Independent auditors' consent

The board and shareholders
AXP Global Series, Inc.
         AXP Emerging Markets Fund
         AXP Global Bond Fund
         AXP Global Growth Fund
         AXP Innovations Fund

The board and shareholders
Strategist World Fund, Inc.
         Strategist Emerging Markets Fund
         Strategist World Income Fund
         Strategist World Growth Fund
         Strategist World Technologies Fund

The board of trustees and unitholders
World Trust:
         Emerging Markets Portfolio
         World Income Portfolio
         World Growth Portfolio
         World Technologies Portfolio

We  consent  to the  use of our  reports  included  or  incorporated  herein  by
reference  and to the  references  to our  Firm  under  the  heading  "Financial
Highlights" in the  prospectuses  included or incorporated  herein by reference,
under  the  heading  "INDEPENDENT  AUDITORS"  in  the  Statement  of  Additional
Information  incorporated herein by reference and under the heading "Experts" of
the combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus on Form N-14.



/s/ KPMG LLP
    KPMG LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 17, 2000