Worldwide Public Holidays News

Jordan 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-27T06:13:00.001+01:00

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Jordan has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Jordan for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

South African 2013 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-27T06:12:00.001+01:00

Sources: South African Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and South Africa bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The South African Government Communication and Information System has announced the dates of the public holidays in South Africa for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Lebanon Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Confirmed

2012-01-26T10:39:00.002+01:00

Sources: Government Portal for Information and Forms (Republic of Lebanon) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Lebanon has confirmed that the date of the upcoming Prophet's Birthday public holiday in Lebanon would be Saturday, February 4, 2012. [full story]

Dominican Republic Public Holidays Amendments Lapse

2012-01-26T08:21:00.002+01:00

Sources: Portal del Senado de la República Dominicana (Santo Domingo) and Dominican Republic bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Dominican Republic's lower house of parliament (Cámara de Diputados) has let lapse (expire) last spring's bill to remove the January 6 and January 26 annual non-working public holidays from the scope of the law 139-97 which regulates non-working public holidays in the Dominican Republic. [full story]

Bangladesh Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday February 5

2012-01-25T09:09:00.003+01:00

Sources: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Bangladesh bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The vice president of Bangladesh's National Moon Sighting Committee and Religious Affairs Secretary, Kazi Habibul Awal, has announced that the moon of the month of Rabiul Awal Hijri 1433 had been sighted in Bangladesh's sky yesterday and that the Eid-e-Miladunnabi (birthday of the Prophet Mohammad), would be observed on Sunday, February 5, 2012. [full story]

Ghana 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-25T05:33:00.001+01:00

Sources: Ghana Government Portal (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's government has released the official list of non-working public holidays in Ghana for the upcoming year 2012. [full story]

Indian Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Confirmed

2012-01-25T04:08:00.002+01:00

Sources: Siasat (Hyderabad) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, the Central Moon sighting committee of Sadar Majlis-e-Ulema-e-Deccan has announced that Wednesday, January 25, 2012, would be the 1st day of the month of Rabiul-Awal 1433 A.H. in India. [full story]

Pakistan Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Moved

2012-01-25T00:02:00.003+01:00

Sources: Associated Press Of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, the head of Pakistan's Ruyat-e-Hilal (moon sighting) committee, Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman, has announced that the month of Rabi-ul-Awwal would begin on January 25, meaning that, contrary to previous announcements, the upcoming birthday of the Prophet would be on Sunday, February 5, 2012. [full story]

Indian Public Holiday January 30 In Punjab

2012-01-24T11:22:00.002+01:00

Sources: Government of Punjab (Chandigarh) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Indian State of Punjab has announced that Monday, January 30, 2012, would be a one-off state public holiday on account of the upcoming elections to the 117-member state Assembly. [full story]

Dominican Republic January 30 Public Holiday

2012-01-24T00:03:00.001+01:00

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 an official communiqué confirming that the upcoming "Día de Duarte" public holiday will be moved from its traditional date of January 26 to Monday, January 30, 2012. [full story]

Estonian Bill To Add 2nd Christmas Public Holiday

2012-01-23T07:05:00.003+01:00

Sources: Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) and Estonian bank holidays and public holidays. (qppstudio.net). On January 31, Estonia's Parliamentary Constitutional Committee will be examining a proposal to add Russian Orthodox Christmas as a new annual non-working public holiday in Estonia. [full story]

Indian Manipur Public Holiday January 28

2012-01-23T04:02:00.002+01:00

Sources: Government of Manipur (Imphal) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Indian State of Manipur, through a statement released by its Under Secretary, GAD S Lokendra, has announced that Saturday, January 28, 2012, would be a one-off state public holiday on account of the upcoming election to the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly. [full story]

Cyprus 2013 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-23T00:43:00.002+01:00

Sources: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών (Nicosia) and Cyprus bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Cyprus has released its official list of non-working public holidays in Cyprus for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Gabon ACN Public Holidays Next Week

2012-01-22T22:24:00.002+01:00

Sources: Gouvernement de la République Gabonaise (Libreville) and Gabonese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Gabon has announced 4 days of public holidays (journées déclarées chômées, payées et récupérables), next week, to allow the people of Gabon to support the Panthères national team in the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations football championship. [full story]

