N-CSR 1 semiform.htm SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT semiform
UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
 
 
FORM N-CSR 
 
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
 
Investment Company Act file number 811-6490 
 
DREYFUS PREMIER INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC. 
Dreyfus Premier Greater China Fund 
Dreyfus Premier International Growth Fund 
 
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter) 
 
 
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation 
200 Park Avenue 
New York, New York 10166 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) 
 
Mark N. Jacobs, Esq. 
200 Park Avenue 
New York, New York 10166 
(Name and address of agent for service) 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 922-6000 

Date of fiscal year end:    10/31 
Date of reporting period:    4/30/07 


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Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value


Contents
 
    THE FUND 


2    A Letter from the CEO 
3    Discussion of Fund Performance 
6    Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses 
6    Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses 
With Those of Other Funds
7    Statement of Investments 
11    Statement of Assets and Liabilities 
12    Statement of Operations 
13    Statement of Changes in Net Assets 
16    Financial Highlights 
21    Notes to Financial Statements 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Back Cover


Dreyfus Premier 
Greater China Fund 

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE CEO

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus Premier Greater China Fund, covering the six-month period from November 1, 2006, through April 30, 2007.

Heightened volatility in global stock markets has suggested that investors’ appetite for risk is waning. Near the end of February 2007, a sudden and sharp decline in the Shanghai stock market shook equity markets worldwide, including the United States.The Shanghai market apparently reacted to fears that China would need to take steps to reduce the developing nation’s unsustainably high growth rate by raising their short-term rates. Although most international markets subsequently rebounded by the end of April, investors remained cautious with regard to risks posed by a potential interruption of the current global economic expansion.

At the same time, the U.S. dollar has continued to decline relative to many other currencies, including the euro and British pound, making investments denominated in foreign currencies more valuable for U.S. residents.A stubborn U.S. trade deficit and higher interest rates in overseas markets have resulted in a flow of global capital away from U.S. markets and toward those with higher potential returns.As always, your financial advisor can help determine the appropriate investments for you and position your investment portfolio for exposure to these markets.

For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as market perspectives, we have provided a Discussion of Fund Performance given by the fund’s Portfolio Managers.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

Nina Wu and Adrian Au, Portfolio Managers

How did Dreyfus Premier Greater China Fund perform relative to its benchmark?

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2007, the fund’s Class A, B, C, R and T shares produced total returns of 54.17%, 53.58%, 53.62%, 54.40% and 53.97%, respectively.1 In contrast, the fund’s benchmark, the Hang Seng Index, produced a total return of 11.53% for the same period.2

The Chinese economy grew at an annual rate of 11.1% during the first quarter of 2007. It continues to be driven by foreign investment, booming domestic consumption, government spending on infrastructure and record trade surpluses.This has led to huge gains in shares of companies trading on China stock exchanges. In comparison, the fund’s benchmark, which reflects the performance of more established companies that trade on the Hong Kong exchange, produced healthy but more moderate returns.

Please note that the fund’s returns were achieved during a period in which market conditions were favorable to the Chinese market in general, and the fund’s investment strategy in particular. Such returns are not sustainable and should not be expected to continue over the long term. An investment in the fund is suitable only as a supplement to an overall investment program for those investors willing to accept the greater risks associated with investments in the Greater China region and should be viewed as a long-term investment.

What is the fund’s investment approach?

The fund, which seeks long-term capital appreciation, normally invests at least 80% of its assets in stocks of companies that (i) are principally traded in China, Hong Kong or Taiwan (Greater China), (ii) derive least 50% of their revenues from Greater China, or (iii) have at least 50% of their assets in Greater China.To determine where the fund will invest, we analyze several factors, including economic and political trends in Greater China, the current financial condition and future prospects of individual companies and sectors in the region, and the valuation of one market or company relative to that of another.

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

What other factors influenced the fund’s performance?

