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Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) - Schedule of reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents to statement of cash flows - CLP ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Cash and due from banks: |  |  |
Cash | [1] | $ 615,842 | $ 889,911
Current account with the Central Bank | [1] | 641,890 | 178,429
Deposits in other domestic banks |  | 14,506 | 75,651
Deposits abroad |  | 1,287,978 | 1,248,175
Subtotal - Cash and due from banks |  | 2,560,216 | 2,392,166
Transactions in the course of collection |  | (719,692) | 232,551
Highly liquid financial instruments | [2] | 400,014 | 371,063
Repurchase agreements |  | 34,872 | 114,466
Total cash and cash equivalents |  | $ 2,275,410 | $ 3,110,246
[1] | Amounts in cash and Central Bank deposits are mandatory reserve deposits for which the Bank must maintain a minimum specified monthly average balance.
[2] | It corresponds to negotiation instruments and investment instruments, whose terms do not exceed three months from the date of acquisition.

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- Definition Amount, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of funds outstanding loaned in the form of a security resale agreement between the entity and another party for the purchase and resale of identical or substantially the same securities at a date certain for a specified price. Includes purchases of participations in pools of securities that are subject to a resale agreement, assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset. + References No definition available. + Details
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