Bloomberg The euro area’s pandemic recovery would almost grind to a halt, while prices would surge even more quickly if there are serious disruptions to natural-gas supplies from Russia, according to new projections from the European Commission. Under a severe scenario, the currency bloc’s economy would expand about 0.2% this year, with inflation topping 9%, as governments struggled to …

Bloomberg Ant Group Co has completed the first sustainability-linked loan arrangement in China’s tech sector. The Chinese fintech company spun off from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has arranged a sustainability-linked revolving credit line with French bank BNP Paribas SA, according to a statement. Sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) have interest rates that change depending on if corporations are able to meet certain …

Bloomberg New Zealand will accelerate its adoption of electric vehicles and investigate hydrogen as an alternative energy source as it seeks to phase out fossil fuels and play its role in mitigating global warming. Announcing its first emissions reduction plan in Wellington, the government said it will initially allocate NZ$2.9 billion ($1.8 billion) over four years to fund a range …