Nepalese Public Holiday January 24

2012-01-22T09:57:00.001+01:00

Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Nepal has announced that Tuesday, January 24, 2012, had been declared a non-working public holiday nationwide on account of the upcoming Sonam Lhosar. [full story]

Taiwan CNY Bank Holidays Confirmation

2012-01-21T06:33:00.003+01:00

Sources: 中央銀行全球資訊網 (Taipei) and Taiwanese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Taiwan's financial authorities have confirmed that they would follow last summer's announcement by the government of Taiwan of the shifting of the Saturday, February 4, 2012, non-working weekly holiday to Friday, January 27, 2012. [full story]

Botswana 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-21T00:06:00.002+01:00

Sources: Botswana Press Agency (Gaborone) and Botswana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Botswana has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Botswana for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Timor Leste CNY Public Holiday Announced

2012-01-20T19:07:00.003+01:00

Sources: Press Release Government Of Timor-Leste (Dili) and Timor Leste bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Timor Leste has announced that it decided to grant a day-off public holiday on Monday, January 23, 2012, all day, to all employees and agents of the ministries or departments depending on them, as well as institutes and organizations included in indirect State administration. [full story]

Egyptian Public Holiday February 4

2012-01-20T00:44:00.002+01:00

Sources: الهيئة العامة للأستعلامات (Cairo) and Egyptian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chairman of the Egyptian National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Hatem Oud, has announced that the date of the upcoming birthday anniversary of Prophet Muhammed, and thus of the related non-working public holiday, would be on Saturday, February 4, 2012. [full story]

Western Australia 2014 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-19T08:54:00.003+01:00

Sources: Western Australia Department of Labour Relations and Commerce (Perth) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Western Australia has released the list of official non-working public holidays in the Australian State of Western Australia for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

India 2012 Tamil Nadu Public Holidays Revised

2012-01-19T08:52:00.002+01:00

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 announced a revision of its previously-released list of the days which will be non-working public holidays for the calendar year 2012 in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [full story]

Iraq Public Holidays January 21-22

2012-01-19T04:55:00.001+01:00

Sources: الوكالة الوطنية العراقية للأنباء - نينا (Baghdad) and Iraqi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Iraq's Najaf provincial council has announced that it had declared Saturday and Sunday, January 21 and 22, 2012, as regional public holidays on account of the upcoming anniversary of the death of Prophet Mohammad. [full story]

Kuwait Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Moved

2012-01-19T04:38:00.004+01:00

Sources: الكويت جنة الخدمة المدنية (Kuwait City) and Kuwaiti bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Kuwaiti Civil Service Commission has announced that it had declared Thursday, February 2, 2012, as a the non-working public holiday for the upcoming Prophet's Birthday annual public holiday, in replacement of Saturday, February 4, 2012, which falls during the Kuwaiti weekend in 2012. [full story]

Venezuela Public Holiday January 20

2012-01-19T00:07:00.004+01:00

Sources: Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias (Caracas) and Venezuela bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of San Cristóbal in Venezuela has announced that Friday, January 20, 2012, had been declared a regional non-working public holiday (día de júbilo no laborable para todos los entides públicos y privados) on account of the upcoming celebration of the feast of San Sebastián. [full story]

Bolivian Bank Holiday January 23

2012-01-18T16:06:00.003+01:00

Sources: Asociación de Bancos Privados de Bolivia (ASOBAN) and Bolivia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The associations of private banks in Bolivia (ASOBAN) has announced that it would follow the Bolivian government's recent declaration of a public holiday on Monday, January 23, 2012, by also declaring Monday, January 23, 2012, as a bank holiday throughout Bolivia. [full story]

Madagascar 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-18T07:31:00.002+01:00

Sources: Filankevitry ny Governemanta (Mahazoarivo) and Madagascar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Madagascar's Conseil de Gouvernement, at the insistence of the Minister of communications, has issued the "Décret fixant la liste des jours fériés, chômés et payés au titre de l'année 2012", which officially declares the list of public holidays in Madagascar for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Thailand 2012 CNY Bank Holiday Announced

