Includes the local time zone, typical hours of business and a list of holidays in the country/economy.
Last Published: 7/18/2017

Local time is GMT+1
Note: The working days for civil servants and employees of private companies typically begin at 7:30 am and conclude at around 3:30 pm (civil servants may finish a little earlier, private employees a little later), with a thirty-minute lunch break.

Holidays for 2017 are:
 

January 2MondayNew Year Day
April 17MondayEaster Monday
May 1MondayLabor Day
May 25ThursdayAscension Day
June 5MondayWhit Monday
August 15TuesdayIndependence Day
November 1WednesdayAll Saints Day
November 28TuesdayCongolese Republic Day

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