Market holiday - Markets and exchanges closed.
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2009 MARKET HOLIDAYS
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THURSDAY, DEC 24
Eritrea - Market Holiday
FRIDAY, DEC 25
Burundi - Christmas Day
Cameroon - Christmas Day
Central African Republic - Christmas Day
Chad - Christmas Day
Congo Republic - Christmas Day
Eritrea - Christmas
Gabon - Christmas Day
Gambia - Christmas Day
Ghana - Christmas
Ivory Coast - Christmas day
Iraq - Christmas Day
Jordan - Christmas Day
Kenya - Christmas Day
Lebanon - Christmas Day
Madagascar - Christmas Day
Malawi - Christmas Day
Mali - Christmas Day
Namibia - Christmas Day
Nigeria - Christmas Day
South Africa - Christmas
Syria - Christmas Day
United Arab Emirates - Christmas
SATURDAY, DEC 26
Eritrea - Market Holiday
Kenya - Boxing Day
Malawi - Boxing Day
Namibia - Boxing Day
Nigeria - Boxing Day
South Africa - Day of Goodwill
TUESDAY, DEC 29
Bahrain - New Hijri year
Eritrea - Market Holiday
WEDNESDAY, DEC 30
Eritrea - Market Holiday
THURSDAY, DEC 31
Eritrea - Market Holiday
Ghana - Revolution Day
Jordan - New Year's Eve
Oman - Bank Holiday
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2010 MARKET HOLIDAYS
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**** More countries will be added as and when available ****
FRIDAY, JAN 1
Algeria - New Years Day
Ghana - New Year's Day
Kenya - New Year's Day
Malawi - New Year's Day
Nigeria - New Year's Day
South Africa - New Year's Day
FRIDAY, JAN 15
Malawi - John Chilembwe Day
FRIDAY, FEB 26
Algeria - Mouloud (Birth the Prophet)
Nigeria - Eid-ul Kabir (Movable Holidays and subject to change)
SUNDAY, FEB 28
Israel - Purim
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3
Malawi - Martyr's Day
Nigeria - Eid-ul Maulud (Movable Holidays and subject to change)
SATURDAY, MARCH 6
Ghana - Independence Anniversary
MONDAY, MARCH 22
South Africa - Public Holiday
MONDAY, MARCH 29
Israel - Passover I Eve
TUESDAY, MARCH 30
Israel - Passover I
FRIDAY, APRIL 2
Ghana - Good Friday
Kenya - Good Friday
Malawi - Good Friday
Nigeria - Good Friday
South Africa - Good Friday
SUNDAY, APRIL 4
Israel - Passover II Eve
MONDAY, APRIL 5
Ghana - Easter Monday
Israel - Passover II
Kenya - Easter Monday
Malawi - Easter Monday
Nigeria - Easter Monday
South Africa - Family Day
MONDAY, APRIL 19
Israel - Memorial Day
TUESDAY, APRIL 20
Israel - Independence Day
TUESDAY, APRIL 27
South Africa - Freedom Day
SATURDAY, MAY 1
Algeria - Labor Day
Ghana - Labour Day
Kenya - International Labour Day
Malawi - Labour Day
South Africa - Workers Day
TUESDAY, MAY 18
Israel - Pentecost (Shavuot) Eve
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19
Israel - Pentecost (Shavuot)
TUESDAY, MAY 25
Ghana - Africa Day
TUESDAY, JUNE 1
Kenya - Madaraka Day
MONDAY, JUNE 14
Malawi - Freedom Day
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16
South Africa - Youth Day
SATURDAY, JUNE 19
Algeria - Revolutionary Readjustment
THURSDAY, JULY 1
Ghana - Republic Day
MONDAY, JULY 5
Algeria - Independence Day
TUESDAY, JULY 6
Malawi - Republic Day
TUESDAY, JULY 20
Israel - Fast Day
MONDAY, AUG 9
South Africa - National Women's Day
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 8
Israel - Jewish New Year Eve
THURSDAY, SEPT 9
Israel - Jewish New Year I
Nigeria - Eid-ul Fitri (Movable Holidays and subject to change)
