Othello S. Tarbah
Othello S. Tarbah is the Director-General of the Legislative Budget Office in Liberia and an adjunct economics instructor at the University of Liberia. He has been in the news for his strong defense of the government's ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development, arguing that the International Monetary Fund's assessment underestimates Liberia's need for ambitious investments in infrastructure, education, and healthcare. Tarbah contends that strategic borrowing for productive investments can accelerate development, pushing back against calls for fiscal conservatism in the face of declining external aid.
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Othello S. Tarbah is the Director-General of the Legislative Budget Office and an adjunct instructor of Economics at the University of Liberia.
Liberia’s ARREST Agenda: My Counter-Argument to the IMF | Commentaries
Liberia· 2026-01-13Othello S. Tarbah, Director-General of the Legislative Budget Office and an adjunct economics instructor at the University of Liberia, has pushed back forcefully against the IMF’s assessment.
Risky ARREST Agenda | NewsLiberia· 2026-01-12