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Developed Nations Attract Young vs. Educated Migrants

If all adults worldwide who would like to migrate actually moved where they want to, Gallup's Potential Net Youth Migration and Potential Net Brain Gain indexes show highly developed countries would...

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Adequate Housing Unaffordable for Many Worldwide

At a time of year when thoughts often turn to those less fortunate, Gallup finds the struggle to afford adequate housing disproportionately affects residents in sub-Saharan Africa and the former Soviet...

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International Migration Desires Show Signs of Cooling

Worldwide desire to migrate abated between 2007 and 2010, but Gallup finds 14% of the world's adults -- or about 630 million people -- would still like to migrate to another country if they had the...

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Majority Worldwide Sees Widespread Corruption in Businesses

About two in three adults worldwide believe corruption is widespread in the businesses in their countries. This belief is commonplace throughout the world, ranging from 60% in the U.S. and Canada to...

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Southeast Asian Leaders Earn Highest Job Approval in Asia

Residents in most Asian countries surveyed in 2011 are more likely to approve of their leaders than disapprove. Laos' president earned one of the highest approval ratings (97%), while Pakistan's...

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Suffering in South Asia Highest in Region

South Asians rated their lives worse in 2011 than residents in other parts of Asia. At least one in five adults in Nepal (31%), Afghanistan (30%), India (24%), Sri Lanka (22%), and Pakistan (21%) are...

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Chinese Among Least Likely in Asia to See Their Job as Ideal

Chinese workers are among the least likely in Asia to say their jobs are ideal, despite relatively low unemployment and overall economic growth. Chinese workers also lag those in other Asian countries...

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Low Wellbeing Damaging Corporate Hong Kong

Hong Kong may be wealthy, but Gallup surveys show workers there are among the least likely to be "thriving" in developed Asia.

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Singapore Ranks as Least Emotional Country in the World

Singaporeans are the least likely in the world to experience emotions of any kind, with the 36% who report feeling either positive or negative emotions the lowest for any country. Filipinos are the...

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Latin Americans Most Positive in the World

Latin America is home to eight of the top 10 countries for positive emotions in 2011. Panamanians and Paraguayans are the most likely worldwide to report positive emotions; Singaporeans are the least...

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Syrians, Iraqis Least Positive Worldwide

People in Syria and Iraq are the least likely in the world to report experiencing positive emotions. Syrians' positivity declined the most between 2011 and 2012. Latin Americans remain the most...

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Capitalist Singapore Needs More Entrepreneurs Fast

Unless Singapore gets much better at understanding what drives entrepreneurs and how to identify and nurture them, Singaporeans may continue to see most of the returns to capital flow to others.

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What Singapore's Leaders May Not Know

The country's citizens are productive and disciplined -- they just aren't enjoying their lives much. Singapore won't move to the next level until its leadership takes wellbeing seriously.

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Singaporeans Are Still Emotionally Stressed

Even amid some promising signs, the Singapore government still has a lot of work to do to help the country's residents enjoy more positive experiences.

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DBS Bank: A Force for Good in Asia

This Singapore bank -- a regional powerhouse with an impressive growth record -- is unlocking value for Asia. Its CEO, Piyush Gupta, explains how.

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Solving a National Productivity Puzzle

Singapore's productivity continues to lag that of other developed economies. To close that gap, its leaders should look to behavioral economics.

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Lee Kuan Yew's Lasting Legacy: A Good Life in Singapore

Lee Kuan Yew may have been a polarizing figure in life, but since his passing, critics and followers alike have closed ranks to respect Lee's unique brand of utilitarian statesmanship.

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Singapore at 50: Population Pressure and the War for Talent

As the highly successful city-state reaches the half-century mark, it faces intense competition with regional megacities for talent.

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Singapore Ranks as Least Emotional Country in the World

Singaporeans are the least likely in the world to experience emotions of any kind, with the 36% who report feeling either positive or negative emotions the lowest for any country. Filipinos are the...

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Latin Americans Most Positive in the World

Latin America is home to eight of the top 10 countries for positive emotions in 2011. Panamanians and Paraguayans are the most likely worldwide to report positive emotions; Singaporeans are the least...

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