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In this study, we aim to explore how the supply side, particularly the banking sector, responded to this shock by using highly granular Colombian loan-level data, by municipality. For identification, we: (i) trace banking recipients of liquidity measures by the central bank and the government and, (ii) compare the lending behavior of banks that barely met and missed the criteria of being a primary dealer (market maker) through a Regression Discontinuity Design. Regarding the latter, we argue that the lending strategy of banks within the vicinity of the cutoff point is very similar ex-ante and can reveal the lending behavior of those required to absorb government debt. Finally, we exploit sector and municipality variation in quarantine measures to identify demand-driven factors. 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