Cairo - Mubasher: Egyptian non-oil exports to Tunisia surged 40.7% last year, according to the Egyptian minister of trade and industry, Tarek Kabil.

Egyptian exports to the Tunisian marker reached a total value of $187.2 million in 2017, compared to $133 million in 2016, the minister told Middle East News Agency (MENA) on Saturday.

Trade balance saw a surplus in favor in Egypt by $317 million, compared to $123 million in the year before, with an increase of 157.7%.