28 January 2013  Liberia Owes U.S.$200 Million  It has been
revealed in Monrovia that over US$200 million dollars domestic
debt owed by the Government of Liberia is untraceable.  Finance
Minister Amara Konneh made the astonishing revelation while
addressing the Ministry of Information press briefing Thursday,
January 24, 2013.  "Our domestic debt is around 200milllion. We
didn't know that. And the majority of it is with the Central
Bank; contracted when the Central Bank used to be called the
National Bank. And, in most cases you can't even trace the
money," Minister Konneh disclosed to news men Thursday.  He did
not say how the debt was accumulated, neither did he say why the
government is committed to paying the money when, in fact, the
money is not traceable.  Minister Konneh's revelation was in
response to a question on why the government was reneging on
paying its huge domestic debt but has instead chosen to credit
more money.  "I have conducted a review, and all I can say to
you is that there's no trace,