The chief executive of Denmark’s biggest financial institution has resigned following the publication of a report that highlights large-scale money laundering in the bank’s Estonian operations. 

“It is clear that Danske Bank has failed to live up to its responsibility in the case of possible money laundering in Estonia. I deeply regret this,” said Danske Bank CEO Thomas Borgen in a written statement released Wednesday. 

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