| Home > Holidays Info > Holidays Schedule in Belgium |
|
European Multinational Corporations | Currency | Banking Services | Banks Payment Services | Investment Management | Gold as an Investment
Belgian Bank Holidays for 2008, 2009.
The Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe. (on Dutch – Koninkrijk België, French – Royaume de Belgique, German – Königreich Belgien). The name 'Belgium' is derived from Gallia Belgica, a Roman province in the northernmost part of Gaul that was inhabited by the Belgae, a mix of Celtic and Germanic peoples. Official languages – Dutch, French, German. Trade organisations EU, WTO and OECD.
Brussels – the capital and largest city. Famous cities: Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent, Liège, Charleroi, Namur,
Human Development Index 2007/2008 rankings for Belgium is 0.946 (17th, high) in High Human Development countries. Currency – Euro (€) (EUR). 1 Euro = 100 eurocent. Gini coefficient – 33%. Belgian Fiscal year – Calendar year. Inflation (CPI) – 2.8%. Public debt – € 279.9 bn (94.3 % of GDP in 2006).
Main industries – engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, processed food and beverages, chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass, petroleum. from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Business Day" refers to Monday through Friday (Weekend: Saturday and Sunday). Time Zone: CET (UTC+1). Summer (DST) – CEST (UTC+2).
| Holiday | 2008 | 2009 |
New Year's Day
| January 1 (Tue) | January 1 (Thu) |
Easter Monday
| March 24 (Mon) | April 13 (Mon) |
Ascension Day Ascension catholique (40 days after Easter) | May 1 (Thu) | — |
Labor Day/May Day
| May 1 (Thu) | May 1 (Fri) |
| Bank holidays (banks are closed) | May 2 (Fri) | May 2 (Sat) |
Ascension Day Ascension catholique (40 days after Easter) | — | May 21 (Thu) |
Whit Monday (Pentecost Monday) (seven weeks after Easter Monday) | May 12 | June 1 |
Flemish community Day (state of Flanders only) | July 11 (Fri) | July 11 (Sat) |
Belgian National Day
| July 21 (Mon) | July 21 (Tue) |
Assumption of Mary
| August 15 (Fri) | August 15(Sat) |
French Community Day (only held in Wallonia) | September 27 (Sat) | September 27 (Sun) |
All Saints' Day
| November 1 (Sat) | November 1 (Sun) |
Civil Servants Day ( All Souls Day - not a public holiday, most companies are closed) | November 2 (Sun) | November 2 (Mon) |
Armistice Day (Liberation Day 1918) | November 11 (Tue) | November 11 (Wed) |
Dynasty Day (civil servants only) (only held in areas of the German-speaking Community of Belgium) | November 15 (Sat) | November 15 (Sun) |
| Christmas Day | December 25 (Thu) | December 25 (Fri) |
| Bank holidays (banks are closed) | December 26 (Fri) | December 26 (Sat) |
| | |
Choose Country for watching bank's holidays
|
|
|
| |
|
European Multinational Corporations | Currency | Banking Services | Banks Payment Services | Investment Management | Gold as an Investment
| | |
|
|