Jakarta (VNA) - The US-based global technology corporation Apple is still committed to actualising its plan on placing capital in Indonesia, the country’s Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said on May 3.
Kartasasmita accentuated the statement by pointing to the company's plan to develop the fourth Apple Developer Academy in Bali province.
The investment value has almost reached 1.6 trillion Rp (99.5 million USD), he said.
Earlier, Communication and Informatics Minister Budi Arie Setiadi dismissed rumors circulating on social media claiming that Apple has decided to cancel its investment plans in Indonesia.
"No, those (rumors) are hoaxes. They (Apple) are positive. They are interested (in investing in Indonesia)," he said, as cited by the Indonesian news agency Antara./.
