Nicaraguan August 2015 Public Holidays

Sources: Ministerio del Trabajo de Nicaragua (MITRAB) and Nicaragua bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nicaragua's Ministry of Labour (MITRAB) has issued a communiqué announcing Saturday, August 1, and Monday, August 10, 2015, as the dates of the upcoming annual fully-paid non-working public holidays in Managua, the capital city of Nicaragua ( los días 1 y 10 de agosto del año en curso serán dados de asueto para los trabajadores de la ciudad de Managua) for the upcoming annual Santo Domingo de Guzmán festivities. [full story]

DR Congo Public Holiday August 1

Sources: Présidence de la République Démocratique du Congo (Kinshasa) and DR Congo bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The "Vice-Premier Ministre en Charge de l’Emploi, Travail et Prévoyance Sociale" of the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Willy Makiashi, has announced that Saturday, August 1st, 2015, would be non-working public holiday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on account of the annual "Fête des Parents" annual non-working public holiday in the DRC. [full story]

Turks and Caicos Public Holiday August 3

Sources: The TCI Journal (Grand Turk) and Turks and Caicos bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands has announced the dates of the public and private sector non-working public holidays throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands, to coincide with the upcoming Emancipation Day celebrations in the Turks and Caicos Islands. [full story]

Niue Public Holiday October 13

Sources: Niue Government (Alofi) and Niue bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Niue has declared another one-off non-working public holiday in Niue, on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, on account of the Niuean WWI Centenary Memorial Celebration Day. [full story]

Indian Puducherry Public Holiday July 30

Sources: Government of Puducherry (Saram) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of India's state of Puducherry has, in turn, declared Thursday, July 30, 2015, as a one-off non-working public holiday in India's State of Puducherry "in view of the cremation of former president A P J Abdul Kalam at Rameswaram". [full story]

Iraqi Public Holidays July 30 to August 2

Sources: الوكالة الوطنية العراقية للأنباء - نينا (Baghdad) and Iraqi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Iraqi Government, via its Council of Ministers, has declared another period of non-working public holidays in Iraq, from Thursday, July 30, until Sunday, August 2, 2015, due to current and forecasted high temperatures. [full story]

Indian Tamil Nadu Public Holiday July 30

Sources: Government of Tamil Nadu (Chennai) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of India's state of Tamil Nadu has declared Thursday, July 30, 2015, as a one-off non-working public holiday in India's State of Tamil Nadu "as a mark of respect" for the recently passed-away former President of India, APJ Abdul Kalam. [full story]

Indonesian Public Holiday December 9

Sources: Situs Resmi Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Kesejahteraan Rakyat (ANTARA) and Indonesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Indonesia's Home Affairs Minister, Tjahjo Kumolo, announced that, Wednesday, December 9, 2015, the date of the upcoming simultaneous regional head elections, had once again been declared as a one-off non-working public holiday in Indonesia "to enable people employed outside their regions to cast their votes". [full story]

Spain 2016 Galicia Public Holidays Gazetted

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 (Consejo de la Xunta de Galicia) has officially gazetted its full story annual official list of regional public holidays (calendario laboral) in Galicia for the upcoming calendar year 2016. [full story]

Peruvian Bank Holiday July 27

Sources: Banco Central de Reserva del Perú (MTPE) and Peru bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Peru's Central Bank (Banco Central de Reserva del Perú) has announced that it had declared Monday, July 27, 2015, as a one-off bank holiday in Peru, in line with the recent Peruvian Government's declaration of Monday, July 27, 2015, to link the annual July 28-29 "Fiestas Patrias" with the preceding weekend. [full story]

Peruvian Public Holidays July 25-29

Sources: Ministerio del Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo del Perú (MTPE) and Peru bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, Peru's Minister of Labour (Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo-MTPE), Daniel Maurate, issued a retraction on his earlier communique ruling-out the declaration of another one-off non-working public holiday in Peru on Monday, July 27, 2015, to link the annual July 28-29 "Fiestas Patrias" with the preceding weekend, by announcing that Monday, July 27, 2015, had been declared a one-off non-working public holiday in Peru. [full story]

