Between the lines: No buts. The Latin recovery is real
Dermot Davitt
26-Aug-2004
The trauma of crisis lives long in the memory, so the caution with which Latin America's operators have greeted the recovery in sales this year is understandable. Yet that recovery is real and will be sustained, writes Dermot Davitt
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It looks as if we can finally tag 2004 the year of recovery in Latin American duty-free markets. Most readers, especially the region's operators, will be waiting for the 'if'
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Between the lines: No buts. The Latin recovery is real