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In this round-up, China proposes harsher punishments for financial crimes under the criminal law, the securities regulator is reportedly mulling over giving securities licences to commercial lenders, and monthly industrial profits grow for the first time this year.

Each week, Keeping Tabs brings you the very best of what we in the GlobalCapital newsroom have found most useful, interesting and informative from around the web. This week: remote working challenges and opportunities, rethinking discrimination in economics, and how volatility strategies fell apart in the market crash.

In this round-up, the Ministry of Finance plans to double the size of its already issued special treasury bonds, the government removes some restrictions for foreign investment in the 2020 negative lists, and the former richest man in China and founder of Gome is released from jail after 10 years.

In this round-up, China and the United Arab Emirates launch the phase three clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine, the origin of nearly all the new infections in Beijing has been confirmed, and an adviser to the Donald Trump administration stirs the market with comments on the Sino-US trade deal.

The weakness of communication along the capital markets chain is one reason why so little progress has been made on greening the economy.

Private debt blossomed after the last financial crisis, as European companies grew more sophisticated and sought to diversify their funding strategies away from bank loans and bond markets. But the coronavirus has highlighted its shortcomings, particularly around speed of execution. It may be hard to regain the momentum.

Fahmi Quadir, founder of short-only Safkhet Capital, tells GlobalCapital her hedge fund increased its short position in Wirecard as the crisis surrounding it unfolded. She said German regulator BaFin should have properly investigated the claims levelled at Wirecard years ago, and pointed to the problem of auditors developing long-term relationships with companies.

This week, my thoughts are with friends in Beijing, who are once again reliving one of their worst nightmares. No, not the second wave of Covid-19 infections, but having to take the test to see if they had the virus.

Castle Peak Power Co’s latest energy transition bond shows the potential of the product in Asia — and the big role capital markets can play in moving towards a greener future.

Clean, green energy exists; it is more or less unlimited and it is increasingly cheap to harvest through solar and wind farms. Why are we not converting to renewables wholesale — especially in poor countries, which tend to have abundant sunshine? A significant part of this market failure is financial, and capital markets must solve it.

The UK may be loosening social restrictions as the rate of coronavirus infections abates, but the Bank of England and the government cannot let up the fight against the economic and market impact of the virus.

The repeated presence of European issuers in the bond market of late is testament to the prudence with which they are building up capital for what could be tough times ahead.