Niue 2012 Public Holidays Announced

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

Venezuelan Public Holidays February 20-21

Sources: Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias (Caracas) and Venezuela bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Governor of Venezuela's State of Anzoátegui, Tarek William Saab, has issued a decree announcing that Monday and Tuesday, February 20 and 21, 2012, would be a one-off state public holidays to mark the upcoming Carnival. [full story]

Belize Public Holiday March 7

Sources: Government of Belize Press Office (Belmopan) and Belize bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cabinet of Ministers of Belize has agreed to declare Wednesday, March 7, 2012, a one-off bank holiday and public holiday to coincide with the upcoming election day. [full story]

Timor Leste Public Holiday February 22

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 had once again decided to grant a day-off public sector holiday for Ash Wednesday, on Wednesday, February 22, 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]

Kazakhstan 2012 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Қазақстан Республикасының Электрондық үкіметі (Astana) and Kazakhstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Kazakhstan has released the official list of non-working public holidays in the Republic of Kazakhstan for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

French Polynesian 2012 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: E ho'i ana'e tatou i te utuafare (Papeete) and French Polynesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Council of Ministers of French Polynesia has officially declared the list of French Polynesian non-working public holidays for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Maldives Public Holiday February 26

Sources: ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Male) and Maldives bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of the Maldives has announced that it had declared Sunday, February 26, 2012, as an additional official non-working public holiday in the Maldives. [full story]

Kuwait Extra Public Holiday February 27

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 Saturday and Sunday, February 25 and 26, 2012, as non-working public holidays for the upcoming National Day and Liberation Day annual public holidays. [full story]

Indian Haryana Public Holiday February 26

Sources: Punjab Newsline Network (Chandigarh) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Indian State of Haryana has declared Sunday, February 26, 2012, as a public holiday in the regions concerned by the upcoming by-elections. [full story]

Libyan Public Holiday February 18

Sources: المجلس الوطنى الإنتقالى (Tripoli) and Libyan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Earlier today, Libya's ruling National Transitional Council announced that Saturday, February 18, 2012, would be a day in lieu non-working public holiday throughout Libya to compensate the fact that the new, February 17, annual public holiday falls on a Friday this year. [full story]

Haiti Carnival Public Holidays February 20-22

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 had issued an Executive Order declaring Monday, February 20, 2012, and Wednesday, February 22, 2012, as additional one-off non-working public holidays to coincide with the upcoming Carnival. [full story]

Afghanistan Public Holiday February 15

Sources: آژانس خبرى پژواك (Kabul) and Afghanistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Afghanistan has declared Wednesday, February 15, 2012, as a non-working public holiday in Afghanistan on account of the upcoming "Soviet Army Defeat Day". [full story]

Indian Public Holiday February 16 In Mumbai

Sources: The Hindu (Bangalore) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Indian State of Maharashtra has declared Thursday, February 16, 2012, as a regional public holiday on account of the upcoming general elections. [full story]

Taiwan Public Holidays February 27-28

Sources: 中國郵報 (Taipei) and Taiwanese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Taiwanese government has confirmed that Monday, February 27, 2012, would be a one-off bridge non-working public holiday, linking the previous weekend with the annual, February 28, public holiday. [full story]

Ivory Coast ACN Public Holiday Tomorrow

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 Minister of Communications, Bruno Kone, has announced that it had declared Monday, February 13, 2012, as a one-off non-working public holiday (jour férié et chômé sur toute l'étendue du territoire national). [full story]

Qatar Financial Holiday February 14

Sources: قنـا الموقع العربي الصفحة الرئيسية (QNA) and Qatar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Qatar Stock Exchange has announced that it would remain closed on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, on account of the upcoming new Sports Day public holiday. [full story]

Indian Public Holidays April 23-24 In Karnataka

Sources: Government of Karnataka (Bangalore) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Indian State of Karnataka has announced that it would now observe the birthday anniversary of Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj, also known as Shiv Jayanthi, as a new annual non-working state public holiday. [full story]

Malta 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Department of Information (Government of Malta) and Malta bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Malta's Department of Information has published its official list of national holidays and non-working public holidays for the upcoming calendar year 2013. [full story]

Turkmenistan Public Holiday February 20

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 transfer of the day off on the occasion of National Flag Day of Turkmenistan") declaring Monday, February 20, 2012, as a one-off non-working public holiday in connection with the upcoming celebration of the National Flag Day of Turkmenistan. [full story]

