Opening hours and bank holidays in Mauritania

PREPARED FOODSTUFFS; BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR; TOBACCO AND MANUFACTURED TOBACCO SUBSTITUTES; PRODUCTS, WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING NICOTINE, INTENDED FOR INHALATION WITHOUT COMBUSTION; OTHER NICOTINE CONTAINING PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR THE INTAKE OF NICOTINE INTO THE HUMAN BODY

MINERAL PRODUCTS

PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES

PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF

RAW HIDES AND SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; SADDLERY AND HARNESS; TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS; ARTICLES OF ANIMAL GUT (OTHER THAN SILKWORM GUT)

WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD; WOOD CHARCOAL; CORK AND ARTICLES OF CORK; MANUFACTURES OF STRAW, OF ESPARTO OR OF OTHER PLAITING MATERIALS; BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK

PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; RECOVERED (WASTE AND SCRAP) PAPER OR PAPERBOARD; PAPER AND PAPERBOARD AND ARTICLES THEREOF

TEXTILES AND TEXTILE ARTICLES

FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, SUN UMBRELLAS, WALKING STICKS, SEAT-STICKS, WHIPS, RIDING-CROPS AND PARTS THEREOF; PREPARED FEATHERS AND ARTICLES MADE THEREWITH; ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; ARTICLES OF HUMAN HAIR

ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS; CERAMIC PRODUCTS; GLASS AND GLASSWARE

NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF; IMITATION JEWELLERY; COIN

BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL

MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; PARTS THEREOF; SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, TELEVISION IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF SUCH ARTICLES

VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT

OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; CLOCKS AND WATCHES; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES

Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others

Goods for processing in reporting economy

Goods for processing abroad

Maintenance and repair services n.i.e.

Transport

Sea transport

Air transport

Other modes of Transport

Post and courier services

Space transport

Rail transport

Road transport

Inland waterway transport

Pipeline transport

Electricity transmission

Other supporting and auxiliary services

Travel

Business

Personal

Construction

Construction abroad

Construction in the reporting economy

Insurance and Pension services

Direct insurance

Reinsurance

Auxiliary insurance services

Pension and standardized guarantee services

Financial services

Explicitly charged and other financial services

Financial intermediation services indirectly measured

Charges for the use of intellectual property n.i.e.

Franchises and trademarks licensing fees

Licenses for the use of outcomes of research and development

Licenses to reproduce and/or distribute computer software

Licences to reproduce and/or distribute audio-visual and related products

Telecommunications, computer, and information services

Telecommunications services

Computer services

Information services

Other business services

Research and development services

Professional and management consulting services

Technical, trade-related and other business services

Personal, cultural, and recreational services

Audio-visual and related services

Other personal, cultural, and recreational services

Government goods and services n.i.e.

Embassies and consulates

Military units and agencies

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Opening hours and bank holidays

General Information: Worldbiz, World Business website on Mauritania
Opening Hours and Days: During the week, people work from 8AM to 4PM from Sunday to Thursday. Banks and administrative offices are open from 8AM to 1PM. Friday and Saturday are week-end days but for the majority of Mauritanian workers, they only have a right to a free Friday.

Public Holidays

Year's Day	January 1
Labor Day	May 1
The Organization of African Unity Day	May 25
Independence Day	November 28
Aid El Fitr	Variable, indicates the end of Ramadan
Aid El Adha	Variable, 70 days after the end of Ramadan
Aid El Mawled	Variable
Islamic New Year	Variable

Periods When Companies Usually Close

Aid El Fitr	Between 2 and 10 days depending on the region
Aid El Adha	Between 2 and 10 days depending on the region

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