Regional Trade & Health: SADC adopted new legal instruments to speed integration, including a Tourism Univisa to ease travel and a charter for pooled procurement of pharmaceuticals to cut medicine costs, while also pushing consultations to revive the SADC Tribunal. Caribbean Diversification: Prime Minister Dr. Godwin Friday urged borrowing member countries of the Caribbean Development Bank to prioritize economic diversification and strengthen social protection as the CDB meeting focused on resilience amid uncertainty. Pakistan Fiscal Moves: Pakistan’s ECC approved Rs7.03bn for an SDG achievement programme and additional sector grants, including defense and interior/narcotics control spending. US-India Trade: India’s commerce minister Piyush Goyal said the first phase of a bilateral trade deal is likely by mid-July, with talks aimed at closing remaining “open ends,” as Trump publicly signaled progress. US Labor Signal: The US added 172,000 jobs in May, but economists flagged weak wage growth versus inflation as a key affordability pain point. Russia Economy Under Strain: At SPIEF, Putin admitted slowing momentum, while Russian billionaires criticized tight monetary policy as a “trap,” with growth expected to cool. Energy & Food Costs: Nigeria’s HURIWA condemned a cooking gas price surge as economic cruelty, warning it’s pushing households toward hunger. AI Governance: Canada launched its National AI Strategy, while business leaders emphasized the need for AI governance policies to manage privacy and security risks.