2012-01-18T05:57:00.002+01:00

Sources: ธนาคารแห่งประเทศไทย (Bangkok) and Thailand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Bank of Thailand has announced that Monday, January 23, 2012, would also be a bank holiday in Thailand's southern provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani, Satun and Yala. [full story]

Qatar Sports Public Holiday Clarification

2012-01-18T05:32:00.003+01:00

Sources: Gulf Times (Doha) and Qatar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The second Tuesday of February every year has been confirmed as the new Qatari National Sports Day public holiday by the Gulf Times which had published reports to the contrary in its edition of yesterday. [full story]

Portugal Public Holidays Cancellation Update

2012-01-18T04:18:00.002+01:00

Sources: Agência Efe (Lisboa) and Portugal bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Portuguese government of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has secured an agreement from unions and employers on its planned cancellation of 4 annual non-working Portuguese public holidays. [full story]

Pakistan Call For January 10 Public Holiday

2012-01-18T04:13:00.003+01:00

Sources: Associated Press Of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Legislative Assembly of Pakistan's Province of Sindh, has approved a resolution calling upon the provincial government to declare January 10 as an annual non-working public holiday on the anniversary of the death of Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara. [full story]

Laos 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-17T10:17:00.002+01:00

Sources: The Ventiane Times (Ventiane) and Laos bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Laos has released the official list of 2012 non-working public holidays in Laos. [full story]

Mauritania 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-17T10:12:00.005+01:00

Sources: الوكالة الموريتانية للأنباء (Nouakchott) and Mauritanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Mauritania has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Mauritania for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Vanuatu 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-17T10:04:00.001+01:00

Sources: ANZ Vanuatu (Port Vila) and Vanuatu bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Vanuatu has announced the list of official non-working public holidays in Vanuatu for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Qatar Sports Public Holiday Confusion

2012-01-17T04:37:00.002+01:00

Sources: Gulf Times (Doha) and Qatar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Confusing reports have appeared in the Middle East press that the upcoming National Sports Day public holiday declared last month would in fact be be observed on Saturday, February 18, 2012, rather than Tuesday, February 14, 2012. [full story]

Turkey Tones-Down Public Holidays

2012-01-16T07:58:00.002+01:00

Sources: Hürriyet Daily News (Istanbul) and Turkey bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Turkey has announced that it plans to review and tone-down the extent of the celebrations linked to most of Turkey's national public holidays. [full story]

Saint Helena Year-End Regional Public Holidays

2012-01-16T00:07:00.002+01:00

Sources: Tristan Times (Tristan da Cunha) and Saint Helena bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Saint Helena's region of Tristan da Cunha has announced a period of non-working public sector holidays from December 21, 2011, to January 16, 2012. [full story]

Pakistan 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-15T17:20:00.001+01:00

Sources: Pakistan's Ministry of Interior (Islamabad) and Pakistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Pakistan's Ministry of Interior, in consultation with Karachi's Meteorological Department, as usual, has issued the expected dates for public and optional holidays for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Bangladesh January 19 Public Holiday in Narsingdi

2012-01-15T00:01:00.001+01:00

Sources: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Bangladesh bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Bangladesh has declared a one-off regional non-working public holiday in the Narsingdi Pourasava areas on account of the upcoming mayoral and councillors' elections on Thursday, January 19, 2012. [full story]

Ethiopia 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-14T07:25:00.002+01:00

Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) and Ethiopia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the expected dates of the non-working public holidays in Ethiopia for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Peru 2012 Public Holidays Clarified

2012-01-14T00:58:00.003+01:00

Sources: Diario Oficial El Peruano (Lima) and Peru bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following last month's executive order (Decreto Supremo No. 099-2011-PCM) declaring 8 additional public sector holidays in Peru for the calendar year 2012, the government of Peru has issued a clarification as to the significance of the February 13-14, 2010, public holidays in Peru. [full story]

Niger 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-14T00:12:00.002+01:00

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 released the official list of non-working public holidays in Niger for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Liberian Public Holiday January 16

