{"id":51607,"date":"2024-06-20T18:16:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T18:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/?p=51607"},"modified":"2024-06-20T18:07:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T18:07:48","slug":"finance-minister-neal-rijikernberg-urges-private-sector-to-assist-government-in-fighting-povertyunemployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/finance-minister-neal-rijikernberg-urges-private-sector-to-assist-government-in-fighting-povertyunemployment","title":{"rendered":"Finance Minister Neal Rijikernberg Urges Private Sector to Assist Government in Fighting Poverty,Unemployment."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Neal Rijikernberg,the Minister of Finance has urged the private sector to assist Government in fighting poverty and unemployment.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Eswatini has about 70% of the population living below the poverty line, the country is also facing unemployment.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister was addressing businesspeople,corporate leaders and other stakeholders during the annual Business Eswatini\u2019s Tax Indaba held at the Royal Villas eZulwini on Wednesday,he said addressing the unemployment problem would automatically mean,poverty has been addressed or eradicated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHence my appeal is;let\u2019s work together and find ways of getting our economy to grow\u201d, said the Finance Minister.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Eswatini Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. 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