Sarah R. Crespi State Street 1 Iron Street CCB 1102 Boston, MA 02210 Tel +1 617 662 2641 Sarah.Crespi@StateStreet.com

March 1, 2017

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

RE: iShares, Inc. (the “Company”)

Securities Act File No. 033-97598;

Investment Company Act File No. 811-09102

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and on behalf of the Company, please accept this letter as certification that the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information for the following Company funds, each dated March 1, 2017, do not differ from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 469 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed electronically on February 24, 2017:

iShares Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF

iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

iShares Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF

iShares Global High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares International High Yield Bond ETF

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Benjamin J. Haskin of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP at (202) 303-1124.

Yours truly,

/s/ Sarah R. Crespi                            

Sarah R. Crespi

Assistant Secretary

cc: Benjamin J. Haskin, Esq.