The banknotes had been ordered by Liberia’s central bank from printers overseas and had disappeared after passing through the country’s main port and airport. The government is now investigating.
Some countries, like India, do manufacture all their cash at home. For example, the US is legally obliged to print its banknotes within its territories.
But for most it’s actually a common practice to print some of their money abroad, while others like Liberia don’t even have their own mint. Read more
Source: BBC