Owen Achterberg

Notes from the Carry-On, by Owen Achterberg On a work trip a few years ago, I planned to stop by a bank on a Friday morning to sort out a wire. I'd done the same errand at home many times. The branch was closed, and so was every other bank on the street. It wasn't a holiday. In that country, Friday was the weekend. Since then I've treated "when are banks open?" as a question to look up in every new place, not something to assume. Here's what I've learned about how banking days differ around th...