Jeweller Mattia Cielo opened his exclusive boutique on top Italian luxury street Via Montenapoleone last October, only to see the flow of clients peter out after the government curbed the use of cash.
So when Rome bowed to pressure and scrapped the 1,000-euro (US$1,300) limit on cash use by foreigners after only eight weeks, Cielo uncorked a bottle of champagne in celebration.
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