December 19 declared a public holiday
The Emiri Diwan yesterday declared December 19 as a public holiday. The announcement comes since Qatar’s December 18 National Day holiday falls on Saturday, which is a government holiday. December 19 will be a holiday for ministries, government bodies, public institutions, Qatar Central Bank (QCB), banking and financial institutions subject to QCB supervision, Qatar Financial Markets Authority and Qatar Stock Exchange.

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