Peruvian July 27 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Ministerio del Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo del Perú (MTPE) and Peru bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Peru's Minister of Labour (Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo-MTPE), Daniel Maurate, has issued a communique ruling-out the declaration of another one-off non-working public holiday in Peru on Monday, July 27, 2015, to link the annual July 28-29 "Fiestas Patrias" with the preceding weekend ("No va a ser feriado largo este 27 de julio"). [full story]

Jamaican August 3 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Jamaica Information Service (JIS) and Jamaica bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Director of Legal Services at the Jamaican Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Camille Bennett-Campbell, has issued a JIS news release in which she rules-out the declaration of Monday, August 3, 2015, as a one-off day in lieu non-working public holiday in Jamaica, to compensate the fact that this year's Emancipation Day annual non-working public holiday will fall on a weekend. [full story]

Liberian Public Holidays July 26-27

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 declaring Sunday, July 26, 2015, as a national non-working public holiday in Liberia to be observed across the country on account of Liberia's 168th Independence Day. [full story]

Scotland 2016-2018 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: The devolved government for Scotland (Edinburgh) and Scotland bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The devolved government for Scotland has released a list of the 2016-2018 bank holidays (aka public holidays) in Scotland for the period of 2016-2018. [full story]

Nepalese 2015 Eid-ul-Fitr Public Holidays Extended

Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Earlier today, the government of Nepal announced in a notice published in the Nepal gazette, that Sunday, July 19, 2015, had been declared as a non-working public holiday on account of the upcoming annual Eid-ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) non-working public holiday in Nepal. [full story]

Macau September 3 Public Holiday Gazetted

Sources: 澳门特区政府入口网站 (Macau) and Macau bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Macau Government's bill, recently passed by Macau's lawmakers, and declaring Thursday, September 3, 2015, as a mandatory one-off public holiday in Macau to celebrate the China's victory over Japan in WW2, has been gazetted as the "Decree Law No. 32/2015 on Public Holidays". [full story]

Malawi 2015 End of Ramadan Public Holidays

Sources: Government of the Republic of Malawi (Lilongwe) and Malawi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The MAM (Moslems Association of Malawi) has announced that the date of the upcoming Eid-el-Fitri (End of Ramadan) non-working public holiday in Malawi had been declared as Saturday, July 18, 2015. [full story]

Ghana 2015 Ramadan Public Holidays Extended

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Ministry of the Interior, following its earlier announcement that Saturday, July 18, 2015, had been declared as the date of the upcoming 2015 annual Eid-Ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) non-working public holiday in Ghana, has also declared Monday, July 20, 2015, as a statutory non-working public holiday in Ghana "because the Eid-ul-Fitr falls on a weekend". [full story]

Ugandan 2015 End of Ramadan Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: Uganda Media Centre, Office of the President of the Republic of Uganda (Kampala) and Ugandan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A spokesman for Uganda's Ministry of Public Service, has announced that the government of Uganda had declared Friday, July 17, 2015, as the date of the upcoming Eid-El-Fitri non-working public holiday in Uganda. [full story]

Ivory Coast 2015 Aïd el Fitr Public Holiday

Sources: Gouvernement de Côte d'Ivoire (Abijan) and Ivory Coast bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Ivory Coast, through its Ministère de l’Emploi, des Affaires Sociales et de la Solidarité Nationale, has announced that it had declared Friday, July 17, 2015, as the date of the annual national non-working public holiday (jour férié, chômé et payé sur toute l'étendue du territoire national) on account of the upcoming Aïd el Fitr (End of Ramadan) public holiday of the Ivory Coast. [full story]

Togolese Aïd al-Fitr 2015 Public Holiday

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, July 17, 2015, had been declared as the date of the annual non-working public holiday throughout Togo for the upcoming Aïd al-Fitr (End of Ramadan). [full story]

Somalia 2015 Eid Ul Fitri Public Holidays

Sources: Government of Somaliland (Hargiesa) and Somalia bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The minister of Religious affairs of the Government of Somaliland, Sheikh Khalil Abdilahi Ahmed, has announced that the annual non-working public holidays in Somaliland for the upcoming Eid Ul Fitri (End of Ramadan) public holidays would run for 3 days, from Friday, July 17, until Sunday, July 19, 2015, inclusively. [full story]

Turkmenistan 2015 Ramadan Public Holiday

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 celebration of Oraza") declaring Saturday, July 18, 2015, as a non-working public holiday in Turkmenistan for the "Celebration of Oraza Bayram (Ramadan)". [full story]

