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South Asia, which includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, accounts for 24 percent of the world’s population, with 1.84 billion people in 2019.

The Government of Sri Lanka on November 17, 2020, revised the country's tariff schedule effective November 18, 2020. The changes modify the Revenue Protection Act, No. 19 (1962).

A new Polish spot commodity exchange, which was established as a public-private partnership, began trading in October 2020.

Although Poland is relatively new to commercial raspberry production, it has become the European Union’s (EU) largest raspberry producer.