Neal Rijkenberg
Neal Rijkenberg | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office November 2018 | |
| Monarch | Mswati III |
| Prime Minister | Russell Dlamini |
| Preceded by | Martin Dlamini |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office November 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Mswati III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Madulini, Shiselweni Region, Swaziland |
| Political party | Independent |
Neal Rijkenberg is the minister of finance of Eswatini since November 2018.[1][2]
His family moved from South Africa to Swaziland in 1970.[3] Rijkenberg previously was CEO of timber producer Montigny Group from 1997.[4] He co-founded Bulembu Ministries Eswatini. He was also a director in Bulembu Ministries from 2005 to 2018.[4] 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%.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ "Swazi Observer". new.observer.org.sz.
- ^ Maziya, Mfanfikile. "Hon. Minister Neal Rijkenberg". www.gov.sz. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ "Forestry with heart". SA Forestry Online. 17 September 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nkonyane, Majaha (6 November 2018). "Cabinet of CEOs". Swazi Observer. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Matthews, Alexander (21 March 2019). "Eswatini budgets for change". Financial Mail. Retrieved 23 February 2020.