As a result, the government of President Michelle Bachelet (who was in office from 2006 to 2010 and has just been sworn in for a second term) was able to launch a potent anti-crisis fiscal stimulus, financed with resources saved from the earlier copper boom. The central bank, autonomous from political pressures and run by highly respected professionals, did its part by slashing interest rates.
政府一直有盈余，公债水平可以忽略不计，银行监管也很出色。因此，米歇尔·巴切莱特总统（Michelle Bachelet，2006—2010年在任，并且刚刚宣誓第二次出任总统）能够采取强力反危机财政刺激，用此前铜繁荣期储存下来的资源提供融资。摆脱了政治压力、由广受尊敬的专业人士主导的中央银行也出手干预，大幅降低利率。