2012-01-13T07:56:00.003+01:00

Sources: Liberia Broadcasting System (Monrovia) and Liberian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has issued a Proclamation declaring Monday, January 16, 2012 as a non-working national public holiday, to be observed throughout the Republic of Liberia. [full story]

North Korea Public Holidays Renamed

2012-01-13T00:08:00.003+01:00

Sources: 조선중앙통신 (Pyongyang) and North Korea bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). In an eerie case of déjà vu, North Korean authorities have announced that beginning in 2012, the annual February 16, 2-day public holidays commemorating the birthday of recently-deceased former leader Kim Jong-il would be renamed as Kwangmyongsong (Shining Star) Day. [full story]

Spain 2012 National Public Holidays Update

2012-01-12T13:25:00.001+01:00

Sources: ABC (Madrid) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Spain has reached an agreement with the Employers' Union (CEOE) and Labour Unions as to the 3 mid-week 2012 non-working public holiday would be moved to a nearby Monday, thus amending the previously released list of official national public holidays in Spain for 2012. [full story]

France Public Holidays Electioneering

2012-01-12T12:48:00.005+01:00

Sources: TF1 News (Paris) and France public holidays (qppstudio.net). French EELV presidential candidate, Eva Joly, has promised to declare Yom Kippur and the Feast of Sacrifice as non-working public holidays in France if she is elected President of France on May 6, 2012. [full story]

Mali 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-12T11:44:00.002+01:00

Sources: Primature Portail Officiel du Gouvernement du Mali (Bamako) and Mali bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Mali's Government has released the official list of non-working public holidays in Mali for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Cameroon 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-12T11:43:00.002+01:00

Sources: Prime Minister's Office Republic of Cameroon (Yaoundé) and Cameroon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Cameroon has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Cameroon for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Nepalese Public Holiday January 15

2012-01-12T10:24:00.001+01:00

Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Nepal has announced that the public holiday for the upcoming Maghe Sankranti would be observed on Sunday, January 15, 2012. [full story]

Haiti Public Holiday Tomorrow

2012-01-11T20:37:00.002+01:00

Sources: Ministère de l'Intérieur et des Collectivités Territoriales d'Haïti (Port-au-Prince) and Haiti bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Office of Communication of the Presidency of Haiti has announced that Haiti's President, Michel Martelly, has issued an Executive Order declaring Thursday, January 12, 2012, as a one-off non-working public holiday to commemorate the second anniversary of the earthquake of January 12, 2010. [full story]

Egypt Recycles January 25 Public Holiday

2012-01-11T16:34:00.003+01:00

Sources: المصري اليوم، أخبار (Cairo) and Egyptian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, has announced that the annual, January 25, Police Day, public holiday would henceforth be renamed as a national public holiday, "January 25 Revolution Day", marking the anniversay of the start of the 2011 popular uprising that toppled former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak. [full story]

Seychelles 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-11T11:38:00.003+01:00

Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Seychelles (Victoria) and Seychelles bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Seychelles has announced the official list of non-working public holidays in the Seychelles for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Pakistan Public Holiday January 12

2012-01-11T10:17:00.001+01:00

Sources: Associated Press Of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Minister of Pakistan's Province of Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, has declared another one-off regional public holiday, this time for tomorrow, Thursday, January 12, 2012, on the occasion of the funeral of Pir Saheb Pagaro. [full story]

Rwanda 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-11T05:29:00.003+01:00

Sources: Rwanda Bureau Of Information and Broadcasting (ORINFOR) and Rwanda bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Rwanda has released the full list of official non-working public holidays in Rwanda for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Djibouti 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-11T05:27:00.003+01:00

Sources: Journal Officiel de la République de Djibouti (Djibouti) and Djibouti bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Djibouti has released the official list of non-working public holidays, and their duration, for the calendar year 2012 in Djibouti. [full story]

Thailand 2012 CNY Public Holiday Announced

2012-01-11T00:58:00.001+01:00

Sources: รัฐบาลไทย (Bangkok) and Thailand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Thai Government Spokeswoman, Thitima Chaisang, has announced that Thailand’s Government Cabinet had agreed to declare Monday, January 23, 2012, the date of the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, as a regional public holiday in Southern Thailand. [full story]

