Duty-free dynasty: The rise of the Urioste brothers

John Gallagher

26-Aug-2004

The Latin American duty-free business has been recovering from one of the worst recessions in living memory. Some old names have disappeared, and some new ones have appeared. But in the aftermath of the economic turmoil, no name is more synonymous with duty-free than Urioste, thanks to two brothers at the cutting edge of Latin American travel-retail. John Gallagher reports

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Many industry insiders know Enrique, the elder of the two Urioste brothers, from ASUTIL, where he served as secretary general from 1996 to 2000. A qualified lawyer and experienced international

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