Buffett: Greek eurozone exit 'may not be a bad thing'

Anna Fedorova
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Veteran investor Warren Buffett has said a Greek exit from the eurozone could be constructive for the region.

Buffett (pictured), chief executive and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, said Greece leaving the single currency could help other member countries reach better policy agreements. "If it turns out the Greeks leave, that may not be a bad thing for the euro," the billionaire investor told CNBC. "It could be a good idea in several ways if everybody learns the rules mean something." Buffett added the euro has structural problems that need to be addressed, and "it is not ordained" that the euro area must have "exactly the same members it has today". "The euro is not dead and it may never ...

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