Senegal Magal Public Holiday Tomorrow

2012-01-11T00:23:00.001+01:00

Sources: Site Officiel du Gouvernement du Sénégal (Dakar) and Senegalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Senegalese President, Abdoulaye Wade has officially confirmed that tomorrow, Thursday, January 12, 2012, would be for the first time a non-working public holiday in Sénégal, on account of the Magal de Touba. [full story]

Saint Lucia 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-10T05:10:00.002+01:00

Sources: Office of the Prime Minister (Castries) and Saint Lucia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Saint Lucia has released the official list of non-working public holidays in Saint Lucia for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Bonaire 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-10T05:09:00.001+01:00

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 non-working public holidays in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

New Zealand Earthquake Public Holiday Ruled-Out

2012-01-10T04:03:00.002+01:00

Sources: New Zealand Labour Party Communique (Wellington) and New Zealand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of New Zealand has announced that the declaration of a one-off public holiday to commemorate the first anniversary of the February 22, 2011, Christchurch earthquake, was not under consideration. [full story]

Yemen Changes Weekends

2012-01-09T22:51:00.001+01:00

Sources: وكالة الأنباء اليمنية سبأ (Sanaa) and Yemeni bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Yemen has announced that the weekly days of rest (weekends) would be changed from the current Thursday/Friday to Friday/Saturday. [full story]

Libyan Public Holidays Overhaul

2012-01-08T22:03:00.005+01:00

Sources: المجلس الوطنى الإنتقالى (Tripoli) and Libyan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Earlier today, Libya's ruling National Transitional Council announced an overhaul of the official list of national non-working public holidays in Libya, beginning in the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Latvian 2012 Public Holidays Amended

2012-01-07T06:28:00.001+01:00

Sources: Latvijas Banka (Riga) and Latvia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Latvia has amended the recently-announced official list of non-working national public holidays in Latvia for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Venezuela Bank Holiday January 9

2012-01-06T17:51:00.002+01:00

Sources: Asociación Bancaria de Venezuela (Caracas) and Venezuela bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Bankers' Association of Venezuela has announced that Monday, January 9, 2012, would be a bank holiday in Venezuela. [full story]

Grenada 2012 Public Holidays Amended

2012-01-06T07:41:00.002+01:00

Sources: Office of the Prime Minister of Grenada (St George's) and Grenada bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Grenada has issued an amended list of official non-working public holidays in Grenada, for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Tonga 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-06T07:11:00.004+01:00

Sources: Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications (Nuku'alofa) and Tonga bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Tonga's Ministry of Information and Communications has issued a communiqué announcing the official list of non-working public holidays in Tonga for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Pakistan Public Holiday January 9

2012-01-06T06:56:00.005+01:00

Sources: Associated Press Of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Services, General Administration & Coordination Department of the Government of Pakistan's Province of Sindh has announced that Monday, January 9, 2012, would be a state public holiday on account of the Urs of Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai. [full story]

Bolivian Public Holidays January 22-23

2012-01-05T11:48:00.002+01:00

Sources: Agencia Boliviana de Información (La Paz) and Bolivia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's Departmental Secretary of Labour, has announced that Monday, January 23, 2012, had been declared as a one-off non-working public holiday throughout Bolivia, due to the January 22 annual public holiday falling on a Sunday in the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Gibraltar May Day Public Holiday Changed Again

2012-01-05T11:38:00.003+01:00

Sources: The Gibraltar Chronicle (Gibraltar) and Gibraltar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). In his New Year's address, Gibraltar's recently-elected Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, announced that the rules governing the date when the May Day public holiday is observed as a non-working bank holiday in Gibraltar, would once gain be changed, effective immediately. [full story]

Indonesia Declares 18 Regional Public Holidays

2012-01-05T08:18:00.005+01:00

Sources: The Jakarta Post (ANTARA) and Indonesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Governor of Indonesia’s State of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, has declared 18 additional state non-working public holidays "to allow resident Hindus to perform religious rituals" during the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Norway 2014 Bank Holidays Announced

2012-01-05T07:40:00.003+01:00

Sources: Norges Bank (Oslo) and Norway bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Norway's Central Bank (Norges Bank) has published the list of bank holidays in Norway for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Iraq Declares January 11-12 Public Holidays

