U.K. Economy Would be Biggest Brexit Loser, Euro-Area Chief Says

  • Dutch finance minister echoes remarks made by David Cameron
  • No ‘Plan B’ if U.K. leaves EU, Dijsselbloem tells industry

Jeroen Dijsselbloem.

Photographer: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg
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The danger to the British economy if the U.K. leaves the European Union is much more acute than what the euro area faces, Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem said.

“The risks for the U.K. itself are much, much greater than for Europe or the euro zone,” Dijsselbloem, who leads the group of his euro-area counterparts, told an audience of business leaders in Brussels.