Upcoming holidays in Central and Eastern Europe in May 2024

Wed, 17/04/2024

Austria:
1 May – Labour Day: Stock Exchange closed; FOP transactions instructed STP will settle (no settlement support at UCBA).
9 May – Ascension Day: Settlement supported by UCBA (against and free of payment).
20 May – Whit Monday: Settlement supported by UCBA (against and free of payment).
30 May – Corpus Christi: Settlement supported by UCBA (against and free of payment).

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
1 May – Labour Day: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.
2 May – Labour Day: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.
3 May – Orthodox Good Friday: Republic of Srpska holiday only. Neither trading on BLSE nor settlement in RS will take place. This is a normal working day for the market in Federation of BiH.
6 May – Orthodox Easter Monday: Republic of Srpska holiday only. Neither trading on BLSE nor settlement in RS will take place. This is a normal working day for the market in Federation of BiH.
9 May – Day of the Victory over fascism: Republic of Srpska holiday only. Neither trading on BLSE nor settlement in RS will take place. This is a normal working day for the market in Federation of BiH.

Bulgaria:
1 May – Labour Day: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.
3 May – Orthodox Good Friday: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.
6 May – St.George's Day and Orthodox Easter Monday: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.
24 May – Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and of Slavic Literature: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.

Croatia:
1 May – International Workers’ Day: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.
30 May – National Day and Corpus Christi: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.

Czech Republic:
1 May – May Day: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.
8 May – Liberation from Fascism: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.

Hungary:
1 May – Labour Day: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.
20 May – Whit Monday: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.

Romania:
1 May – Labour Day: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.
3 May – Orthodox Good Friday: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.
6 May – Orthodox Easter Monday: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.

Russia:
1 May – Labour Day: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.
8 May – Due to the forthcoming public holiday in Russia AO UniCredit Bank’s cut-off time for custody instructions will be 16:30 (Moscow time).
9 May – Victory Day: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.
10 May – Victory's Day Holiday: On May 10 the Stock Exchange, the CSD will be open with limitations, the Central Bank will provide information in due time. AO UCB will be closed during Victory's Day Holiday.

Serbia:
1 May – Labour Day Holiday: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.
2 May – Labour Day Holiday: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.
3 May – Orthodox Good Friday: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.
6 May – Orthodox Easter Monday: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payments and Banks are closed.

Slovakia:
1 May – Labour Day: Whole market is closed. Only CSD is opened but its services are limited to FOP settlement instructions and electronicly submitted service requests to Information System.
8 May – Victory Day: Stock Exchange and Banks are closed. Local payment system and CSD are open. Depository service is restricted to settlement of instructions in settlement system and electronic submission of requests to Information System.

Slovenia:
1 May – Labour Day: Stock Exchange, Payments system and Banks are closed. CSD will be open for OTC free of payment settlements.
2 May – Labour Holiday: Stock Exchange and Banks are closed. CSD will be open for OTC settlements.

List of abbreviations:

CSD – Central Securities Depository

FBiH – Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

SASE – Sarajevo Stock Exchange (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina)

BLSE – Banja Luka Stock Exchange (Republic of Srpska)

RS – Republic of Srpska