MANILA, May 8 -- Majority of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the United Arab Emirates prefers to invest in property, an integrated marketing communications firm's survey showed.

According to a New Perspective Media (NPM) survey of 3,200 OFW respondents in UAE, 62 percent of Filipino expats in the Middle East country want to invest their salaries on property.

OFWs in UAE also prefer to invest in entrepreneurial activities so they can own their own businesses, with 58 percent of respondents saying they would like to invest in business.

Aside from owning properties and businesses, 30 percent of Filipino expats in the UAE answered they want to invest in life insurance, and 27 percent said they want to invest in the equity market.

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