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Cash and Cash Equivalents (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
Schedule of reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents to statement of cash flows |
|  | 2016 |  | 2017 |
|  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |
Cash and due from banks: |  |  |  |  |
Cash (*) |  | 665,464 |  | 522,869 |
Current account with the Central Bank (*) |  | 118,501 |  | 162,421 |
Deposits in other domestic banks |  | 8,433 |  | 9,922 |
Deposits abroad |  | 615,769 |  | 362,181 |
Subtotal - Cash and due from banks |  | 1,408,167 |  | 1,057,393 |
Transactions in the course of collection |  | 181,270 |  | 226,097 |
Highly liquid financial instruments (shown in other assets) (**) |  | 25,823 |  | 78,069 |
Repurchase agreements |  | 39,950 |  | 76,839 |
Total cash and cash equivalents |  | 1,655,210 |  | 1,438,398 |
(*) Amounts in cash and Central Bank deposits are mandatory reserve deposits for which the Bank must maintain a minimum specified monthly average balance. (**) It corresponds to negotiation instruments, available-for-sale and investment instruments, whose terms do not exceed three months from the date of acquisition. Highly liquid financial instruments:
|  | 2016 |  | 2017 |
|  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |
Financial Assets Held-for-trading |  | 25,823 |  | 78,069 |
Total |  | 25,823 |  | 78,069 |
Schedule of highly liquid financial instruments |
|  | 2016 |  | 2017 |
|  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |
Financial Assets Held-for-trading |  | 25,823 |  | 78,069 |
Total |  | 25,823 |  | 78,069 |
Schedule of transactions in the course of collection |
|  | 2016 |  | 2017 |
|  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |
Assets |  |  |  |  |
Documents drawn on other banks (clearing) |  | 191,105 |  | 204,624 |
Funds receivable |  | 15,867 |  | 51,344 |
Subtotal transactions in the course of collection |  | 206,972 |  | 255,968 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Funds payable |  | (25,702 | ) | (29,871 | )
Subtotal transactions in the course of payment |  | (25,702 | ) | (29,871 | )
Total transactions in the course of collection |  | 181,270 |  | 226,097 |

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