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Business Practices in Armenia

Opening hours and bank holidays

General Information: Business Practices in Armenia
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Opening Hours and Days: Most businesses operate five days a week. The usal opening hours for financial institutions, commercial organizations are from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm with a one hour lunch break at 1.00 pm.
Retail stores' opening hours vary from their location and size but they usually open from 8.00 am to 9.00 pm.

Public Holidays

New Year	December 31-January 2
Christmas	January 6
National Army Day	January 28
Women's International Day	March 8
Motherhood and Beauty Day	April 7
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day	April 24
Worker's Day	May 1
Victory and Peace Day	May 9
First Republic Day	May 28
Constitution Day	July 5
Republic Independence Day	September 21
Earthquake Memorial Day	December 7

Holiday Compensation: When a public holiday falls on Saturday, companies close on the following Monday to compensate.

Periods When Companies Usually Close

Closure for New Year	First week of January (Armenian Christmas)
Closure during Summer	One week around Mid-August

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