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Bank's Holidays in Switzerland for 2008, 2009

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Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation (Italian: Svizzera; Romansh: Svizra; French: Suisse; German: Schweiz), is a landlocked country of roughly 7.5 million people in Western Europe. It is bordered by Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states. Government – direct democracy, federal parliamentary republic. Official languages – German, French, Italian, Romansh.

Berne – the capital. Zürich and Geneva – are its two global cities. Switzerland is one of the richest countries in the world.

Human Development Index 2007/2008 rankings for Malta is 0.955 (7th, high) in High Human Development countries. Currency – Swiss franc (CHF). Gini coefficient – 33.7%. Trade organisations – OECD, WTO, EFTA, JEC. Inflation rate – 1.4% (2006) from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Main industries – machinery, chemicals, watches, textiles, precision instruments, banking.

"Business Day" refers to Monday through Friday (Weekend: Saturday and Sunday). Time Zone: CET (UTC+1). Summer (DST) – CEST (UTC+2).

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Holidays 20082009
New Year's Day January 1 (Tue)January 1 (Thu)
banks are closed
Saint Berchtold (Many regions)
January 2 (Wed)January 2 (Fri)
Epiphany
(GR (partly), SZ, TI, UR, LU)
January 6 (Sun)January 6 (Tue)
Saint Joseph's Day
(GR (partly), LU (partly), NW, SO (partly), SZ, TI, UR, VS)
March 19 (Wed) March 19 (Thu)
Good Friday
(entire Switzerland, without TI, VS)
March 21 (Fri) April 10 (Fri)
Easter Monday
(entire Switzerland, without VS)
March 24 (Mon)April 13 (Mon)
Ascension
40 days after Easter, Thursday
May 1 (Thu)May 21 (Thu)
Labor Day/May Day
(Feast of St. Joseph the Worker)
May 1(Thu)May 1(Fri)
Whit Monday
(7 weeks after Easter Monday)
(entire Switzerland, without VS)
May 12 (Mon)June 1 (Mon)
Corpus Cristi Thursday after Trinity Sunday
60 days after Easter Sunday
(only Catholic regions)
May 22 (Thu)June 11 (Thu)
Swiss National Day (Confederation Day)August 1 (Fri)August 1 (Sat)
Assumption (only Catholic regions) August 15 (Fri)August 15 (Sat)
Swiss federal fast
Third Sunday in September
(entire Switzerland, without GE)
September 21 (Sun)September 20 (Sun)
All Saints Day
(only Catholic regions)
November 1 (Sat)November 1 (Sun)
Immaculate Conception (only Catholic regions)December 8 (Mon)December 8 (Tue)
Christmas Day December 25 (Thu)December 25 (Fri)
St. Stephen's Day banks are closedDecember 26 (Fri)December 26 (Sat)

GE – Geneva; GR – Graubünden or Grisons; LU – Lucerne; NW – Nidwalden; SO – Solothurn; SZ – Schwyz; TI – Ticino; UR – Uri; VS – Valais.

 

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