Education & Labor Pipeline: Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service says Belarus is steering students away from bachelor and especially master tracks, with bachelor enrollment down nearly fourfold since 2020 and master numbers collapsing to just 23 by 2025, as the state pushes more ninth-graders into colleges and vocational schools to plug an estimated 132,000-worker gap. Food & Retail Pricing: Belarus is cutting the list of price-regulated goods from 199 to 76, while adding a markup cap for retail chains’ own-produced food-service items—processed meat, chicken, fish, lightly salted fish, and bakery—limiting the markup to 10%. Trade & Industry Performance: Belstat reports Belarusian exports of investment goods rose 0.8% to $1.66bn in Jan–May, alongside gains in intermediate and consumer goods, including higher food exports. Infrastructure & Construction: Preparatory work for Minsk Metro’s Circle Line could start this year, with an initial ~4 km segment and three stations planned, including site clearance for tunnel-boring equipment. Diplomacy for Business Links: Belarus and Uzbekistan upgraded ties to a strategic partnership in Minsk, with a 2026–2030 roadmap covering labor, agriculture, science, and trade targets. Energy & Heating Policy: Lukashenka urged switching Belarus heating to wood pellets and firewood, citing pellet availability at home after EU sanctions closed export markets. Health & Pharma Distribution: Santhera expanded Biomedica’s exclusive distribution of AGAMREE® to include Belarus and other Central Asian markets for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Agriculture Tech: Chile launched an AI-based early-warning system to forecast spotted-wing fruit fly risk for soft-fruit growers, aiming to cut infestations by 30–60%. International Cooperation: Belarus and Mozambique discussed using Mozambican ports to route Belarusian exports to Southern Africa and joint logistics for agriculture and mechanisation.