-off non-working public holidays in Ecuador on account of the upcoming 2015 visit of Pope Francis in Ecuador. [full story]