Instant Alert: GEORGE SOROS: Brexit will lead to the 'disintegration of the EU'

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   GEORGE SOROS: Brexit will lead to the 'disintegration of the EU' by on Jun 25, 2016, 3:50 PM Advertisement (Reuters) - Billionaire investor George Soros said on Saturday that Britain's vote to leave the European Union makes "disintegration of the EU practically irreversible," and that the effects of Thursday's referendum will likely damage Britain. "Britain eventually may or may not be relatively better off than other countries by leaving the EU, but its economy and people stand to suffer significantly in the short to medium term," he wrote in a commentary on the website Project Syndicate. Soros made huge profits in 1992 by betting against the British pound as it was withdrawn from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism.  (Reporting by Bill Rigby; Editing by Tom Brown) SEE ALSO: Basically, Brexit was a tantrum — what should we do about it?   Share the latest business news with your network: Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011