TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Apple Inc. has reportedly made an investment offer close to US$10 million or around Rp158 billion to produce more products in Indonesia. Citing Antara, this could be a move by Apple to lift the ban on iPhone 16 sales in the country.

Apple Inc. has proposed investing almost $10 million to make additional goods in Indonesia, according to people familiar with the matter, as it seeks to have the country’s ban on sales of its latest iPhone removed.

Indonesia’s iPhone ban is an example of the pressure Prabowo Subianto’s government is putting on multinationals to boost local manufacturing.

Following Indonesia's ban of the iPhone 16 because Apple has not invested enough in the country, the company has reportedly offered $10 million.

Indonesia said it has banned sales of smartphones made by Alphabet's Google due to rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components, days after blocking sales of tech giant Apple's iPhone 16 for the same reason.

Apple had pledged to invest around $109 million in Indonesia, but it's about $15 million short. It also failed to ensure the iPhone 16 has at least 40% locally manufactured components.

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Apple (AAPL) has proposed to invest about $10M to make additional goods in Indonesia, to have a ban on the sales of its new iPhone 16 models lifted.