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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 10 to the registration statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration
Statement") of our report dated April 30, 1999, relating to the financial
statements and financial highlights appearing in the March 31, 1999 Annual
Report to Shareholders of North American Government Bond Fund, Inc., which is
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to
the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights" and "Independent
Auditors" in such Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
July 27, 2000
