The president of the powerful World Economic Forum, Norwegian Borge Brende, announced on Thursday his decision to step down, after it became known that he had some relationship with the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, with whom he met on more than one occasion. Brende headed the influential economic forum. The decision to resign was made after information about his meetings with Epstein was published. These meetings caused public resonance and concern. Brende did not comment on the details of his relationship with the convicted criminal. In a statement, he expressed regret for what happened. The news was first published in La Verdad Panamá.