2012-01-05T06:42:00.003+01:00

Sources: الوكالة الوطنية العراقية للأنباء - نينا (Baghdad) and Iraqi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Iraq's Babylon governorate Council has announced that it had decided to declare Wednesday and Thursday, January 11 and 12, 2012, as a non-working provincial public holiday. [full story]

Bhutan 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-04T18:40:00.002+01:00

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 released its official list of national and regional non-working public holidays for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Lithuanian 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-04T16:02:00.002+01:00

Sources: Lietuvos Respublikos Uzsienio Reikalu Ministerija (Vilnius) and Lithuanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Lithuania has announced the dates of official public holidays in Lithuania for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Slovenian 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-04T08:29:00.001+01:00

Sources: Banka Slovenije (Ljubljana) and Slovenian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Bank of Slovenia has announced the official list of 2012 bank holidays and public holidays in Slovenia. [full story]

Tanzanian 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-04T08:27:00.005+01:00

Sources: Prime Minister's Office United Republic Of Tanzania (Dar es Salaam) and Tanzanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the United Republic Of Tanzania has released the list of official non-working public holidays dates in Tanzania for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Latvian 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-04T08:17:00.005+01:00

Sources: Latvijas Banka (Riga) and Latvia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Latvia has the official list of non-working national public holidays in Latvia for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Trinidad and Tobago 2012-2013-2014 Public Holidays Announced

2012-01-04T08:10:00.003+01:00

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 has released the official list of 2012, 2013, and 2014, non-working public holidays in Trinidad and Tobago. [full story]

Egyptian Bank Holiday January 8

2012-01-04T07:49:00.005+01:00

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 on Sunday, January 8, 2012, which has been declared a bank holiday in Egypt on account of the upcoming Coptic Christmas public holiday. [full story]

Australian 2014 Public Holidays In Tasmania

2012-01-03T08:46:00.003+01:00

Sources: Tasmanian Government Media Releases (Hobart) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Workplace Standards Tasmania of Australia's State of Tasmania, has released the list of 2014 non-working public holidays in the Australian State of Tasmania for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Eritrean 2012 Public Holidays Released

2012-01-03T06:54:00.002+01:00

Sources: Ministry of Information of the State of Eritrea (Asmara) and Eritrea bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Eritrean government has announced the list of official national and religious non-working public holidays in Eritrea for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Dominican Republic January 9 Public Holiday

2012-01-02T22:15:00.001+01:00

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 an official communiqué confirming that the upcoming "Día de los Santos Reyes" (Epiphany) public holiday will be moved from its traditional date of January 6 to Monday, January 9, 2012. [full story]

Cyprus Bank Holiday January 6

2012-01-02T21:37:00.001+01:00

Sources: Kεντρική Τράπεζα Κύπρου (Nicosia) and Cyprus bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Central Bank of Cyprus has announced that all banks in Cyprus would be closed on Friday, January 6, 2012, on account of the upcoming Epiphany. [full story]

Bangladesh 2012 Public Holidays List Approved

2012-01-01T08:23:00.002+01:00

Sources: Ministry of Public Administration, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Dhaka) and Bangladesh bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bangladesh's government has released the list of official public holidays for the calendar year 2012, as approved at the latest Cabinet meeting. [full story]

Macedonian January 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2011-12-31T08:44:00.001+01:00

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 the list of non-working public holidays in Macedonia for the upcoming month of January 2012. [full story]

Togo Public Holiday January 2

2011-12-30T21:56:00.001+01:00

Sources: Primature du Togo (Lome) and Togo bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Togo has announced that Monday, January 2, 2012, had been declared a one-off non-working public holiday in Togo. [full story]

Iraq Declares December 31 Public Holiday

2011-12-30T16:38:00.002+01:00

Sources: الوكالة الوطنية العراقية للأنباء - نينا (Baghdad) and Iraqi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Iraq's Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki, has declared tomorrow, Saturday, December 31, 2011, as a non-working national public holiday, to be named "Iraq Day". [full story]

