“Apple has proposed spending $100 million on manufacturing facilities in Indonesia after the Southeast Asian country’s government banned the sale of its latest iPhones.”, — write: www.epravda.com.ua
Apple has proposed spending $100 million on manufacturing facilities in Indonesia after the Southeast Asian country’s government banned the sale of its latest iPhones.
About this informs Financial Times.
An American company has proposed to build an accessory and component manufacturing plant in Bandung, West Java, the industry ministry said in a statement. Initially, Apple offered to invest 10 million dollars.
Indonesia in October put on ban on the iPhone 16 model, citing Apple’s failure to meet the requirements for a 40 percent share of local content in phones and tablets. Google Pixel phones were too are prohibited due to non-compliance with this rule.
The Indonesian ministry said it welcomed Apple’s investment commitment and intended to hold a meeting on Thursday to discuss the proposal.
The fourth most populous country in the world is a potentially huge market for Apple products. According to the Ministry of Industry, the number of active mobile phones in Indonesia is 354 million, which exceeds the country’s population of about 280 million.
In October, Jakarta said that Apple had not fulfilled its original commitment to invest 1.71 trillion in the country. rupees (107 million dollars) and currently invested only 1.48 trillion. Rs.