SBP Announces Bank Holiday on 2 January 2023

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced a bank holiday in Pakistan on Monday (2 January 2023) in order to year end closing of accounts.

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“The State Bank of Pakistan will remain closed for public dealing on Monday, January 2, 2023, which will be observed as ‘Bank Holiday’.” said the central bank in a press release.

“All banks / DFIs / MFBs shall, therefore, remain closed for public dealing on the aforementioned date.” the State Bank of Pakistan added.

Furthermore, the central bank said that employees of the banks / Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), and Micro Finance Banks (MFBs) will attend the office as usual.

It is pertinent to mention that SBP usually announces a bank holiday in Pakistan on the 1^st of January every year, but since it is landing on a Sunday, the bank holiday this year will be observed on 2 January 2023.

This is screenshot of the official presser available on the State Bank of Pakistan’s website: