GREECE - Factors to Watch on November 13

ATHENS, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events which may affect Greek financial markets on Friday: ECB'S PROVOPOULOS-ECONOMIC RECOVERY STILL FRAGILE Global economic recovery is still fragile and should not be taken for granted, European Central Bank Governing Council member George Provopoulos said on Thursday, warning against a premature withdrawal of stimulus measures. GREEK Q3 GDP GROWTH SEEN AT -1.4% Y/Y Greece's economy likely contracted 1.4 percent year-on-year in the third quarter after a 0.3 percent slump in the second quarter, according to the median forecast of five economists surveyed by Reuters. ATEBANK'S 9-MONTH PROFIT FALLS 1.6 PCT ATEbank, Greece's sixth-largest lender, said on Thursday its nine-month net profit fell 1.6 percent to 82.4 million euros due to higher provisions and losses from its Hellenic Sugar unit. AGRICOLE'S EMPORIKI PLANS 1 BLN EURO CAPITAL BOOST Greece's loss-making Emporiki Bank, controlled by France's Credit Agricole, said on Thursday it planned to boost its share capital by up to 1 billion euros. EUROMEDICA SEES EBITDA GAIN;MULLS FUNDRAISING Greek medical group Euromedica expects core profit to rise up to 20 percent annually to 2012, a company executive told Reuters on Thursday, as cost cuts and favourable unit locations help it outperform in the downturn. ATTICA BANK, RESTIS VIE FOR ASPIS BANK Attica Bank and Restis Group vie to take control of Aspis Bank, financial daily Imerisia reported. Aspis Bank's major shareholder is expected to reach a final decision on contenders' bids as soon as today, the paper added. www.imerisia.gr GREEK UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS TO 9.0 PCT IN AUGUST Greece's unemployment rate fell in August from its highest level in more than three years in the previous month as tourism activity accelerated, the country's statistics service (NSS) said on Thursday. EUROPEAN SHARES SEEN OPENING DOWN TRACKING WALL ST European shares were set to open lower on Friday following a sell-off on Wall Street overnight and weakness in Asian markets as investors digested German and French GDP figures. ============================================================== DISCLAIMER - The content and accuracy of the information contained in company news releases published on this service is the responsibility of the originating company and not of Reuters. While Reuters makes every effort to verify with the company concerned that any news release is genuine, it does not perform any other checks to verify the content or accuracy of the information in question. For other related news, double click on: ---------------------------------------------------------- EUR Money Guide Greek Debt News Greek Equities Guide Greece's Debt Greek Economic Indicators Government Debt Greek Stock News Greek Money News Greek Exchange Info --------------------------------------------------------- Keywords: GREECE FACTORS (Reporting by Tatiana Fragou; [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail:[e-mail]) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved.

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