In a statement, the entity in charge also considered the holiday corresponding to the Anniversary of the 1871 Revolution (of the Army or Armed Forces) and indicated that it would not offer services on Monday.
Since 2018, authorities in this Central American territory have approved a long weekend, as is the case when the holiday falls on a Sunday, with the intention of promoting domestic tourism.
The Superintendency of Banks (SIB) added that it will be at the discretion of each organization whether it provides its services through an agency, special window or similar.
Given the planned closures, the institution announced the publication of a list of banking agencies that will pay special attention during the holiday.
On previous occasions, the ATMs of the various banks have been operating normally, as indicated by their own instructions.
The SIB also specified that this Friday and Monday its offices will remain closed.
The Guatemalan Tourism Institute (Inguat) is in the peak season of mid-year (June-September), something that the systematic rains since the beginning of the month and the historic rains predicted could impact.
The entity recorded the arrival of 214,836 foreigners in June, 274,891 in July, 261,702 in August, 198,835 in September and 150,945 in October.
Their records show that in the same period of 2023, almost 710 thousand tourists visited the land of the quetzal; and a year before around 513 thousand.
Inguat’s projections indicate an eight percent increase in visitors this year 2024, compared to last year, and if this is achieved for the first time, the country would receive 2.8 million people.
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