Cuban exports of machine-made cigars up by 7.5 percent

(Xinhua) Cuba increased its exports of mechanically made cigars by 7.5 percent, compared to the previous year, the International Business Snuff Cubana SA reported here on Monday. An estimate figure from the International Business Snuff Cubana SA, considered that by the end of 2010 its production reached 119.3 million for "bundled cigars," with a 7.5 percent increase in exports, and 8.8 million U.S. dollars in sales. According to the company the cigars are made with advanced equipment and "high quality raw materials." Continued

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