By John Aglionby in Jakarta
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
 
Indonesia's economy will grow by up to 7 per cent this year, its fastest growth in the decade since the Asian financial crisis, the country's powerful vice- president forecast yesterday.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Jusuf Kalla also lashed out at Singapore for refusing to sign an extradition treaty with Indonesia, accusing the island state of trying to keep billions of dollars in allegedly corrupt money siphoned out of Indonesia by fleeing tycoons in the 1997-98 financial crisis.