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Una Hajdari

Davos forum chief Brende steps down after WEF probes Epstein links

The head of the World Economic Forum (WEF) stepped down on Thursday after the organisation opened an internal probe into his past contacts with disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Børge Brende, the WEF’s president and chief executive, announced he was stepping down after more than eight years in the role, saying the decision followed “careful consideration”.

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