“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change,” reads a slogan dominating the atrium in the headquarters of Hellenic Bank in Nicosia.

Cyprus’ second-biggest lender is certainly about to change the way the shipping industry views it. Hellenic Bank has set up a dedicated ship finance desk under the leadership of a former HSH Nordbank executive and been endowed with a $400m budget to fund deals for small to medium-size owners.

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