FRIDAY, SEPT 10
Israel - Jewish New Year II
Nigeria - Eid-ul Fitri (Movable Holidays and subject to change)
SATURDAY, SEPT 11
Algeria - Eid al-Fitr (End Of Ramadan) (Subject to changes due to lunar sightings)
FRIDAY, SEPT 17
Israel - Yom Kippur Eve
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 22
Israel - Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkoth) Eve
THURSDAY, SEPT 23
Israel - Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkoth)
FRIDAY, SEPT 24
South Africa - Heritage Day
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 29
Israel - Rejoicing of the Law (Simchat Tora) Eve
THURSDAY, SEPT 30
Israel - Rejoicing of the Law (Simchat Tora)
FRIDAY, OCT 1
Nigeria - Independence Day
MONDAY, OCT 11
Malawi - Mothers' Day
WEDNESDAY, OCT 20
Kenya - Kenyatta Day / Heroes Day
MONDAY, NOV 1
Algeria - Anniversary of the Revolution
WEDNESDAY, NOV 17
Algeria - Eid Al Adha 'Feast of the sacrifice' (Subject to changes due to lunar sightings)
FRIDAY, DEC 3
Ghana - Farmers Day
TUESDAY, DEC 7
Algeria - Islamic New Year (Subject to changes due to lunar sightings)
MONDAY, DEC 13
Kenya - Rollover Holiday
THURSDAY, DEC 16
Algeria - Ashura (Subject to changes due to lunar sightings)
South Africa - Day of Reconciliation
SATURDAY, DEC 25
Ghana - Christmas Day
Malawi - Christmas Day
SUNDAY, DEC 26
Ghana - Boxing day
MONDAY, DEC 27
Kenya - Rollover holiday
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REUTERS DIARY OF MIDDLE EAST/AFRICAN HOLIDAYS
Double-click in brackets for Americas holidays, Asian holidays and European holidays
Alternatively click on to retrieve dates by country.
** Details below represent the latest information available and will be supplemented later, particularly with updated entries for Muslim holidays.
(Note: Dates for Eid al-Fitr, Eid el-Adha, Muslim New Year and Prophet Mohammed's Birthday may differ slightly depending on the sighting of the moon)
************************************************************
2009 MARKET HOLIDAYS
************************************************************
THURSDAY, DEC 24
Eritrea - Market Holiday
FRIDAY, DEC 25
Burundi - Christmas Day
Cameroon - Christmas Day
Central African Republic - Christmas Day
Chad - Christmas Day
Congo Republic - Christmas Day
Eritrea - Christmas
Gabon - Christmas Day
Gambia - Christmas Day
Ghana - Christmas
Ivory Coast - Christmas day
Iraq - Christmas Day
Jordan - Christmas Day
Kenya - Christmas Day
Lebanon - Christmas Day
Madagascar - Christmas Day
Malawi - Christmas Day
Mali - Christmas Day
Namibia - Christmas Day
Nigeria - Christmas Day
South Africa - Christmas
Syria - Christmas Day
United Arab Emirates - Christmas
SATURDAY, DEC 26
Eritrea - Market Holiday
Kenya - Boxing Day
Malawi - Boxing Day
Namibia - Boxing Day
Nigeria - Boxing Day
South Africa - Day of Goodwill
TUESDAY, DEC 29
Bahrain - New Hijri year
Eritrea - Market Holiday
WEDNESDAY, DEC 30
Eritrea - Market Holiday
THURSDAY, DEC 31
Eritrea - Market Holiday
Ghana - Revolution Day
Jordan - New Year's Eve
Oman - Bank Holiday
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2010 MARKET HOLIDAYS
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**** More countries will be added as and when available ****
FRIDAY, JAN 1
Algeria - New Years Day
Ghana - New Year's Day
Kenya - New Year's Day
Malawi - New Year's Day
