Chinaplanspilotprogramforretirementplanning中国五个城市将开展特定养老储蓄试点工作AChineseclerkcountsrenminbiyuanbanknotesinNantong,EastChinasJiangsuprovince.[Photo/IC]Chinawilllaunchapilotprogramencouragingpersonaldepositsforretirementplanninginfivecities,tofurtherexpandthesupplyoffinancialproductsandmeetthediversifiedneedsforold-ageprovision.中国将在五个城市开展特定养老储蓄试点工作,进一步丰富养老金融产品供给,满足人民群众多样化养老需求。StartingonNov20,fourlargeState-ownedbanks,namelyIndustrialandCommercialBankofChina,ChinaConstructionBank,AgriculturalBankofChina,andBankofChina,willcarryoutthepilotprogramforayearinHefei,Guangzhou,Chengdu,Xian,andQingdao.从今年11月20日起,由工商银行、农业银行、中国银行和建设银行在合肥、广州、成都、西安和青岛市五个城市开展特定养老储蓄试点。试点期限暂定一年。Thebankswillofferthreetypesofdepositproductsforretirementplanningwithmaturitiesoffive,10,15and20years.Theinterestrateswillbeslightlyhigherthanthelargebanksfive-yeardepositrate.银行将提供三种类型(整存整取、零存整取和整存零取),产品期限分为5年、10年、15年和20年四档的特定养老储蓄产品,产品利率略高于大型银行五年期定期存款的挂牌利率。Theupperlimitoftheprincipalofsuchdepositsis,yuanforeachcustomerateachbank.储户在单家试点银行特定养老储蓄产品存款本金上限为50万元。SpritequitsgreenplasticbottlesinNorthAmerica雪碧宣布放弃绿瓶改为透明瓶装以减少污染StartingAug1,Coca-ColaCo.,whichproducesSprite,willpackagethelemon-limedrinkinclearplasticbottlesinNorthAmerica,the