Cash and Cash Equivalents (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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