After the Resignation of Brende: the World Economic Forum Is in Crisis

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It would seem that, day after day, a new public character joins the list of names that are profiled in the Epstein files. Today, the name added is that of Børge Brende. The president of the World Economic Forum and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway announced his resignation on Thursday. “After careful reflection, I have decided to resign as president and executive director of the World Economic Forum,” the former president announced i…

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First the founder Klaus Schwab had to leave, now the president Børge Brende because of his Epstein connection: The image of the WEF, which always wanted to improve the world, is severely damaged. And now?

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Børge Brende resigned as chairman of the World Economic Forum. He previously denied having had contact with Epstein, but later admitted to the press that he had dined with Epstein on three occasions in 2018 and 2019, as well as having had contact via SMS and email. Brende has also stated that he was not aware of Epstein's criminal past at the time. To Dagens Næringsliv on February 26, Brende rejected speculation about further contact beyond what…

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World Economic Forum President and CEO Børge Brende announced on Thursday that he is leaving his post after eight years, after recently released Epstein documents revealed contacts with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Brende, who has led the WEF since 2017, told Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv that the decision was his own. However, he admitted that the Epstein connections could "easily distract from the important work we do" going…