Ecuador 2012 Carnival Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Agencia de Noticias del Ecuador y Sudamérica (ANDES) and Ecuador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has issued a decree declaring Monday and Tuesday, February 20 and 21, 2012, as the non-working public holidays for the upcoming Carnival, throughout Ecuador. [full story]

Serbian Public Holidays February 15-19

Sources: Министарство рада и социјалне политике (Belgrade) and Serbia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Serbian government has finally decided to declare a one-off non-working public holiday for Friday, February 17, 2012, to extend the upcoming National Day non-working public holidays into the following weekend. [full story]

Lebanon Bank Holiday February 14

Sources: جمعيّة مصارف لبنان (Beirut) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Association of Banks in Lebanon has announced that Tuesday, February 14, 2012, had also been declared a bank holiday for all banks and financial institutions of Lebanon, to commemorate the anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri (Commémoration de l'assasinat du PM Rafic Hariri). [full story]

Croatian Public Holidays Cancellations Under Consideration

Sources: Vlada Republike Hrvatske (Zagreb) and Croatia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following today's cabinet meeting, the Government of Croatia has announced that it was considering the elimination of 3 annual non-working public holidays. [full story]

Iraq Arab Summit Public Holiday March 29

Sources: الوكالة الوطنية العراقية للأنباء - نينا (Baghdad) and Iraqi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Iraqi Interior Ministry has announced that Thursday, March 29, 2012, the date of the upcoming Arab Summit hosted in Baghdad, would be a one-off municipal non-working public holiday. [full story]

Lebanon Public Holiday February 14

Sources: Government Portal for Information and Forms (Republic of Lebanon) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Lebanon, through a statement by Prime Minister Najib Mikati, has declared Tuesday, February 14, 2012, as a non-working public holiday for both the private and public sectors to once again commemorate the anniversary of the 2005 assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. [full story]

Serbian Weeklong Public Holidays Under Consideration

Sources: Министарство рада и социјалне политике (Belgrade) and Serbia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Serbia's government advisor for energy issues, Petar Skundric, has announced that he would recommend to the government of Serbia that it declare the period of February 15-20, 2012, as non-working public holidays in Serbia in an effort to conserve energy in the midst of the current cold spell blanketing Europe. [full story]

New Zealand Bill To 'Monday-ise' Public Holidays

Sources: The Parliament of New Zealand (Paremata Aotearoa) and New Zealand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A private members bill, to always declare the Monday following a weekend public holiday as an additional non-working public holiday, was drawn from the member's bill ballot and introduced to New Zealand's Parliament yesterday. [full story]

Nepalese 2012 Public Holidays Expanded

Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Nepalese Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that it had decided to add a non-working public holiday on the Mahabir Jayanti to the official list of Nepalese public holidays. [full story]

Liberian Public Holiday February 11

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 Saturday, February 11th, 2012, as Armed Forces Day, a non-working public holiday to be observed throughout the country as a national holiday. [full story]

Thailand Bank Holiday April 9

Sources: ธนาคารแห่งประเทศไทย (Bangkok) and Thailand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has announced that Monday, April 9, 2012, had also been declared a one-off bank holiday for all banks and financial institutes throughout Thailand. [full story]

Venezuelan Public Holidays Legislation Amended

Sources: Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias (Caracas) and Venezuela bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Venezuela has introduced a bill (proyecto de la Ley del Proceso Social del Trabajo) which would replace the current legislation related to non-working public holidays in Venezuela. [full story]

Malta 2012 Bank Holidays Announced

Sources: Malta Bankers Association (Valetta) and Malta bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Malta Bankers’ Association has released the list of bank holidays in Malta for the calendar year 2012, dates when banks in Malta will be closed in addition to the 2012 general public holidays. [full story]

Vietnamese 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Vụ Thông Tin Báo Chí - Bộ Ngoại Giao (Hanoi) and Vietnamese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of the government of Vietnam has announced the official public holidays in Vietnam for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Liberian Public Holidays Consolidation

Sources: Liberia Broadcasting System (Monrovia) and Liberian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A bill has been introduced in the Liberian House of Representatives to consolidate the various Liberian annual public holidays honoring past presidents into a single, Presidents' Day, public holiday on the last Monday in October. [full story]