The strong performance of China’s stock market was driven by a broad range of companies, including banks, industrial firms and metals producers.The Chinese government plans to increase spending on infrastructure, including new rail lines and new pipelines, boosting demand for steel.We believe the fund’s largest holding, Bengang Steel Plates, is likely to benefit from this expansion as well as its pending merger with Angang Steel, China’s leading steel producer. In addition, economic growth in India and the ongoing recoveries in Europe and Japan also were beneficial to the steel industry.

The government has made other moves to boost its business sector. Corporate tax rates on Chinese companies will decline from 33% to 25% beginning January 1, 2008. Foreign companies in China enjoy a 2-year tax exemption.The tax is exempted for the first 2 years of profit making, then half of the normal rate (usually 15-18%), for the next 3 years, but Chinese companies have no such preference. In addition, the Chinese government has encouraged privatization (privatization meaning state companies going public) with the number of central government controlled enterprises slated to be cut in half by 2010.We expect corporate restructuring to improve profitability and stock price performance.

Another positive factor boosting the fund’s results was strong performance from B shares, an area to which the fund has increased its exposure from 9% to 19% of the portfolio. Unlike A shares, which must be purchased with Chinese currency by domestic investors, B shares are reserved for foreigners, can be purchased with U.S. dollars and HK dollars, and are not included in the Hang Seng Index. B shares significantly outperformed H shares during the reporting period, due to market expectation of B shares merging with A shares, and their large valuation discount to A shares.

Despite the soaring markets, there were some stocks in the portfolio that disappointed. L.K.Technology Holdings, a small cap manufacturer that went public last October, has not yet received sufficient research coverage, and we believe that is a major reason why the stock has languished. Dynasty Fine Wines Group, a leading vintner in China, saw its earnings dragged down by rising marketing expenses in its expansion effort.We expect performance to improve due to declining grape costs and other expense controls.

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What is the fund’s current strategy?

As always, we have continued to look for companies with accelerating earnings and reasonably valued share prices relative to their growth potential.We are looking at domestic consumption sectors and infrastructure companies. For example, we believe that retail and travel companies currently appear attractively valued despite a 10% growth in Chinese household income over the past several years. Conversely, we believe that we have achieved our objectives in the banking sector, and we have reduced the fund’s exposure to banks in favor of other parts of the financial sector, including life insurance and brokerage companies.

We expect that the government will continue to raise interest rates in the second half of 2007 to attempt to slow the economy and forestall an acceleration of inflation. In addition, the government is likely to tighten lending requirements on the banking industry to reign in growth.At the same time, we believe that China will continue to smooth the way for foreign investors, which we expect to lend further support to the portion of the fund that is invested in B shares.

May 15, 2007

    Emerging markets, such as those of China and Taiwan, tend to be more volatile than the 
    markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less mature 
    economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. The 
    securities of companies located in emerging markets are often subject to rapid and large 
    changes in price. An investment in this fund should be considered only as a supplement to 
    a complete investment program. 
1    Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid, and does not take into 
    consideration the maximum initial sales charges in the case of Class A and Class T shares, or the 
    applicable contingent deferred sales charges imposed on redemptions in the case of Class B and 
    Class C shares. Had these charges been reflected, returns would have been lower. Past performance 
    is no guarantee of future results. Share price and investment return fluctuate such that upon 
    redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. 
    A significant portion of the fund’s performance was attributable to positive returns from its 
    initial public offering (IPO) investments. There can be no guarantee that IPOs will have or 
    continue to have a positive effect on the fund’s performance. IPOs tend to have a reduced 
    effect on performance as a fund’s asset base grows. 
2    SOURCE: BLOOMBERG L.P. – Reflects reinvestment of dividends and, where applicable, 
    capital gain distributions.The Hang Seng Index is a free-float capitalization-weighted index of 
    36 companies that represents approximately 66% of the total market cap of the Stock Exchange 
    of Hong Kong. Index components are capped at 25% and divided into four sub-indexes. Return 
    quoted is in U.S. dollars. 

