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The business of happiness

Mar 22, 2025 5 mins read

The World Happiness Report, 2025-an annual survey was published yesterday, 20 March on International Day of Happiness. Finland remained the happiest nation for the eighth year in a row, while Mexico and Costa Rica ranked among the top 10 for the first time since the report was first published in 2012. Singapore drops four places to rank 34th.

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