Daily brief
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko issued a series of economic directives to his government, describing the current period as 'almost wartime' and calling the economy a real battlefield. He demanded action to address falling industrial output, enforce price controls, and focus on the domestic market. Lukashenko also called for modernizing energy grids, criticized the National Bank for 'unjustified euphoria' over wages, and urged efforts to improve quality and reduce costs.
The Belarusian government has selected innovative development projects to run until 2030.
Belarus's Finance Ministry auctioned off $20 million in foreign exchange government bonds.
Belarus's Minsk Oblast and Russia's Tatarstan outlined joint agricultural projects.
Belarus and India identified growth areas in exchange trading.