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A big year ahead for Cuba’s only shoe manufacturer

06/03/2015

The only footwear manufacturer in Cuba, state-owned Combell, has said better supply of leather will allow it to increase production by more than 100% this year. In 2014, Combell produced more than 2.5 million pairs of shoes and boots in 24 factories in different Cuban towns and cities. Commentators in Cuba have described this total as “derisory”...

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