The 2026 Issyk-Kul Kyrgyzstan Grand Prix, a stage of the F1H2O World Powerboat Championship, has kicked off in Kyrgyzstan. The international competition, which is being held for the first time in Central Asia, takes place on the shores of Issyk-Kul Lake from July 31 to August 2. F1H2O is considered the highest category of water racing and is the equivalent of Formula 1 in the world of powerboats.
The collection of the National History Museum in Bishkek has been replenished with a valuable historical exhibit that belonged to one of the founders of Kyrgyz statehood, an outstanding statesman and public figure Abdykerim Sydykov. The Ministry of Culture reported.
The First Ladies of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan, Aigul Japarova, Ziroat Mirziyoyeva, and Mehriban Aliyeva, visited the Altyn Balalyk Rehabilitation Center in Issyk-Kul region.
The Kyrgyz Taekwondo WT team won five medals and took second place overall in the junior team competition at the Gangwon Chuncheon 2026 World Taekwondo Cultural Festival Open Championship in South Korea.
The total volume of remittances from individuals to Kyrgyzstan continues to set new records. According to the results of January-May 2026, the cumulative inflow of funds into the country reached $1,247.4 billion.
The Kyrgyz-Czech joint agricultural company Ecoter has leased 20 hectares of land at Mamasyl Tukum farm in Kochkor district of Kyrgyzstan. Iceberg lettuce has been grown on 12 hectares using a modern drip irrigation system.
The 10th European Junior Olympiad in Informatics (EJOI 2026) was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, from July 24 to 30, 2026. Schoolchildren aged 15 and younger from 25 countries participated in the Olympiad.
The number of checkpoints on the Kyrgyz-Uzbek state border will be increased from 15 to 30. The President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov announced during talks with Uzbekistan’s leader Shavkat Mirziyoyev, which are taking place at Rukh-Ordo Cultural Center in Issyk-Kul region.
The first female pilot, Marit Strømøy, took part in the UIM F1H2O World Championship media day conference.
The installation of a BHISHM mobile emergency hospital, donated by India as humanitarian aid, is nearing completion at the military hospital in the village of Besh-Kungei in Kyrgyzstan. The complex can quickly be deployed as a field hospital and provide medical care to up to 200 victims during natural disasters, emergencies, and armed conflicts.
The interest rate on preferential loans for switching from coal-fired heating to heat pumps and other eco-friendly systems has been lowered for residents of Bishkek and surrounding areas.
The Antimonopoly Regulation Service of Kyrgyzstan and companies selling petroleum products through gas stations have entered into an agreement on setting prices for socially significant petroleum products.
The Board of Directors of Electric Stations OJSC has appointed Ulugbek Mamyraliev as its new Director General.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has approved new regulations governing modifications to vehicles already in operation, as well as requirements for compressed and liquefied gas equipment.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has approved regulations on the implementation of the Government Accelerators program, under which state agencies will carry out reforms within 100 days.
The state administration of Issyk-Kul district announced a tender for the lease of three state-owned land plots for a period of 49 years.