Nedbank Business Watch || 24-06-2026

Eswatini's economic development demonstrates how fiscal discipline and policy implementation can drive growth, with GDP increasing from 2% to 5% after reducing the fiscal deficit from 7.5% to 2%, while the State of Youth Report reveals that despite official unemployment declining from 35.4% to 33.5%, youth unemployment remains high at 52.2%, indicating structural challenges that require comprehensive policy interventions including skills development, entrepreneurship support, and public-private partnerships to create meaningful employment opportunities for young people.