ATHENS, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, pressreports and events, which may affect Greek financial markets onMonday:
GREECE'S NBG OFFERS TO BUY EUROBANK IN SHARE SWAP
National Bank of Greecemade a share-swap offer tobuy all of rival Eurobank
and create the country'sbiggest lender, it said on Friday, the latest move in efforts toconsolidate the Greek banking industry.
GREEK AUSTERITY TALKS TO CONTINUE, PROGRESS SEEN
Greece will continue talks with international lenders nextweek on new austerity measures for the debt-ridden country toclinch its next loan tranche, the finance minister said onSaturday, with both sides saying progress had been made.
MERKEL TO FACE PROTESTS ON FIRST CRISIS VISIT TO GREECE
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will tell Greeks she wantsto keep their country in the euro when she visits Athens thisweek, but she faces a hostile reception from a people worn downby years of austerity and recession.
GERMANY SAYS MERKEL VISIT TO ATHENS DOES NOT MEAN AID FORGREECE
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Sundaythat Chancellor Angela Merkel's trip to Greece this week did notmean the debt-stricken country would receive the next tranche ofaid from its bailout.
IMF'S LAGARDE SAYS TALKS WITH GREECE "VERY PRODUCTIVE"
International Monetary Fund Managing Director ChristineLagarde said on Saturday that IMF talks with Greece on its debtcrisis had been positive.
REVISED GREEK GDP FIGURES SHOW RECESSION DEEPER
The Greek economy shrank even more over the last five yearsthan previously estimated, according to revised economic growthfigures released by the debt-ridden country's statistics agency.
EUROPEAN STOCK INDEX FUTURES SIGNAL EARLY LOSSES
European stock index futures fell on Monday, with shares setto surrender a big chunk of Friday's gains as the initialenthusiasm sparked by the drop in the U.S. unemployment ratefades while worries about earnings and the global economyresurface.
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