The Central Bank of Chile replaced its monetary policy instrument in August 2001, shifting from a monetary policy rate (MPR) linked to an indexed unit of account (UF, defined by the lagged CPI) to a nominal MPR denominated in pesos. This policy change was complemented with a significant change...

This paper presents the main concepts relating to lending statistics published by the Central Bank of Chile (CBC), intended to facilitate its understanding and analysis by the general public. This, within a context of growing market’s need to understand and rely on a timely, comprehensive...

The publication of the national accounts by institutional sector (CNSI) in quarterly frequency, entailed making available to the public a set of statistics that include financial accounts (net acquisition of financial assets and liabilities) and balance sheet by institutional sector, detailed by...