The value of Egyptian exports to Tunisia has increased during the period from January to March, reaching $62m, an increase of about 75% compared to the value of Egyptian exports during the same period of 2016, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Tarek Kabil. Kabil said that the trade exchange between Egypt and Tunisia during the period from January to March reached about $ 76.6m, recording an increase of 60.25% compared to the same period of 2016. Head of the Egyptian Commercial Service Office (ECS) Ahmed Antar said that commercial service offices are currently working on increasing Egypt’s exports of traditional products to different markets. Antar added that the most important exported Egyptian product to the Tunisian market during the period from January to March was steel, which ranked first among the Egyptian exports to Tunisia. The volume of trade exchange between Egypt and Tunisia during the first nine months of 2016 amounted to $181.1m, where the trade balance was heavily in favour of Egypt with $93m, according to the ECS.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 01, 2017 11:26 UTC