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Cuba A Caribbean island economy with some of the world's most recognised heritage brands in cigars and rum, now cautiously opening to private enterprise. Cuba's founder-owned sector is nascent but growing, as small-business reforms create space for a new generation of entrepreneurs.
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Heritage Awakening Cuba holds some of the world's most valuable heritage brand assets in cigars and rum, while its cautious opening to private enterprise is creating an entirely new founder-owned sector. Cultural soft power and geographic cachet provide latent brand equity of extraordinary potential.
Population
11M
GDP
$107 billion
Growth
1.8%
Premium Growth
5%
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},
getCountryName(code) {
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'cn': 'China',
'mn': 'Mongolia',
'et': 'Ethiopia',
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