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This  World Bank’s Policy Research Working Paper Series introduces 6 papers published from March 1 to March 15 on various topics, including taxation, gender, and wildfire smokes.

This entry introduces six papers published from November 16 to November 30 on various topics, including COVID-19, the impact of nature on economic activity and tax compliance.

Intraregional trade in South Asia accounts for barely five percent of the regions total trade-just a fraction of the 25 percent for the ASEAN region. Bilateral trade between Bangladesh and India represents only 10 percent of Bangladeshs total foreign trade, and one percent of Indias trade. A key factor for the low numbers is the sub-optimal transport integration in the region. Transport integration agreements in South Asia therefore are crucial for creating cross-border integrated transport mar...