Tim Cook makes diplomatic noises about Apple manufacturing in Indonesia

9to5Mac— Tim Cook made a diplomatic comment about the possibility of Apple manufacturing in Indonesia, after the country’s president pressed him on the issue. The country is an important market for Apple, as the world’s 4th most populous country after China, India, and the US. Indonesia is one of a growing number of countries to use the threat of import tariffs as a way to encourage foreign companies to invest in the local economy, and Apple has so far used an indirect method to escape these ...

ETtech.com—Tim Cook: Apple CEO Tim Cook says looking into possibility of building manufacturing facility in Indonesia. Apple Inc will look into the possibility of building a manufacturing facility in Indonesia, its CEO said on Wednesday after meeting President Joko Widodo. Apple CEO Tim Cook arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday, after visiting Vietnam. He met with Jokowi, as the president popularly known, and will be inaugurating an academy for Apple developers on the island of Bali. "We talked about the president's desire to see manufacturing in the country, and it is something that we will look at," Cook told...

AppleInsider—Tim Cook promises Indonesia that Apple will consider manufacturing there. Apple CEO Tim Cook has told Indonesia's President that the company will look at the feasibility of opening manufacturing in the country, though he hasn't said whether that means the iPhone. Tim Cook (right) with photographer Sofyan Pratama in Indonesia Following his two-day visit to Vietnam, in which he committed Apple to expanding its manufacturing there, Tim Cook met with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo over similar issues. Apple does not currently have manufacturers in Indonesia,...

CNBC—Apple will 'look at' manufacturing in Indonesia, CEO Cook says, as China diversification push continues. Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company will "look at" manufacturing in Indonesia, following a meeting with the country's President Joko Widodo.