Exhibit (j)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to the registration statement on Form N-1A (“Registration Statement) of our reports dated October 23, 2006, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the August 31, 2006 Annual Reports to Shareholders of the Funds comprising the iShares MSCI Index Funds Series of iShares, Inc., which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Highlights”, “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Financial Statements” in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California

December 22, 2006