▁with ▁the ▁result ▁that ▁" imp unity ▁continues ▁to ▁tr ump ▁integrity ." ▁ ▁History ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁long ▁history ▁of ▁serious ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁Argentina . ▁" E ver ▁since ▁independence , ▁almost ▁ 2 0 0 ▁years ▁ago ▁Argentina ' s ▁foreign ▁deb t ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁imp over ishment ▁and ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁the ▁biggest ▁sc and als ." ▁Like wise , ▁rum ors ▁or ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁have ▁frequently ▁been ▁public ized ▁by ▁fe ud ing ▁political ▁figures ▁or ▁fa ctions ▁in ▁Argentina ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁und erm ining ▁riv als . ▁ ▁Bar ing ▁Brothers ▁incident ▁The ▁earliest ▁major ▁episode ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁Argentina ▁began ▁with ▁an ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁loan ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁bank ing ▁house ▁Bar ing ▁Brothers , ▁which ▁was ▁" the ▁leader ▁in ▁finan cing ▁Argentina ' s ▁economic ▁development ▁for ▁up wards ▁of ▁si xty ▁years ▁and ▁the ▁major ▁iss uer ▁of ▁that ▁country ' s ▁lo ans ," ▁with ▁Bar ing ▁Brothers ' ▁Argent ine ▁lo ans ▁total ing ▁£ 1 9 . 2 ▁million ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁( near ly ▁US $ 1 0 0 ▁million ). ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁however , ▁Bar ing ▁Brothers ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁place ▁£ 1 0 ▁million ▁of ▁shares ▁and ▁deb ent ures ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁Water ▁Supp ly ▁& ▁D rain age ▁Company , ▁a ▁firm ▁that ▁was ▁" den ounced ▁as ▁a