Nigeria - New Year's Day
South Africa - New Year's Day
FRIDAY, JAN 15
Malawi - John Chilembwe Day
FRIDAY, FEB 26
Algeria - Mouloud (Birth the Prophet)
Nigeria - Eid-ul Kabir (Movable Holidays and subject to change)
SUNDAY, FEB 28
Israel - Purim
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3
Malawi - Martyr's Day
Nigeria - Eid-ul Maulud (Movable Holidays and subject to change)
SATURDAY, MARCH 6
Ghana - Independence Anniversary
MONDAY, MARCH 22
South Africa - Public Holiday
MONDAY, MARCH 29
Israel - Passover I Eve
TUESDAY, MARCH 30
Israel - Passover I
FRIDAY, APRIL 2
Ghana - Good Friday
Kenya - Good Friday
Malawi - Good Friday
Nigeria - Good Friday
South Africa - Good Friday
SUNDAY, APRIL 4
Israel - Passover II Eve
MONDAY, APRIL 5
Ghana - Easter Monday
Israel - Passover II
Kenya - Easter Monday
Malawi - Easter Monday
Nigeria - Easter Monday
South Africa - Family Day
MONDAY, APRIL 19
Israel - Memorial Day
TUESDAY, APRIL 20
Israel - Independence Day
TUESDAY, APRIL 27
South Africa - Freedom Day
SATURDAY, MAY 1
Algeria - Labor Day
Ghana - Labour Day
Kenya - International Labour Day
Malawi - Labour Day
South Africa - Workers Day
TUESDAY, MAY 18
Israel - Pentecost (Shavuot) Eve
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19
Israel - Pentecost (Shavuot)
TUESDAY, MAY 25
Ghana - Africa Day
TUESDAY, JUNE 1
Kenya - Madaraka Day
MONDAY, JUNE 14
Malawi - Freedom Day
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16
South Africa - Youth Day
SATURDAY, JUNE 19
Algeria - Revolutionary Readjustment
THURSDAY, JULY 1
Ghana - Republic Day
MONDAY, JULY 5
Algeria - Independence Day
TUESDAY, JULY 6
Malawi - Republic Day
TUESDAY, JULY 20
Israel - Fast Day
MONDAY, AUG 9
South Africa - National Women's Day
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 8
Israel - Jewish New Year Eve
THURSDAY, SEPT 9
Israel - Jewish New Year I
Nigeria - Eid-ul Fitri (Movable Holidays and subject to change)
FRIDAY, SEPT 10
Israel - Jewish New Year II
Nigeria - Eid-ul Fitri (Movable Holidays and subject to change)
SATURDAY, SEPT 11
Algeria - Eid al-Fitr (End Of Ramadan) (Subject to changes due to lunar sightings)
FRIDAY, SEPT 17
Israel - Yom Kippur Eve
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 22
Israel - Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkoth) Eve
THURSDAY, SEPT 23
Israel - Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkoth)
FRIDAY, SEPT 24
South Africa - Heritage Day
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 29
Israel - Rejoicing of the Law (Simchat Tora) Eve
THURSDAY, SEPT 30
Israel - Rejoicing of the Law (Simchat Tora)
FRIDAY, OCT 1
Nigeria - Independence Day
MONDAY, OCT 11
Malawi - Mothers' Day
WEDNESDAY, OCT 20
Kenya - Kenyatta Day / Heroes Day
MONDAY, NOV 1
Algeria - Anniversary of the Revolution
WEDNESDAY, NOV 17
Algeria - Eid Al Adha 'Feast of the sacrifice' (Subject to changes due to lunar sightings)
FRIDAY, DEC 3
Ghana - Farmers Day
TUESDAY, DEC 7
Algeria - Islamic New Year (Subject to changes due to lunar sightings)
MONDAY, DEC 13
Kenya - Rollover Holiday
THURSDAY, DEC 16
Algeria - Ashura (Subject to changes due to lunar sightings)
South Africa - Day of Reconciliation
SATURDAY, DEC 25
Ghana - Christmas Day
Malawi - Christmas Day
SUNDAY, DEC 26
Ghana - Boxing day
MONDAY, DEC 27
Kenya - Rollover holiday
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