Includes the local time zone, typical hours of business and a list of holidays in the country/economy.
Moldovan time is GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)+2 and EST (Eastern Standard Time)+7.

The country observes daylight savings times from the last Sunday in March through the last Sunday in October.

Work week: 40 hours per week
Normal business hours: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
 
Moldova celebarates the following national holidays in 2017:
January 1 – New Year’s Day
January 7-8 – Old Style Orthodox Christmas
March 8 – International Women’s Day
April 16-17 – Orthodox Easter
April 24 – Memorial Easter
May 1 – Labor Day
May 9 – Victory and Commemoration Day
August 27 – National Day
August 31 – National Language Day
December 25 – Christmas

Most businesses and all state institutions are closed on these days. The basic infrastructure institutions such as airports and markets usually stay open.

 

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