EXHIBIT 14(a)

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-14 of our report dated December 12, 2002, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the October 31,
2002 Annual Report to Shareholders of AIM European Growth Fund (one of the
portfolios constituting AIM International Funds, Inc.) which is also
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to
the references to us under the headings "Comparison of Principal Service
Providers", "What the Proposed Redomestication Will Involve" and "Independent
Public Accountants" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
August 13, 2003