Honduras Considering February Public Holiday

Sources: El Heraldo (Tegucigalpa) and Honduras bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Honduras, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, has announced that he would ask the Legislative Assembly (Congreso Nacional) to declare February 3 as a new annual non-working public holiday in Honduras to coincide with the Día de la Virgen de Suyapa, Honduras' patron saint. [full story]

Guinea Conakry February 6 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: guineeconakry.info (Conakry) and Guinea Conakry bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Guinea Conakry has issued a press statement ruling-out the declaration another one-off, non-working, public holiday (journée chômée et payée) on Monday, February 6, 2012. [full story]

Ivory Coast Public Holiday February 5

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 Sunday, February 5, 2012, as a one-off national non-working public holiday (jour férié et chômé sur toute l'étendue du territoire national) on account of the upcoming Maouloud (Prophet's Birthday). [full story]

Pakistan Nationwide Public Holiday February 4

Sources: Associated Press Of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following yesterday's declarations of Saturday, February 4, 2012, as a one-off regional public holiday in four Provinces, many provinces of Pakistan, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has announced that he had declared an additional nationwide public holiday on Saturday, February 4, 2012 (Rabi-ul-Awwal 11). [full story]

Tunisian Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Moved

Sources: وكالة تونس افريقيا للانباء (Tunis) and Tunisian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Contrary to previous announcements, the date for the public holiday for the upcoming Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday) in Tunisia, has now been announced as being Saturday, February 4, 2012. [full story]

Gaza Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday February 4

Sources: وكـالــة مــعــا الاخـبـاريــة (Gaza) and West Bank and Gaza bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Hamas Government of Palestine's Gaza Strip has announced that Saturday, February 4, 2012, would be the date of the upcoming public holiday for Prophet Mohammed's birthday. [full story]

Sierra Leone Extra Public Holiday February 6

Sources: State House Press Secretariat (Freetown) and Sierra Leone bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Sierra Leone has announced that the date of the upcoming non-working public holiday for the Milad An-Nabi (Prophet's Birthday) would be Saturday, February 4, 2012. [full story]

Nigerian Extra Public Holiday February 6

Sources: Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Minister of Interior of the Federal Government of Nigeria, Abba Moro, has announced that an additional one-off day in lieu public holiday had been declared throughout Nigeria, on Monday, February 6, 2012, to compensate the fact that the upcoming public holiday for the Id-el-Maoulud (Prophet's Birthday) falls on a weekend in 2012. [full story]

Pakistan Regional Public Holidays February 4

Sources: Associated Press Of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following the recent announcement of the moving of the date of the upcoming birthday of the Prophet non-working public holiday to Sunday, February 5, 2012, the governments of the 4 Pakistani Provinces of Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) , Pujab, and Sindh, have declared Saturday, February 4, 2012, as a one-off regional public holiday. [full story]

Sudan 2012 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Announced

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 announced that the date of the upcoming Mulid (Prophet's Birthday) would be observed as a non-working public holiday throughout Sudan on Sunday, February 5, 2012. [full story]

Iraq Public Holidays February 5

Sources: الوكالة الوطنية العراقية للأنباء - نينا (Baghdad) and Iraqi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The General Secretariat of the Iraqi Council of Ministers has announced that the date of the upcoming Prophet's Birthday non-working public holiday in Iraq would be Sunday, February 5, 2012. [full story]

Indonesian 2012 Public Holidays Amended

Sources: Situs Resmi Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Kesejahteraan Rakyat (Jakarta) and Indonesia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Indonesia has issued a revised list of official non-working public holidays in Indonesia in 2012 (Revisi Hari libur & Cuti Bersama Tahun 2012) designating public holidays and collective leave days for the calendar year 2012, for both the private and public sectors. [full story]

Tuvalu 2012 Public Holidays Announced

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

New Caledonia 2012 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 the official list of non-working public holidays (jours fériés chômés) for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Indian Public Holiday March 3 in Goa

Sources: Government of Goa (Panaji) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Indian State of Goa has announced that Saturday, March 3, 2012, would be a one-off statewide non-working public holiday on account of the upcoming polling day for the general election to the Goa state legislative assembly. [full story]

Bahrain 2012 Prophet's Birthday Public Holidays Announced

Sources: وكالة أنباء البحرين (BNA) Bahrain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bahrain's Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, has issued a circular declaring Tuesday, February 4, 2012, as a public holiday to mark the birthday of Prophet Mohammed for the Islamic year 1433. [full story]