With the close of the year getting closer and closer, the financial calendar enters Holidays mode and forces a reorganization of key payments, collections, and purchases.
The Central Bank has already defined how the banking system will operate during the days leading up to Christmas and New Year. The decision has a full impact on daily operations and, above all, on the purchase of dollars.
Confirmed banking holiday: which days banks will not open
The Central Bank confirmed that there will be a banking holiday on Wednesday, December 24, and Wednesday, December 31. The measure applies to the institution's staff and was extended to the rest of the country's financial and exchange entities.
In practice, this means four days without traditional banking activity, if the holidays on December 25 and January 1 are included.
Purchase of dollars: which transactions will be suspended
During the holiday days, there will be no activity in the Free Foreign Exchange Market or on the Stock Exchange. This means that it will not be possible to buy official dollars or trade MEP dollars, either at the counter or through home banking.
