GREECE - Factors to Watch on July 10

ATHENS, July 10 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events which may affect Greek financial markets on Friday:

GREEK LOTTERY FIRM INTRALOT PROPOSES MEDLOTTO

Intralot (INLr.AT), the world's second-largest lottery systems provider, called on Mediterranean countries on Thursday to create a joint lottery which it said could help boost ties in the region. [ID:nL9486259]

GREECE'S OTE TO USE VDSL FOR BROADBAND EXPANSION

Greece's biggest telecom OTE (OTEr.AT) will use copper wire VDSL technology to boost its broadband internet services and overcome delays in a government-sponsored, 2 billion euro fibre optic plan. [ID:nATH001]

Separately, Greece's interministerial committee gave the green light for the sale of a 5 percent stake in OTE (OTEr.AT) to Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE). [ID:nPAP944119]

GREEK APRIL CREDIT GROWTH SLOWS TO 13.6% Y/Y

Greece's total credit expansion slowed to a 13.6 percent annual pace in April from 14.2 percent in March, Bank of Greece (BOGr.AT) provisional data showed on Thursday. [ID:nL9566198]

SUEZ IN TALKS WITH ELLAKTOR ON EYATH JOINT BID

French utility Suez (SEVI.PA) is in talks with Greek firm Ellaktor (HELr.AT) on the possibility of a joint bid for a 23 percent stake in Thessaloniki water utility EYATH (TWSr.AT), Suez's executive vice president was quoted as saying to financial daily Naftemporiki.

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GREEK BUILDING PERMITS DROPPED 26 PCT Y/Y IN APRIL