{"id":21675,"date":"2026-01-23T09:37:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T08:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/im-picking-winners-uk-business-secretary-takes-activist-approach-to-economic-growth\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T09:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T08:37:45","slug":"im-picking-winners-uk-business-secretary-takes-activist-approach-to-economic-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/im-picking-winners-uk-business-secretary-takes-activist-approach-to-economic-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m picking winners\u2019: UK business secretary takes activist approach to economic growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

AI evangelist Peter Kyle wants to scale up businesses, attract overseas investors and look out for UK\u2019s poorer regions<\/p>\n

The UK business secretary, Peter Kyle, has said he is \u201cbetting big\u201d and \u201cpicking winners\u201d as the government takes direct stakes in growing businesses to boost economic growth.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he and the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, have been talking up Britain\u2019s prospects, Kyle said ministers were taking an \u201cactivist\u201d approach to industrial policy.<\/p>\n

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\nAI evangelist Peter Kyle wants to scale up businesses, attract overseas investors and look out for UK\u2019s poorer regions
\nThe UK business secretary, Peter Kyle, has said he is \u201cbetting big\u201d and \u201cpicking winners\u201d as the government takes direct stakes in growing businesses to boost economic growth.
\nSpeaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he and the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, have been talking up Britain\u2019s prospects, Kyle said ministers were taking an \u201cactivist\u201d approach to industrial policy. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AI evangelist Peter Kyle wants to scale up businesses, attract overseas investors and look out for UK\u2019s poorer regions The UK business secretary, Peter Kyle, has said he is \u201cbetting big\u201d and \u201cpicking winners\u201d as the government takes direct stakes in growing businesses to boost economic growth. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, …<\/p>\n

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