Neal Rijkenberg Explained
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. 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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Swazi Observer. new.observer.org.sz.
- Web site: Forestry with heart . SA Forestry Online . 17 September 2014.
- Web site: Tibiyo Taka Ngwane - Main Committee . Tibiyo Taka Ngwane - A Nation in Progress . 10 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220310144257/http://www.tibiyo.com/governance/maincommittee/index.php . 2022-03-10 .
- News: Nkonyane . Majaha . 6 November 2018 . Cabinet of CEOs . Swazi Observer. 23 February 2020 .
- News: Rijkenberg. Neal. 17 February 2020. We have a serious youth unemployment problem in Eswatini — that's why we're slashing corporate taxes . Daily Maverick. 23 February 2020 .
- News: Matthews. Alexander. 21 March 2019. Eswatini budgets for change . Financial Mail. 23 February 2020 .
