Bank transactions are affected in the following days, due to the Catholic Easter, as they will be special bank holidays.
Specifically, the changes in banking transactions will be effective from today, Friday March 29, Catholic Good Friday, until Monday April 1, which is Easter Monday.
Transactions that will be carried out in credit institutions on the days of the special holiday will be entered into the systems on the date 2 April 2024, i.e. the next working day.
This means that interbank transactions that take place from today, Thursday, after 17:00 pm will not be seen until six days later, i.e. April 3rd. All transactions that will be made within these days will be registered in the bank on April 2, i.e. the next business day.
The special bank holiday due to the Catholic Easter will also affect, according to an e-EFKA announcement, the deadline for paying insurance contributions and installments. New payment date is Tuesday, April 2.
In particular, it extends the payment of the following:
- of the current insurance contributions of the Public Sector for the salary period of January 2024,
- of current insurance contributions of employers of joint enterprises (private sector) and construction projects for the salary period of February 2024,
- of current insurance contributions of February 2024 and corresponding settlement installments of self-employed, self-employed and farmers’ contributions, as well as
- installments of liquidation of land workers who are paid with ergomark p. O.G.A.,
- insurance contributions for optional continuation of insurance, recognition of insurance time, etc. with a final payment date of March 29, 2024 and
- installments of partial repayment of debts and arrangements of March 2024.
Banks are open
It is worth noting that the branches of the banks in Greece will remain open, however they will provide limited service to the trading public.
As far as the interbank transaction holiday is concerned, it applies to the Bank of Greece, the companies of the Athens Stock Exchange group, the Interbank Systems SA company, as well as the following categories of businesses:
- Credit institutions (Banks) operating in Greece, which include Greek credit institutions, the Deposit and Loan Fund and the branches of foreign credit institutions.
- Investment Services Companies.
- Leasing companies and claims agency companies.
- Anonymous Fund Management Companies and anonymous portfolio investment companies.
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