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus Premier Greater China Fund from November 1, 2006 to April 30, 2007. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment             
assuming actual returns for the six months ended April 30, 2007         
    Class A    Class B    Class C    Class R    Class T 






Expenses paid per $1,000     $ 11.03    $ 15.97    $ 15.85    $ 9.27    $ 12.91 
Ending value (after expenses)    $1,541.70    $1,535.80    $1,536.20    $1,544.00    $1,539.70 

COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES 
WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited) 

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds.All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment             
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended April 30, 2007 
    Class A    Class B    Class C    Class R    Class T 






Expenses paid per $1,000     $ 8.75    $ 12.67    $ 12.57    $ 7.35    $ 10.24 
Ending value (after expenses)    $1,016.12    $1,012.20    $1,012.30    $1,017.50    $1,014.63 

Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.75% for Class A, 2.54% for Class B, 2.52% for Class C, 1.47% for Class R and 2.05% for Class T; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS 
April 30, 2007 (Unaudited) 

Common Stocks—95.8%    Shares        Value ($) 




China—54.6%             
Air China    2,000,000        1,374,188 
Aluminum Corp. of China, Cl. H    6,628,000        7,871,513 
Aupu Group Holding    5,370,000    a    1,647,576 
AviChina Industry & Technology, Cl. H    87,196,000        16,051,626 
Beijing Capital Land, Cl. H    37,198,000        15,930,316 
Bengang Steel Plates, Cl. B    47,159,268        48,229,973 
Byd, Cl. H    669,500    a    4,168,113 
CGS Holding, Cl. B    9,450,996        11,900,735 
China Citic Bank, Cl. H    16,460,000    a    13,824,683 
China Communication Services, Cl. H    18,880,000    a    11,778,278 
China COSCO, Cl. H    26,508,075        24,331,149 
China Life Insurance, Cl. H    7,200,000        22,504,602 
China Merchant Property Development    4,662,830        15,438,650 
China Petroleum & Chemical, Cl. H    22,106,000        19,442,790 
China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group    5,997,000        4,216,545 
China Telecom, Cl. H    53,190,000        25,430,891 
ChinaSoft International    26,190,000        5,859,135 
Dalian Refrigeration, Cl. B    11,340,566        10,525,224 
Golding Soft    5,220,000    a    58,056 
Guangzhou Pharmaceutical, Cl. H    12,130,000        8,683,780 
Haitian International Holdings    14,354,000    a    9,468,531 
Huaxin Cement, Cl. B    2,060,999        2,901,887 
Hunan Non-Ferrous Metal, Cl. H    26,296,000    a    16,068,583 
Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal, Cl. B    4,027,294        16,032,657 
Lianhua Supermarket Holdings, Cl. H    9,537,000        12,265,062 
PetroChina, Cl. H    17,084,000        19,459,302 
Shandong Chenming Paper, Cl. B    19,029,682        17,904,794 
Shanghai Friendship Group, Cl. B    14,211,958        19,299,839 
Shanghai Jinqiao Export    3,250,325        4,547,205 
Shanxi Zhangze Electric Power, Cl. A    1,654,992    a    2,392,656 
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group    6,170,000    a    2,436,167 
Sohu.com    195,000    a    4,937,400 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)    Shares        Value ($) 




