Upcoming holidays in Central and Eastern Europe in March 2024

Thu, 15/02/2024

Austria

29 March – Catholic Good Friday: Stock Exchange, CSD and Payments are closed. Banking services will remain open with no settlements.


Bosnia and Herzegovina

1 March – Independence Day: Federation of BiH holiday only. Neither trading on SASE nor settlement in Federation of BiH will take place. This is a normal working day in Republic of Srpska.


Bulgaria

4 March – Liberation Day: Non-trading, non-settlement day. Banks, Stock Exchange, CSD and local payment system are closed. Liberation Day is on the 3rd of March. When an official holiday is on a weekend's day, the following working day is declared public holiday.

29 March – Catholic Good Friday: Working day in Bulgaria. Non-trading day on Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Sofia due to the Xetra trading calendar


Croatia

29 MarchCatholic Good Friday: Please kindly note this is not a public holiday in Croatia. Both Stock Exchange and CSD will be closed, however the Banks will be opened. Zagrebacka banka d.d. will be working shorther hours


Czech Republic

29 March – Catholic Good Friday: Stock Exchange, CSD and Banking services are closed.


Hungary:
15 March – Outbreak of the 1848 Revolution: Non-trading, non-settlement day. Banks, Stock Exchange, CSD and local payment system are closed.

29 March – Catholic Good Friday: Banks, Stock Exchange, CSD and local payment system are closed.


Russia

7 March - Due to the forthcoming public holiday in Russia AO UniCredit Bank’s cut-off time for custody instructions will be 16:30 (Moscow time).

8 March – Women’s Day: Stock Exchange, CSD, Banks and payment system are closed, the normal activity will be resumed on March 11, 2024.


Slovakia

29 March – Catholic Good Friday: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payment systems and Banking services are closed.


Slovenia

29 March – Catholic Good Friday: Stock Exchange, CSD, Payment systems and Banking services are closed.

 

 

List of abbreviations:

CSD – Central Securities Depository

FBiH – Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

RS – Republic of Srpska