The Apple Inc. executive leading talks with Indonesia to lift the country’s iPhone 16 sales ban departed Jakarta on Wednesday, after a late stage about-face from a minister scuttled a deal, according to people familiar with the matter.

Indonesia banned iPhone 16 sales after Apple failed to meet requirements that smartphones sold domestically should comprise at least 35% locally-made parts.

Apple is in negotiations with an increasingly demanding Indonesia to get its iPhone 16 ban lifted, while Huawei plans to shortly launch its smartphone in the country.

Jakarta seems determined to use the leverage it enjoys as the world’s fourth-largest smartphone market to extract maximum benefits from the U.S. tech giant.

Apple is still barred from selling iPhone 16 models in Indonesia despite agreeing to build a local production facility there, as it has not

The Indonesian government says it will not lift its ban on sales of the iPhone 16 despite Apple committing to $1 billion in manufacturing within the country.

Indonesia's Ministry of Industry confirmed on Wednesday that Apple cannot sell the Iphone 16 in the country, despite reaching an agreement to establish a local production facility. The reason for the continued ban is that Apple has not met the requirement for local content,

Apple previously committed to a $1 billion investment, but that was still insufficient for the Indonesian authorities. If you thought that the new

JAKARTA: Indonesia on Wednesday (Jan 8) upheld a ban on iPhone 16 sales despite Apple's US$1 billion pledge to invest in the country after a negotiation deadlock, citing t