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Foreign Exchange Transactions, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Foreign Exchange Transactions, net

Foreign Exchange Transactions, net

33.  Foreign Exchange Transactions, net:

The detail of foreign exchange transactions for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 is the following:

		2016		2017		2018
		MCh$		MCh$		MCh$
Gain (loss) from accounting hedges		(90,370)		(64,135)		118,690
Translation difference, net		(6,074)		(7,221)		9,609
Indexed foreign currency		108,849		176,231		(125,598)
Total		12,405		104,875		2,701

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The entire disclosure for the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates.

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