Monrovia, Dec. 4 -- Tarlue's confirmation hearing comes amid massive disenchantment about the CBL's ability to regulate the country's monetary policy as cash shortage appears to be hitting commercial banks and leaving the public in angst.

Liberia's economic woes are tied to a mix of crucial fiscal and monetary failures, but the challenge of the country's Central Bank to decisively stamp it regulatory authority and effectively enforce compliance of the monetary policies and procedure is the key problem.

The unauthorized printing of the sixteen billion Liberian dollars and the controversial issuance of the money together with the discrepancies that beclouded the US$25 million mop-up exercise greatly raised questions about the Central Bank...