Neal Rijkenberg

Neal Rijkenberg
Minister of Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2018
Preceded by	Martin 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

1. "Swazi Observer". new.observer.org.sz.
2. "Forestry with heart". SA Forestry Online. 17 September 2014.
3. "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.