Neal Rijkenberg

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

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

His family moved from South Africa to Swaziland in 1970.[2] Rijkenberg previously served as CEO of timber producer Montigny investments and co-founded Bulembu Ministries Eswatini. 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%.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "Swazi Observer". new.observer.org.sz.
  2. "Forestry with heart". SA Forestry Online. 17 September 2014.
  3. Nkonyane, Majaha (6 November 2018). "Cabinet of CEOs". Swazi Observer. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. Matthews, Alexander (21 March 2019). "Eswatini budgets for change". Financial Mail. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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