December 17 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bosnia and Herzegovina through February 27. New or amended entries are marked (*).
* Monday, December 17 – Sarajevo: The World Bank Country Manager for Bosnia, Marco Mantovanelli, to present the bank’s new four-year Country Partnership Strategy for Bosnia adopted by the World Bank board of directors on December 13. (1000 GMT)
* Monday, December 17 – Sarajevo: The Muslim-Croat Federation government to hold a meeting (1300 GMT)
* Monday, December 17 – Banja Luka: The Serb Republic parliament to hold a session; to discuss this region’s 2008 budget draft.
Thursday, December 20: Bosnian Muslims celebrate Kurban Bajram (Eid al Adha), public and market holiday in the Muslim-dominated parts of Bosnia. (to December 21)
Tuesday, December 25: Bosnian Croats celebrate Catholic Christmas, public and market holiday in Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat Federation.
Wednesday, December 26: Bosnian Croats celebrate Catholic Christmas, public holiday in the Croat-dominated parts of Bosnia.
Tuesday, January 1: New Year’s Day, public and market holiday.
Wednesday, January 2: New Year’s Day, public and market holiday.
Thursday, January 3 – Zvornik: Bosnia’s sole alumina plant, Birac, to hold an extraordinary shareholders’ assembly. (1100 GMT)
Monday, January 7: Bosnian Serbs celebrate Orthodox Christmas, public and market holiday in the Serb Republic. (to January 8)
Wednesday, January 9: Day of the Republic, public and market holiday in the Serb Republic.
Friday, January 25 – Sarajevo: The Bosnian subsidiary of Austrian Raiffeisen Zentralbank to hold a shareholders’ assembly. (0900 GMT)
Tuesday, February 26 - Brussels (Belgium): Bosnia’s Peace Implementation Council (PIC), consisting of all major powers and international agencies responsible for the peace process in the war-divided country, to hold a meeting. (to February 27)