Holiday Reminder - May 2021

Summary: 
Upcoming holidays in Austria and CEE Region in May 2021
Mon, 26/04/2021

Austria:

  • 13th May - Ascension Day: Banks will be closed while CSD will be open. Settlement supported by UCBA (against and free of payment).
  • 24th May – Whit Monday: Banks and Stock Exchange will be closed while CSD will open. The CSD will be open for OTC settlements. OTC Settlement supported by UCBA (against and free of payment).

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

  • 3rd MayOrthodox 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.
  • 13th May - Eid-al-Fitr/Ramadan: Federation of BiH holiday only.  Neither trading on SASE nor settlement in FBiH will take place.  This is a normal working day for the market in Republic of Srpska.

Bulgaria:

  • 3rd May – Orthodox Easter Monday: Non-trading, non-settlement day. Banks, Stock Exchange, CSD and local payment system will be closed.
  • 4th May – Public Holiday: Non-trading, non-settlement day. Labour Day is on 1 May. When an official holiday is on a weekend's day, the first following working day is declared public holiday.
  • 6th May - St. George's Day: Non-trading, non-settlement day. Banks, CSDs, Stock Exchanges and local payment systems are closed.
  • 24th May - Cyrillic Alphabet and Slavic Culture's Day: Non-trading, non-settlement day. Banks, CSD, Stock Exchanges and local payment systems are closed.

Hungary:

  • 24th May – Whit Monday: Non-trading, non-settlement day. Banks, CSDs, Stock Exchanges and local payment systems are closed.

Romania:

  • 3rd May – Orthodox Easter Monday: Non-trading, non-settlement day. Banks, Stock Exchange, CSD and local payment system will be closed.

Russia:

  • 30th April: Due to forthcoming public holidays in Russia AO UniCredit Bank’s cut-off time for custody instructions will be 16:30 (Moscow time).
  • 3rd May – Labour Day: Non-trading, non-settlement day. Banks, CSDs, Stock Exchanges and local payment systems are closed. AO UCB will be closed for business on this day and will resume its activities on May 4th, 2021.
  • 10th May Victory Day: Non-trading, non-settlement day. Banks and local payment systems are closed, while it will be working day for CSD and MOEX with some limitations. All details and limitations can be found on their web sites. AO UCB will be closed for business on this day and will resume its activities on May 11th, 2021

Serbia:

  • 3rd May – Orthodox Easter Monday and Labour Day: Non-trading, non-settlement day. Banks, Stock Exchange, CSD and local payment system will be closed.
  • 4th May Labour Day: Non-trading, non-settlement day. Banks, CSDs, Stock Exchanges and local payment systems are closed.