After the disruption of Durga Puja, Dussehra and Deepavali in the last few months, it’s a quiet end to the year for bank holidays in India. The only nationwide day that banks will close is Friday December 25th for Christmas Day. It is still useful to know when then banks are closed, so you can […]
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The General Office of the State Council has approved the plan for the 2021 public holidays in China. The specific arrangements for the date of the 2021 New Year’s Day, Spring Festival, Ching Ming Festival, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday are as follows: New Year’s Day is a one-day holiday […]
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In November, banks will remain closed on four Sundays and two Saturdays. The two major occasions that fall in this month are Diwali and Guru Nanak Jayanti. Customers should note that the central government holidays are applicable to all banks, public as well as the private sector. However, it must be noted that the bank […]
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The federal government of Pakistan has announced a public holiday on Friday October 30th for Milad un Nabi, the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). A notification has been issued by the ministry of interior on Monday. The Sindh government had already announced a public holiday on October 30. Mosques, private, government and semi-government buildings […]
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After a quiet couple of months for bank holidays, October is disrupted right at the start with Gandhi’s Birthday on Friday October 2nd. The second half of the month brings the major festivals of Durga Puja and Dussehra. The end of the month also sees Eid-eMilad, which is a gazetted holiday in most states. It […]
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Even though 2020 has been a washout for holidays, the Indonesian government has released the public holiday and collective leave schedule for 2021. This decree has been stated in the Joint Decree on National Holidays and Joint Leave in 2021 signed by the Minister of Religion, the Minister of Manpower, and the Minister for Administrative […]
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The official list of Bank Holidays of September 2020 has been released by the Reserve Bank of India. September 2020 is a quiet month for bank holidays in India, with Mahalaya on September 17th, the only day when there will be disruption in more than one state. Other than that, there are couple of religious […]
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The federal government of Pakistan has announced a two-day public holiday on August 29th and 30th on the occasion of Ashura (9th and 10th of Muharram) across the country. According to the notification issued by the Ministry of Interior on Tuesday, all private and government offices, including educational institutes, business and other activities would remain […]
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Notification of public holiday on 1st Muharram-Ul-Haram 2020 has been issued by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Administration Department on August 20th 2020. The First Day of Muharram-Ul-Haram (1442 Hijri) is Thursday August 20th 2020. This public holiday is due to the 1st day of the Islamic year and also the martyrdom of our […]
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The Philippines has declared regular holidays and non-working days for 2021 through a proclamation signed by President Rodrigo Duterte. The Labor Code of the Philippines specifies two types of holidays: the ‘regular holiday’ and the ‘special non-working day’. There is a difference in the pay that employers are required to pay between the two type […]
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