China (continued)             
Solarfun Power Holdings, ADR    413,500    a    5,900,645 
Tong Ren Tang Technologies, Cl. H    2,052,000        4,013,551 
Weifu High-Technology, Cl. B    1,505,237        2,295,648 
Xinjiang Tianye Water Saving             
Irrigation System, Cl. H    6,858,000        2,051,508 
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings    20,180,000    a    17,529,350 
Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine, Cl. B    1,551,144        7,475,727 
Zhengzhou Gas Company, Cl. H    11,980,000        1,715,279 
ZTE, Cl. H    2,015,600        9,443,616 
            447,407,230 
Hong Kong—26.7%             
Calyon (warrants 4/17/07)    42,650,000    a    0 
China Aerospace International Holdings    1,200    a    224 
China Everbright    20,000,000    a    25,618,736 
China Foods    9,466,000    a    6,111,078 
China Insurance International Holdings    9,788,000    a    12,199,964 
China Life Insurance (warrants 8/20/07)    2,000,000    a    76,703 
China Mobile (warrants 6/8/07)    15,555,000    a    954,490 
China Oriental Group    12,032,000        4,199,141 
China Power International Development    18,444,000        9,643,583 
China Sciences Conservational Power    19,450,000    a,b    870,257 
China Special Steel Holdings    1,550,000        824,299 
China Telecom (warrants 5/14/07)    19,540,000    a    2,273,139 
China Telecom (warrants 5/31/07)    11,148,000    a    1,026,099 
China Travel International Investment Hong Kong    50,042,000        21,558,798 
China Unicom    6,240,000        9,145,094 
CITIC International Financial Holdings    10,632,000        8,793,854 
Comba Telecom Systems Holdings    20,568,000        8,939,865 
Dynasty Fine Wines Group    32,032,000        13,144,651 
Fubon Bank    9,124,000        5,493,716 
Global Bio-Chem Technology Group    20,000,000        8,590,714 
Hang Fung Gold Technology    26,885,800        4,468,135 
Hua Han Bio-Pharmaceutical Holdings, Cl. H    24,402,000        7,798,757 
Industrial and Commercial             
Bank of China (warrants 5/2/07)    300,000    a    34,593 

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Common Stocks (continued)    Shares        Value ($) 




Hong Kong (continued)             
Jutual Offshore Oil Services    3,414,000    a    846,692 
Kerry Properties    1,490,000        7,495,334 
L.K. Technology Holdings    54,602,500        7,468,894 
Lifestyle International Holdings    1,685,500        5,763,848 
Luk Fook Holdings    8,162,000        3,276,319 
Ming Fung Jewellery Group    8,000,000        562,487 
Neo-China Group Holdings    46,500,000        6,360,580 
New Heritage Holdings    12,100,000        866,230 
Samling Global    14,276,000    a    5,000,542 
Shanghai Industrial Holdings    1,250,000        3,283,839 
SIM Technology Group    14,139,000        5,024,854 
Wasion Meters Group    20,383,000        9,458,771 
Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric, Cl. H    7,860,000    a    11,957,200 
            219,131,480 
Singapore—6.8%             
AsiaPharm Group    8,504,000        3,973,309 
Beauty China Holdings    9,503,000        6,566,300 
China Sky Chemical Fibre    7,900,000        7,538,168 
Fibrechem Technologies    3,600,000        5,685,707 
First Ship Lease Trust    5,150,000    a    4,815,250 
Midas Holdings    7,523,000        9,901,290 
Noble Group    2,050,000        2,144,972 
Sino-Environment Technology Group    6,519,000    a    14,843,209 
            55,468,205 
Taiwan—7.5%             
Arima Optoelectronics    5,626,000        7,362,747 
Catcher Technology    662,000        5,086,881 
Everlight Electronics    434        1,505 
First Steamship    8,253,000    a    10,800,702 
Gemtek Technology    4,050,000        10,430,280 
High Tech Computer    345,000        5,177,770 
HON HAI Precision Industry    1,800,000        11,967,403 
Pixart Imaging    909,000        11,050,262 
            61,877,550 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)    Shares        Value ($) 




United States—.2%             
Far East Energy    1,730,000    a    1,574,300 
Far East Energy (warrants)    625,000    a    0 
            1,574,300 




Total Investments (cost $611,713,859)    95.8%        785,458,765 
Cash and Receivables (Net)    4.2%        34,861,999 
Net Assets    100.0%        820,320,764 

ADR—American Depository Receipts 
a Non-income producing security. 
b The value of this security has been determined in good faith under the direction of the Board of Directors. 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)          
 
    Value (%)        Value (%) 




