* HAPPY LABOUR DAY IN IRAQ *

*** THERE IS NO CURRENCY AUCTION REPORT SINCE SATURDAY ( as of 4:30 A.M. EST, 1 May 2014 ) SO I AM REPOSTING THE FOLLOWING PENDING SOME CLARITY ABOUT WHETHER THE " ELECTION HOLIDAY " MEANS THAT THE CBI IS CLOSED ALSO ***


Current week announced as holiday on occasion of Elections
Saturday, 26 April 2014 22:11

Baghdad (AIN) –The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers announced the next week as a holiday for all institutions of the State.

The Secretariat General of the Cabinet reported in a statement received by All Iraq News Agency ''The Cabinet decided to announce the holiday as of next Sunday dated on 27/4/2014 till the Sunday that comes after it dated on 4/3/2014 preparing to conduct the parliamentary elections in Iraq.''

https://www.alliraqnews.com/en/index....news&Itemid=48

*** It had been awhile since I checked the CBI website for this year's holiday schedule, which was not posted as late as February, if memory serves. The 2014 holiday schedule is now posted : https://www.cbi.iq/index.php?pid=TheCbi ;

Holidays in (2014)in addition to Friday and Saturday

Jan. 1 New Year's Day

6 Army Day /1921

*15 Prophet's Birthday

Mar. 21 Spring Day

May 1 Labour Day

July 14 14th Revolution /1958

*29 Id Al-Fitr (3Days)

Oct. *4 Id Al-Adha (4Days)

*24 Islamic New Year

Nov *2 Ashoura Day

Dates noted with asterisk (*) are approximate ; and,

Presumably the CBI is closed at least on the 1st, which is today, the day after the election. The government holiday begins tomorrow and through to next Sunday. It will be interesting to observe whether the currency auctions will continue during the government holiday over the next seven ( 7 ) days. ***