Uzbekistan 2015 Ramadan Public Holidays

Sources: O‘zA – O‘zbekiston Milliy axborot agentligi (Tashkent) and Uzbekistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, has issued his annual resolution "On celebration of Ramadan Hayit" which declares Saturday, July 18, 2015, as the non-working day off public holiday in Uzbekistan for the upcoming Ramazan Hayit (End of Ramadan). [full story]

Bahrain 2015 Eid Al Fitr 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 stipulating the official annual non-working public holidays in Bahrain for the upcoming 2015 Eid Al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) and the 2 days that follow, as non-working public holidays in Bahrain to mark the upcoming Eid Al Fitr holidays for the Islamic year 1436. [full story]

Egyptian Eid Al-Fitr 2015 Public Holidays

Sources: Egypt State Information Service (Cairo) and Egyptian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Egyptian Prime Minister, Ibrahim Mahlab, has issued a decision declaring four days of non-working public holidays for the Egyptian ministries and government sectors, on account of the upcoming Eid Al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) annual non-working public holidays of Egypt. [full story]

Morocco Extends Eid 2015 Public Holidays

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 once again extended its previously-announced list of non-working public holidays in Morocco for the upcoming 2015 Aïd Al Fitr (End of Ramadan). [full story]

Pakistan 2015 Eid-ul-Fitr Bank Holidays

Sources: The State Bank of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has, in turn, announced that the State Bank of Pakistan and the commercial banks of Pakistan would remain closed from Friday, July 17 to Tuesday, July 21, 2015, as bank holidays throughout Pakistan have been declared on the occasion of the upcoming annual Eid-ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) bank holidays and non-working public holidays of Pakistan. [full story]

Philippines Adds 2015-2016 Public Holidays

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines' President, Benigno Aquino III, has issued Proclamations No. 1071 and 1072 which declare 3 additional one-off non-working public holidays in the Philippines on account of the upcoming APEC summit and 30th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. [full story]

Nigerian Eid Public Holidays July 17 and 20

Sources: Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Nigerian Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Interior, Abubakar Magaji, in a statement by the Ministry of Interior, has announced that the Federal Government of Nigeria had declared Friday and Monday, July 17 and 20, 2015, as the non-working public holidays throughout Nigeria for the upcoming Eid-el-Fitri (End of Ramadan). [full story]

Kyrgyzstan 2015 Orozo Ait Public Holiday

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 Friday, July 17, 2015, would be the date of the upcoming annual non-working public holiday in Kyrgyzstan on account of the Orozo Ait (End of Ramadan). [full story]

Tunisian 2015 Aïd El Fitr Public Holidays

Sources: وكالة تونس افريقيا للانباء (Tunis) and Tunisian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Tunisia (Présidence du Gouvernement), in conjunction with the Institut national de météorologie (INM), has announced that the upcoming Aïd El-Fitr (End of Ramadan) non-working public holidays throughout Tunisia would be observed from Friday, July 17, until Sunday, July 19, 2015. [full story]

Nicaraguan Public Holidays July 19-20

Sources: Ministerio del Trabajo de Nicaragua (MITRAB) and Nicaragua bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nicaragua's Ministry of Labour (MITRAB), through its coordinator for the council of communications, Rosario Murillo, has announced that the annual non-working public holiday of Nicaragua on Sunday, July 19, 2015, would be compensated by a one-off non-working public holiday in Nicaragua on Monday, July 20, 2015 ("regresando a laborar hasta el martes 21 de julio"). [full story]

Suriname Public Holiday July 17

Sources: Kabinet van de President van de Republiek Suriname (Paramarimbo) and Suriname bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Suriname has confirmed that the upcoming "Ied-Ul-Fitre" (End of Ramadan) annual non-working public holiday in Suriname would be observed on Friday, July 17, 2015, a date which has been declared a non-working public holiday in Suriname. [full story]

Ghana 2015 Ramadan Public Holiday

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Ministry of the Interior, on the recommendation of Ghana's National Hilal Committee (NHC), has announced that Saturday, July 18, 2015, had been declared as the date of the upcoming 2015 annual Eid-Ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) non-working public holiday in Ghana. [full story]