Turkmenistan January 2 Public Holiday

2011-12-30T15:54:00.002+01:00

Sources: Туркменистан золотой век (Ashgabad) and Turkmenistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Turkmenistan's President, Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov, has signed a decree declaring Monday, January 2, 2012, as a one-off non-working public holiday in connection with the upcoming celebration of the Western New Year in Turkmenistan. [full story]

Micronesia January 2 Public Holiday

2011-12-30T08:44:00.003+01:00

Sources: Yap State Government (Colonia) and Federated States of Micronesia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The governor of Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia, Sebastian Anefal, has announced that Monday, January 2, 2011, would be an additional non-working public holiday throughout Yap State. [full story]

Pakistan Bank Holiday January 2

2011-12-30T08:12:00.001+01:00

Sources: The State Bank of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has declared Monday, January 2, 2012, as a one-off bank holiday. [full story]

Congo Brazzaville Public Holiday January 2

2011-12-29T22:31:00.003+01:00

Sources: Présidence de la République Démocratique du Congo (Kinshasa) and DR Congo bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Congo Brazzaville, Denis Sassou N'Guesso, has announced that Monday, January 2, 2012, would be a one-off non-working public holiday throughout the Republic of the Congo (Congo Brazzaville). [full story]

Peru 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2011-12-29T19:30:00.004+01:00

Sources: Diario Oficial El Peruano (Lima) and Peru bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Peru has issued an executive order (Decreto Supremo No. 099-2011-PCM) declaring 8 additional public sector holidays in Peru for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Spain 2012 Public Holidays In Navarra

2011-12-29T12:35:00.001+01:00

Sources: Boletín Oficial de Navarra (BON) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Directora General de Trabajo y Prevención de Riesgos de Navarra has finally published the list of 2012 public holidays in Spain's Autonomous Región of Navarra. [full story]

Samoa 2014 Public Holidays Announced

2011-12-29T11:16:00.002+01:00

Sources: Samoan Ministry Of Commerce, Industry And Labour (Matagaluega o Pisinisi, Alamanuia, Leipa) and Samoan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Samoan Ministry of Commerce, Industry And Labour has released an updated list of the non-working public holidays in Samoa for the calendar years 2012-2013-2014. [full story]

Syria 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2011-12-29T10:54:00.002+01:00

Sources: مصرف سورية المركزي (Damascus) and Syrian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Syrian government has announced the dates of official Syrian bank holidays and public holidays for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Jordan January 1st Public Holiday

2011-12-29T07:42:00.005+01:00

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Jordanian Prime Minister, Awn Khasawneh, has issued an official communiqué declaring Sunday, January 1st, 2012, as an official non-working public holiday on the occasion of the upcoming Gregorian New Year holiday. [full story]

Paraguay Bank Holiday Friday

2011-12-29T07:40:00.001+01:00

Sources: Presidencia de la República del Paraguay (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Paraguay's Central Bank (Banco Central del Paraguay) has announced that Friday, December 30, 2011, would be a bank holiday throughout Paraguay. [full story]

Bangladesh January 5 Public Holiday in Comilla

2011-12-29T07:39:00.006+01:00

Sources: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Bangladesh bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Bangladesh has declared a one-off regional non-working public holiday in Comilla City Corporation (CCC) areas on account of the upcoming mayoral election on Thursday, January 5, 2012. [full story]

Belarus Announces 2012 Public Holidays

2011-12-29T07:39:00.002+01:00

Sources: АСБ Беларусбанк (Minsk) and Belarus bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Belarus has released the list of official public holidays in Belarus for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Timor Leste 2012 Public Holidays Announced

2011-12-28T15:20:00.003+01:00

Sources: Press Release Government Of Timor-Leste (Dili) and Timor Leste bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Timor Leste has announced the list of official public holidays in Timor Leste for the upcoming calendar year 2012. [full story]

Vietnam 2012 Tet Public Holidays Extended

2011-12-28T10:56:00.003+01:00

Sources: Vụ Thông Tin Báo Chí - Bộ Ngoại Giao (Hanoi) and Vietnamese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Vietnam's Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung, has agreed to a request by the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to extend the upcoming 2012 Tet, Lunar New Year, non-working public holidays to cover 9 days. [full story]