Monday, February 6, 2017

Week 5: January 30 to February 5, 2017


Australia 2018-2019 ACT Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Sunday, February 5, 2017)
Source: ACT Government Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate (Canberra) - Summary: The Chief Minister's Office of Australia's Capital Territory (ACT) has released the list of the official non-working public holidays to be observed in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) of Australia, during the calendar years 2018 and 2019. - Links: full story, other Australia news and updates, Australia public holidays, back to the top.



Afghanistan Public Holiday February 5
(Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2017)
Source: Pajhwok Afghan News (Kabul) - Summary: Faced with a second day of record snowfall tomorrow, the government of Afghanistan has declared Sunday, February 5, 2017, as an official non-working public holiday in Afghanistan. - Links: full story, other Afghanistan news and updates, Afghanistan public holidays, back to the top.



Panama 2017 Bank Holidays Announced
(Posted on Friday, February 3, 2017)
Source: Banco Nacional de Panamá (Panama City) - Summary: The Banco Nacional de Panamá has released its annual list of bank holidays and public holidays in Panama for the calendar year 2017. - Links: full story, other Panama news and updates, Panama public holidays, back to the top.



Mexico Bank Holiday February 6
(Posted on Friday, February 3, 2017)
Source: Diario Oficial de la Federación (Ciudad de México) - Summary: Mexico's Asociación de Bancos de México (ABM) and Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNVB) have jointly issued a communiqué announcing that Monday, February 6, 2017, would be a bank holiday throughout Mexico, on account of the upcoming Constitution Day annual non-working public holiday in Mexico. - Links: full story, other Mexico news and updates, Mexico public holidays, back to the top.



Honduras Suyapa Public Holiday February 3
(Posted on Thursday, February 2, 2017)
Source: El Heraldo (Tegucigalpa) - Summary: Honduras' Presidency has once again issued an executive decree declaring Friday, February 3, 2017, a one-off public sector holiday, on the occasion of the "Day of the Virgin of Suyapa", the patron saint of Honduras. - Links: full story, other Honduras news and updates, Honduras public holidays, back to the top.



Argentina Public Holidays Legislation Additional Changes Gazetted
(Posted on Thursday, February 2, 2017)
Source: Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (Buenos Aires) - Summary: The Decreto de Necesidad y Urgencia (Decreto 80/2017), announced earlier this week by Argentine President, Mauricio Macri, as a follow-up to last week's Decreto 52/2017, has been published in the Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina, thus further amending the legislation governing non-working public holidays in Argentina, effective immediately. - Links: full story, other Argentina news and updates, Argentina public holidays, back to the top.



Lebanon Hariri Bank Holiday February 14
(Posted on Thursday, February 2, 2017)
Source: Association des Banques du Liban (ABL) - Summary: The Association of Banks in Lebanon has announced that Tuesday, February 14, 2017, had once again 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 anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri (Commémoration de l'assasinat du PM Rafic Hariri). - Links: full story, other Lebanon news and updates, Lebanon public holidays, back to the top.



Madagascar 2017 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Wednesday, February 1, 2017)
Source: Filankevitry ny Governemanta (Mahazoarivo) - Summary: Madagascar's Conseil de Gouvernement has taken into advisement the "Projet de décret fixant la liste des jours fériés, chômés et payés au titre de l’année 2017", which declares the list of non-working public holidays in Madagascar for the calendar year 2017. - Links: full story, other Madagascar news and updates, Madagascar public holidays, back to the top.



Ethiopian 2017 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2017)
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) - Summary: The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced its annual list of the expected dates of the non-working public holidays in Ethiopia for the calendar year 2017. - Links: full story, other Ethiopia news and updates, Ethiopia public holidays, back to the top.



Ukraine Mulls Soviet-Era Public Holidays Shake-Up
(Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2017)
Source: Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukraine (Kiev) - Summary: The Institute of National Remembrance of the Ukraine (IPN) has released a draft law "On public holidays in Ukraine", which would cancel the March 8 and May 9 annual non-working public holidays of the Ukraine as part of the on-going purging of Soviet-era legacy. - Links: full story, other Ukraine news and updates, Ukraine public holidays, back to the top.



Argentina Public Holidays Legislation Changes Again
(Posted on Monday, January 30, 2017)
Source: Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (Buenos Aires) - Summary: The Decreto de Necesidad y Urgencia (Decreto 52/2017), signed last week by Argentine President, Mauricio Macri, and revising the rules governing non-working public holidays in Argentina, is to be amended by a new decree to be published later today in the Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. - Links: full story, other Argentina news and updates, Argentina public holidays, back to the top.