OREANDA-NEWS. Please find below the information about ABLV Group customer service during Christmas and New Year holidays and that regarding implementation of the euro in Latvia.

On Saturday, 14 December 2013, ABLV Bank, AS, and ABLV Capital Markets, IBAS, will not work. Loan Centre Marija will work as usual. The payment processing will be performed according to the procedure set for holidays.

On Monday and Tuesday, 23 December and 24 December 2013, ABLV Bank, AS, and ABLV Capital Markets, IBAS, will work as usual, but Loan Centre Marija will not work. On these days, cash desk transactions and safe deposit boxes in ABLV Bank, AS, central office will not be available.

The payments will be processed as follows:

outgoing standard payments in LVL (submitted to ABLV Bank, AS, on 20 December 2013 after 14:00) will be executed with value date of 27 December 2013;

outgoing standard payments in EUR (submitted to ABLV Bank, AS, on 24 December 2013) will be executed with value date of 27 December 2013;

outgoing standard payments in USD and BYR (submitted to ABLV Bank, AS, on 24 December 2013) will be executed with value date of 26 December 2013;

payments in other currencies will be processed according to the work schedule of foreign banks.

On Wednesday, 25 December 2013, ABLV Bank, AS, ABLV Capital Markets, IBAS, and Loan Centre Marija will not work.

On Thursday, 26 December 2013, ABLV Bank, AS, and Loan Centre Marija will not work, but ABLV Capital Markets, IBAS, will work as usual.

On Friday, 27 December 2013, ABLV Bank, AS, ABLV Capital Markets, IBAS, and Loan Centre Marija will work as usual.

On Saturday, 28 December 2013, ABLV Bank, AS, and ABLV Capital Markets, IBAS, will not work. Loan Centre Marija will work as usual. However, on this day cash desk transactions and safe deposit boxes in ABLV Bank, AS, central office will be available. Only intrabank payments and outgoing payments in LVL will be accepted for processing.

On Sunday, 29 December 2013, ABLV Bank, AS, ABLV Capital Markets, IBAS, and Loan Centre Marija will not work.

On Monday, 30 December 2013, ABLV Bank, AS, ABLV Capital Markets, IBAS, and Loan Centre Marija will work as usual.

Please note that 30 December 2013 will be the last working day this year at ABLV Bank, AS, and also the last day on which payments in LVL can be performed. Please make all necessary payments timely.

Standard payments in LVL submitted to ABLV Bank, AS, on 30 December 2013 after 15:00 will be denied. Payments in other currencies will be processed according to the work schedule of foreign banks.

On Tuesday, 31 December 2013, and Wednesday, 1 January 2014, ABLV Bank, AS, ABLV Capital Markets, IBAS, and Loan Centre Marija will not work.

Please note that due to implementation of the euro the information displayed in the Internetbank will not be updated during the period from 20:00 on 31 December 2013 till 06:00 on 4 January 2014, but it will be possible to submit orders and applications during this time.

From 31 December 2013 through 3 January 2014, payments will not be processed, and it will also be impossible to replenish the card accounts.

On Thursday and Friday, 2 January and 3 January 2014, ABLV Bank, AS, Investment Services Department of ABLV Capital Markets, IBAS, and Loan Centre Marija will not work, whereas Brokerage Department of ABLV Capital Markets, IBAS, will work as usual.

Please note that Internetbank will not be available from 09:00 till 12:00 on 2 January 2014.

On Saturday and Sunday, 4 January and 5 January 2014, ABLV Bank, AS, ABLV Capital Markets, IBAS, and Loan Centre Marija will not work. The payment processing will be performed according to the procedure set for holidays.

At 06:00 on 4 January 2014, normal Internetbank functioning will be resumed.

Monday, 6 January 2014, will be the first working day in the new year at ABLV Bank, AS.

Statements on current and card accounts for December 2013 will be available starting from 6 January 2014.

On these days, SMS-notifications on payment card transactions will be sent as usual.