Jorge Perez Martell, commercial vice president of Habanos S.A., said the company had seen a 31 percent increase in turnover in 2023, at the start of the capital's annual cigar festival.

Sales of Cuba's famous cigars jumped 8% in 2013, helped by strong demand from the island's smokers and China, said Habanos SA. Total sales reached $447m (£269m) up from $416m in 2012, according ...