The new president is Bharrat Jagdeo, Mrs Jagan's finance minister, and, at 35, the youngest head of state in the Americas.

ECONOMIST: Guyana��s new generation

An uneasy quiet returned to Guyana , after Caribbean leaders arm-twisted its opposition leader, Desmond Hoyte, into a deal with President Janet Jagan.

ECONOMIST: Sudden death

The BBC's Asia-Pacific Editor, Larry Jagan, considers how easy it will be to dismantle the symbiotic ties between Chaebol leaders and South Korea's politicians.

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