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Business Practices in Azerbaijan

Opening hours and bank holidays

General Information: Kwintessential:, guide and advices for the Republic of Azerbaijan
Opening Hours and Days: Banks: from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm from Monday to Friday.
Companies : from 9 am to 6 pm from Monday to Friday.
Shops : from 9 am to 7 pm from Monday to Saturday.
Weekly off-days : Saturday and Sunday.

Public Holidays

New Year's Day	1st January
Extended holiday (the day after New Years)	2nd January
Martyrs Day	20th January
Womens Day	March
Navroz (traditional Iranian festival celebrating the new year according to the Iranian calendar)	from 20th March to 22nd March included
Orthodox Easter	April
Victory Day	9th May
Proclamation of the first Democratic Republic	28th May
National Salvation Day	15th June
National Army and Navy Day	June
Aid al-Fitr (Ramazan Bayrami)	Varies each year
Independence Day	18th October
Aid al-Adha (Qurban Bayrami)	Varies each year
Solidarity Day	31st December

Periods When Companies Usually Close

Summer vacations	from mid-June to end of August
Winter vacations	from the end of December to the beginning of January

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