Forest Fires Cost Indonesia $5.2 Billion in Economic Losses
- World Bank says damage from forest fires equal to 0.5% of GDP
- Impact of this year’s fires to manifest over several years
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A deadly spell of forest fires in Indonesia’s main palm oil producing regions earlier this year may have cost the country $5.2 billion in economic losses, according to the World Bank.