The Indonesian government has said that it expects its iPhone 16 ban to be lifted within one or two weeks, but has not explained the basis for this.The countrys investment minister issued only a rather strangely-worded and somewhat contradictory comment which implied that a deal was close The story so farThe governments of populous countries are getting increasingly savvy about seeking a quid pro quo for giving Apple access to their markets, demanding inward investment in return.Indonesia started out with a relatively modest demand for Apple to invest $109M ina developer academy there, with a further $10M manufacturing spend.However, when this target wasnt quite hit, the government upped the ante dramatically. Itbanned the iPhone 16 from sale, and demanded afarlarger investment.Apple initially offered $100M, but the government said that wasnt enough. It then said it wanteda billion dollar manufacturing spendin the country. We heard last month thatApple had agreed to this, and it was subsequently revealed thatthis would take the formof large-scaleAirTag manufacturing.However, the Indonesian government bizarrely rejected this offer, saying that only the manufacture of iPhone components would count.iPhone 16 ban could end in 1-2 weeksBloomberg today features an interview with Indonesias investment minister Rosan Roeslani saying that the government expects the issue to be resolved very shortly.I strongly believe it will resolve very, very soon, Roeslanisaid in an interview with Bloomberg Television in Davos on Tuesday. Hopefully within one or two weeks this issue can be resolved.However, no explanation was provided as to what drives this optimism. Instead Roeslani made only a very vague statement:The way they calculate it is different I think, Roeslani said, referring to the local content requirement. Now they find a solution on that one, so hopefully they accept the discrepancies so we can have the iPhone 16 sold in Indonesia.Now they find a solution seems to indicate that Apple has made a fresh offer, while hopefully they accept the discrepancies doesnt.Its clear that the matter will be resolved, because both sides need that to happen, but were currently none the wiser about how this will happen.Photo byAmanzonUnsplashAdd 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel