Haiti Bank's Holidays for 2009, 2010

Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, a country in the West Indies, occupying the western third of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which lies between Cuba to the west and Puerto Rico to the east. The remainder of Hispaniola forms the Dominican Republic. Haiti's terrain is predominantly mountainous, and its main population centers are near the coast. "Haiti," an Arawak Indian name, means "land of mountains."

Port-au-Prince – the capital and the largest city. Official languages – French, Haitian Creole. Government – Presidential republic.

Haiti is primarily an agricultural country, with few readily marketable mineral resources and no large-scale manufacturing. Currency - Haitian gourde (HTG). Fiscal year – 1 October - 30 September. Inflation (CPI) – 8.9% (2007). Main industries – flour, sugarcane, light assembly, textiles, cement, industries based on imported parts.

"Business Day" refers to Monday through Friday (Weekend: Saturday and Sunday). Time Zone: UTC -5.

Holiday	2009	2010
Independence Day	January 1 (Thu)	January 1 (Fri)
Ancestry Day/ National Day	January 2 (Fri)	January 2 (Wed)
Carnival (Mardi Gras)	February 23-24 (Mon-Tue)	February 15-16 (Mon-Tue)
Good Friday Catholic or protestant	April 10	April 2
Pan-American Day/Bastilla's Day	April 14 (Tue)	April 14 (Wed)
Labor Day/May Day	May 1 (Fri)	May 1 (Sat)
Ascension	May 21 (Thu)	May 13 (Thu)
Flag and Universities Day	May 18 (Mon)	May 18 (Tue)
Corpus Cristi	June 11 (Thu)	June 23 (Wed)
Assumption	August 15 (Sat)	August 15 (Sun)
Anniversary of the Death of Dessalines	October 17 (Sat)	October 17 (Sun)
United Nations Day	October 24 (Sat)	October 24 (Sun)
All Saints' Day	November 1 (Sun)	November 1 (Mon)
Defuncts' Day (All Souls Day)	November 2 (Mon)	November 2 (Tue)
Armed Forces Day Battle of Vertieres Day	November 18 (Wed)	November 18 (Thu)
Christmas Day	December 25 (Fri)	December 25 (Sat)

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