By Bongiwe Dlamini

EZULWINI:Neal Rijikernberg,the Minister of Finance has urged the private sector to assist Government in fighting poverty and unemployment.

Eswatini has about 70% of the population living below the poverty line, the country is also facing unemployment.

The Minister was addressing businesspeople,corporate leaders and other stakeholders during the annual Business Eswatini’s 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.

“Hence my appeal is;let’s work together and find ways of getting our economy to grow”, said the Finance Minister.