Iraq: Business Environment
Business Practices in Iraq
Opening hours and bank holidays
- General Information
- Opening Hours and Days
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Government offices are open from Saturday to Thursday from 8am to 2pm
Banks are open from Saturday to Thursday from 8am to 12.30pm (to 12pm on Saturday)
Shops & Malls are open from 9am to 6pm
Private Sector offices are open from 8am to 5pm, with a lunch break of one or two hours
During the month of Ramadan working hours are usually reduced.
Public Holidays
| Exact dates of Islamic Calendar are subject to moon sightings, thus public holidays may occur in different dates of the Gregorian Calendar each year. | |
| New Year's Day | January 1st |
| Army Day | Jan 6 2018 |
| Nowruz | Mar 21 2018 |
| Labor Day | May 1 2018 |
| Eid al-Fitr | Jun 15 2018 |
| Eid al-Fitr holiday | Jun 16 2018 |
| Eid al-Fitr holiday | Jun 17 2018 |
| Republic Day | Jul 14 2018 |
| Eid al-Adha | Aug 22 2018 |
| Eid al-Adha holiday | Aug 23 2018 |
Periods When Companies Usually Close
| Eid Al-Adha | According to the Islamic Calendar |
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