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Neal Rijkenberg

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Neal Rijkenberg
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
November 2018
Preceded byMartin Dlamini

Neal Rijkenberg is the minister of finance of Eswatini since November 2018.[1]

His family moved from South Africa to Swaziland in 1970.[2] Rijkenberg previously served as CEO of timber producer Montigny Group from 1997.[3] He co-founded Bulembu Ministries Eswatini. He was also a director in Bulembu Ministries from 2005 to 2018.[3] A self-described proponent of a free-market economy, he supports slashing labour and competition regulations. In February 2020, he cut the country's corporate tax rate from 27.5% to 12.5%.[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Swazi Observer". new.observer.org.sz.
  2. ^ "Forestry with heart". SA Forestry Online. 17 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Tibiyo Taka Ngwane - Main Committee". Tibiyo Taka Ngwane - A Nation in Progress. 10 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-10.
  4. ^ Nkonyane, Majaha (6 November 2018). "Cabinet of CEOs". Swazi Observer. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. ^ Rijkenberg, Neal (17 February 2020). "We have a serious youth unemployment problem in Eswatini — that's why we're slashing corporate taxes". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  6. ^ Matthews, Alexander (21 March 2019). "Eswatini budgets for change". Financial Mail. Retrieved 23 February 2020.