Vice President José Manuel Restrepo announced that 43 multinational technology firms with a presence in Colombia have committed to investing approximately $8 billion over the next four years. ^[1] Vice President Jose Manuel Restrepo announced on 2026-01-15 that entrepreneurs from the European Union have pledged investments totaling $8 billion in Colombia over the next four years. ^[2] Colombian Vice President José Manuel Restrepo proposed developing new electrical generation capacity in the Alto Caribe region as a prerequisite for the country to compete for data center installations in Latin America. ^[3] Restrepo stated that the European Union companies made announcements regarding investments following a meeting with approximately 2,000 million euros in value. ^[4] The investment commitments were revealed during a meeting at the Andicom Congress, where the European Union was the guest of honor. ^[5] Jose Manuel Restrepo stated that the current economic growth rate of 1.6% is insufficient for Colombia to become a high-income country. ^[6] Jose Manuel Restrepo stated that the recovery budget for the recent earthquake in Colombia is approximately $30 billion, with priorities set for educational and hospital infrastructure. ^[7] Vice President Jose Manuel Restrepo asserted that the Colombian government does not rule out nuclear energy as a possibility for the national energy matrix. ^[8]