GREECE - Factors to Watch on November 20

ATHENS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events which may affect Greek financial markets on Friday:

PIRAEUS BANK 9M NET DOWN 50 PCT, BETTER THAN FCAST

Piraeus Bank (BOPr.AT), Greece's fourth-largest lender, on Thursday reported a better-than-expected 50 percent drop in nine-month profit to 219 million euros as loan growth stalled and provisions rose. [ID:nLJ372897]

HELLENIC PETROL Q3 TURNS TO PROFIT, BEATS FCASTS

Greece's biggest refiner, Hellenic Petroleum (HEPr.AT), on Thursday reported thrid-quarter net profit of 60 million euros after a loss in the same period last year, as the value of its oil inventories rose. [ID:nLI157757]

GREEK GDP GROWTH SEEN AT -1.3 PCT IN 2009- FINMIN