UAE 2015 Eid-al-Fitr Public Holidays Finalized

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UAE Ministry of Labour has, in turn, announced the dates of the upcoming 2015 Eid Al Fitr (End of Ramadan) non-working public holidays in the UAE for the UAE private sector. [full story]

Oman 2015 Eid al-Fitr Public Holidays

Sources: وكالة الأنباء العمانية (Muscat) and Omani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Omani authorities, to writ Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court and Chairman of the Civil Service Council, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, Minister of Manpower, have once again announced similar dates of the upcoming 2015 Eid Al Fitr (End of Ramadan) and Blessed Renaissance Day non-working public holidays in Oman, for the public sector and the private sector of Oman. [full story]

UAE 2015 Eid-al-Fitr Public Holidays

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UAE Government has announced the dates of the upcoming 2015 Eid Al Fitr (End of Ramadan) non-working public holidays in the UAE for both the public sector. [full story]

Jordanian Bank Holidays July 17-20

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan, Ziad Fariz, has issued the Memorandum 28/2015, ref.10/2/8599, which announces the dates of the bank holidays for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr non-working bank holidays and public holidays in Jordan. [full story]

Armenian Public Holiday July 13

Sources: Հայերեն լրատվական գործակալությանը (ARMENPRESS) and Armenian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Armenia, following an extraordinary Saturday meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers this morning, has announced that Monday, July 13, 2015, would be a non-working public holiday in Armenia, on account of the upcoming Vardavar (Transfiguration) feast, to be compensated, as usual, by declaring Saturday, July 18, 2015, as a regular working day in Armenia. [full story]

Thailand 2016 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: ธนาคารแห่งประเทศไทย (Bangkok) and Thailand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The official list and dates of the annual bank holidays and non-working public holidays in Thailand, for the upcoming calendar year 2016, has been released. [full story]

Kenyan 2015 Idd Ul Fitr Public Holiday

Sources: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (Nairobi) and Kenya bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Kenyan Government's Interior Cabinet Secretary, Joseph Nkaiserry, has signed a gazette notice announcing that the date of the annual non-working public holiday for the upcoming Idd-Ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) in Kenya would be Saturday, July 18, 2015. [full story]

Macau Votes September 3 Public Holiday

Sources: 澳门特区政府入口网站 (Macau) and Macau bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Macau's lawmakers have in turn approved the Macau Government's bill declaring Thursday, September 3, 2015, as a mandatory one-off public holiday in Macau to celebrate the China's victory over Japan in WW2. [full story]

Taiwan Typhoon Public Holiday July 10

Sources: 行政院人事行政局 (Taipei) and Taiwan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Taiwan has announced that due to the arrival of typhoon Chan-hom, another one-off non-working public holiday was declared in Taiwan and that all businesses will be closed on tomorrow, on Friday, July 10, 2015. [full story]

Philippines End of Ramadan 2015 Announced

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines President, Benigno Aquino III, has signed Proclamation No. 1070, s. 2015, which declares Friday, July 17, 2015, as the date of the upcoming Eid’l Fitr (End of Ramadan) annual non-working public holiday in the Philippines for the calendar year 2015. [full story]

Qatar 2015 Eid Public Holidays

Sources: قنـا الموقع العربي الصفحة الرئيسية (QNA) and Qatar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Qatar's Emiri Diwan has announced that the period of annual public sector holidays for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan), had once again been extended to 11 consecutive days of public sector holidays. [full story]

Hong Kong Public Holiday September 3

Sources: 香港政府一站通 (HKSAR) and Hong Kong bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) has approved the "Special Holiday (3 September 2015) Bill", which declares Thursday, September 3, 2015, as a one-off non-working public holiday in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, to mark the 70th anniversary of the Chinese victory in World War II. [full story]

Kuwaiti 2015 Eid al Fitr Public Holidays

Sources: الكويت جنة الخدمة المدنية (Kuwait City) and Kuwaiti bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Kuwaiti Head of Civil Service Commission (CSC) has finally announced that the extent of the 2015 annual non-working public holidays in Kuwait for the upcoming annual Eid Al-Fitr public holidays will be four days. [full story]

Greece Bank Holidays Until July 13

Sources: The Bank of Greece (Athens) and Greece bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Greek Finance Ministry has announced that the current stretch of bank holidays in Greece would once again be extended, this time until Monday, July 13, 2015. [full story]