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China becomes top market for Cuba's legendary cigars

Cigars from Cuban luxury tobacco brand Cohiba are on display at a tobacco shop in Hanau, Germany, (Photo: Reuters)

Cuba's state cigar monopoly, Habanos S.A., said on Tuesday that China had displaced Spain last year as its top market but rising demand in the Asian giant could not compensate for declines in sales elsewhere, with global revenue down 4 per cent to $507 million.

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