Tabacalera gains after Cuban cigar dealMADRID, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Shares in Spanish
tobacco firm Tabacalera climbed 2.7 percent in a falling market on Friday after it and French partner Seita announced the purchase of half of Cuban state cigar-maker Corporacion Habanos.
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Cuba projects up to 160 mln cigar exports in 1999HAVANA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Exports of Cuba's world-famous Havana
cigars should reach up to 160 million this year, well above the 1998 total, but below the official target due to rains in tobacco-growing areas, industry heads said Thursday.
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