Sales of Cuban cigars continue to rise

Updated February 19 2019 - 11:46am, first published 11:45am
The Cigar Festival in Havana attracts cigar connoisseurs from around the world.
The Cigar Festival in Havana attracts cigar connoisseurs from around the world.

Cuba sold cigars worth $US537 million ($A753 million) last year, up seven per cent from 2017, despite an international spike in anti-smoking laws.