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Other Financial Obligations | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Other Financial Obligations | 23. Other Financial Obligations: As of December 31, 2016 and 2017, other financial institutions are detailed as follows:
|  | 2016 MCh$ |  | 2017 MCh$ |
Other Chilean obligations |  | 149,603 |  | 104,665 |
Public sector obligations |  | 36,596 |  | 32,498 |
Total |  | 186,199 |  | 137,163 |

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