POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned officer or trustee of the Pioneer mutual funds
listed on Annex A, do hereby constitute and appoint John F. Cogan, Jr., David D.
Tripple, Joseph P. Barri and Eric W. Reckard, and each of them acting singly, to
be my true, sufficient and lawful attorneys, with full power to each of them and
each of them acting singly, to sign for me, in my name and the capacities
indicated below, any Registration Statement on Form N-1A, Form N-14 or any other
applicable registration form and any and all amendments thereto filed by any of
the Pioneer mutual funds of which I am now or on the date of such filing a
Trustee (each a "Trust") under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,
and under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the offering
of its shares of beneficial interest, and any and all other documents and papers
relating thereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on behalf
of me in the capacities indicated to enable the Trust to comply with the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may
be signed by said attorneys or each of them to any and all Registration
Statements and amendments to said Registration Statement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunder set my hand on this 7th day of
September, 1999.
/s/ Mary K. Bush
Mary K. Bush
/s/ Blake Eagle
Blake Eagle
/s/ Richard H. Egdahl
Richard H. Egdahl, M.D.
/s/ Margaret BW Graham
Margaret B.W. Graham
/s/ Stephen G. Kasnet
Stephen G. Kasnet
/s/ John W. Kendrick
John W. Kendrick
/s/ Marguerite A. Piret
Marguerite A. Piret
/s/ Fred N. Pratt, Jr.
Fred N. Pratt, Jr.
/s/ Stephen K. West
Stephen K. West
/s/ John Winthrop
John Winthrop
/s/ John F. Cogan, Jr.
John F. Cogan, Jr.
/s/ David D. Tripple
David D. Tripple
/s/ Eric W. Reckard
Eric W. Reckard
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Power of Attorney
Annex A
Pioneer International Growth Fund
Pioneer Europe Fund
Pioneer World Equity Fund
Pioneer Emerging Markets Fund
Pioneer Indo-Asia Fund
Pioneer Capital Growth Fund
Pioneer Mid-Cap Fund
Pioneer Growth Shares
Pioneer Small Company Fund
Pioneer Independence Fund
Pioneer Micro-Cap Fund
Pioneer Gold Shares
Pioneer Balanced Fund
Pioneer Equity-Income Fund
Pioneer Fund
Pioneer II
Pioneer Real Estate Shares
Pioneer Short-Term Income Trust/
Pioneer Limited Maturity Bond Fund
Pioneer America Income Trust
Pioneer Bond Fund
Pioneer Tax-Free Income Fund
Pioneer Money Market Trust
Pioneer Strategic Income Fund
Pioneer Tax-Managed Equity Fund/
Pioneer Tax-Managed Fund
Pioneer High Yield Fund
Pioneer Interest Shares
Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust
