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                       Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc.
                    11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 15th Floor
                         Los Angeles, California 90025
                              Phone (310) 996-6000





                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



SHAW B. WAGENER,  President and PEO, and MICHAEL A. FELIX, Treasurer of Emerging
Markets Growth Fund,  Inc. (the  "Registrant"),  each certify to the best of his
knowledge that:

1)   The  Registrant's  periodic  report on Form N-CSR for the period ended June
     30,  2005 (the "Form  N-CSR"),  fully  complies  with the  requirements  of
     Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
     and

2)   The  information  contained  in the  Form  N-CSR  fairly  presents,  in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Registrant.


Principal Executive Officer                   Principal Financial Officer

EMERGING MARKETS GROWTH FUND, INC.            EMERGING MARKETS GROWTH FUND, INC.


/s/ Shaw B. Wagener                           /s/ Michael A. Felix
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Shaw B. Wagener, President                    Michael A. Felix, Treasurer

Date:  August 26, 2005                        Date:  August 26, 2005


A signed  original  of this  written  statement  required  by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 has been provided to EMERGING  MARKETS  GROWTH FUND,
INC. and will be retained by EMERGING MARKETS GROWTH FUND, INC. and furnished to
the  Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission")  or its staff upon
request.

This  certification  is being furnished to the Commission  solely pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with
the Commission.