Consumer Discretionary    17.8    Energy    6.9 
Financial    16.4    Health Care    5.9 
Industrial    14.7    Utilities    2.1 
Materials    14.0    Consumer Staples    1.8 
Technology    8.1    Unknown    .2 
Telecommunication Services    7.9        95.8 

Based on net assets. 
See notes to financial statements. 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 
April 30, 2007 (Unaudited) 

    Cost    Value 



Assets ($):         
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments    611,713,859    785,458,765 
Cash        33,067,633 
Cash denominated in foreign currencies    8,863,981    8,847,764 
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed        8,266,420 
Dividends receivable        2,137,550 
Receivable for investment securities sold        1,751,151 
Prepaid expenses        84,835 
        839,614,118 



Liabilities ($):         

Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c)        1,120,265 
Payable for investment securities purchased            14,077,087 
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed            3,713,571 
Net unrealized depreciation on forward             
currency exchange contracts—Note 4            7,568 
Accrued expenses                    374,863 
                    19,293,354 






Net Assets ($)                    820,320,764 






Composition of Net Assets ($):                 
Paid-in capital                    590,482,938 
Accumulated investment (loss)—net                (7,880,985) 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments            63,994,736 
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)         
on investments and foreign currency transactions            173,724,075 




Net Assets ($)                    820,320,764 






 
 
Net Asset Value Per Share                 
    Class A    Class B    Class C    Class R    Class T 






Net Assets ($)    440,601,846    44,309,911    215,077,565    116,078,992    4,252,450 
Shares Outstanding    10,464,595    1,109,240    5,390,038    2,717,177    103,772 






Net Asset Value                     
Per Share ($)    42.10    39.95    39.90    42.72    40.98 

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 
Six Months Ended April 30, 2007 (Unaudited) 

Investment Income ($):     
Cash dividends    2,596,963 
Interest    35,671 
Total Income    2,632,634 
Expenses:     
Management fee—Note 3(a)    3,441,548 
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)    908,228 
Distribution fees—Note 3(b)    702,743 
Custodian fees    294,423 
Registration fees    64,734 
Professional fees    47,866 
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports    31,630 
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)    25,706 
Miscellaneous    27,229 
Total Expenses    5,544,107 
Less—reduction in custody fees due to     
earnings credits—Note 1(c)    (82,843) 
Net Expenses    5,461,264 
Investment (Loss)—Net    (2,828,630) 


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($): 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions    65,422,780 
Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts    (1,062,309) 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)    64,360,471 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     
on investments and foreign currency transactions    141,078,005 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments    205,438,476 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations    202,609,846 

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    Six Months Ended     
    April 30, 2007    Year Ended 
    (Unaudited)    October 31, 2006 



Operations ($):         
Investment income (loss)—net    (2,828,630)    240,621 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments    64,360,471    47,166,456 
Net unrealized appreciation         
(depreciation) on investments    141,078,005    31,508,736 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Resulting from Operations    202,609,846    78,915,813 



Dividends to Shareholders from ($):         
Investment income—net:         
Class A shares    (2,778,893)    (42,341) 
Class B shares    (241,195)     
Class C shares    (938,449)     
Class R shares    (472,716)    (9,713) 
Class T shares    (18,763)     
Net realized gain on investments:         
Class A shares    (25,280,635)     
Class B shares    (4,586,585)     
Class C shares    (13,094,855)     
Class R shares    (3,775,789)     
Class T shares    (204,147)     
Total Dividends    (51,392,027)    (52,054) 



Capital Stock Transactions ($):         
Net proceeds from shares sold:         
Class A shares    275,695,658    125,360,265 
Class B shares    2,803,069    10,088,044 
Class C shares    114,133,065    42,577,169 
Class R shares    125,756,985    33,060,006 
Class T shares    3,228,332    1,025,598 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

    Six Months Ended     
    April 30, 2007    Year Ended 
    (Unaudited)    October 31, 2006 



