(MENAFN - Daily News Egypt) 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 todifferent 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 value of exporting steel to the Tunisian market rose to about 12.2m during the first quarter (Q1) of the current year, compared to 2.08m during Q1 of 2016.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 02, 2017 02:37 UTC