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Business Practices in Venezuela

Opening hours and bank holidays

General Information: Kwintessential, Cross-cultural solutions website
Guide Doing Business in Venezuela (UKTI), Doing business in Venezuela
Opening Hours and Days: Offices open from 8 AM to 12.30 AM and from 2 PM to 5.15 PM. Weekly days off: Saturday and Sunday.
Banking hours: 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Shop opening hours: in general from 9:30 AM to 7 PM or from 11 AM to 10 PM (Monday to Saturday).

Public Holidays

New Year's Day	January 1
Carnaval	February 4 or 5 : date changes according to the year
Holy Thursday and Friday	March 20 and 21
Declaration of Independence	April 19
May Day	May 1
The Battle of Carabobo Anniversary	June 24
Independence Day	July 5
Simon Bolivar's Birthday	July 24
Discovery of the Americas Day	October 12
Christmas	December 25

Periods When Companies Usually Close

School holidays	Month of August
Christmas holidays	From December 24 to January 4
Holy Week	End of March

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