Capital Stock Transactions ($) (continued):     
Dividends reinvested:         
Class A shares    22,474,327    33,289 
Class B shares    3,608,275     
Class C shares    8,908,370     
Class R shares    3,951,021    8,607 
Class T shares    188,437     
Cost of shares redeemed:         
Class A shares    (106,630,165)    (67,011,749) 
Class B shares    (7,528,382)    (8,343,532) 
Class C shares    (35,814,936)    (18,741,572) 
Class R shares    (46,062,507)    (19,869,755) 
Class T shares    (1,009,001)    (724,629) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
from Capital Stock Transactions    363,702,548    97,461,741 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    514,920,367    176,325,500 



Net Assets ($):         
Beginning of Period    305,400,397    129,074,897 
End of Period    820,320,764    305,400,397 
Investment (loss)—net    (7,880,985)    (602,339) 

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    Six Months Ended     
    April 30, 2007    Year Ended 
    (Unaudited)    October 31, 2006 



Capital Share Transactions:         
Class A a         
Shares sold    7,316,702    4,346,522 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested    666,082    1,545 
Shares redeemed    (2,849,468)    (2,400,824) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding    5,133,316    1,947,243 



Class B a         
Shares sold    80,316    369,187 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested    112,442     
Shares redeemed    (214,476)    (326,226) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding    (21,718)    42,961 



Class C         
Shares sold    3,190,742    1,529,838 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested    277,922     
Shares redeemed    (1,010,401)    (741,776) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding    2,458,263    788,062 



Class R         
Shares sold    3,258,036    1,120,363 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested    115,561    395 
Shares redeemed    (1,253,035)    (686,656) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding    2,120,562    434,102 



Class T         
Shares sold    86,078    35,069 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested    5,735     
Shares redeemed    (28,250)    (27,506) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding    63,563    7,563 

a    During the period ended April 30, 2007, 10,715 Class B shares representing $368,460 were automatically 
    converted to 10,187 Class A shares and during the period ended October 31, 2006, 34,258 Class B shares 
    representing $894,279 were automatically converted to 32,730 Class A shares. 
See notes to financial statements. 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated. All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share.Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

                     
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2007
 
      Year Ended October 31,     



Class A Shares    (Unaudited)    2006    2005    2004    2003    2002 







Per Share Data ($):                         
Net asset value,                         
beginning of period    31.02    19.32    19.64    19.18    12.26    12.32 
Investment Operations:                         
Investment income (loss)—net a    (.15)    .12    .12    .21    .10    .09 
Net realized and unrealized                         
gain (loss) on investments    15.81    11.59    (.15)    .48    6.88    (.11) 
Total from                         
Investment Operations    15.66    11.71    (.03)    .69    6.98    (.02) 
Distributions:                         
Dividends from                         
investment income—net    (.45)    (.01)    (.13)    (.04)    (.06)    (.04) 
Dividends from net realized                         
gain on investments    (4.13)        (.16)    (.19)         
Total Distributions    (4.58)    (.01)    (.29)    (.23)    (.06)    (.04) 
Net asset value, end of period    42.10    31.02    19.32    19.64    19.18    12.26 







Total Return (%) b    54.17c    60.66    (.29)    3.70    57.25    (.19) 







Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                     
Ratio of total expenses                         
to average net assets    .88c    1.92    2.05    2.09    2.82    3.80 
Ratio of net expenses                         
to average net assets    .87c    1.88    2.04    2.09    2.25    2.25 
Ratio of net investment income                     
(loss) to average net assets    (.40)c    .44    .56    1.02    .68    .61 
Portfolio Turnover Rate    56.38c    188.08    178.32    154.41    194.40    327.93 







Net Assets, end of period                         
($ x 1,000)    440,602    165,363    65,371    70,072    33,324    5,165 

a    Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b    Exclusive of sales charge. 
c    Not annualized. 
See notes to financial statements. 

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    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2007
 
      Year Ended October 31,     



Class B Shares    (Unaudited)    2006    2005    2004    2003    2002 







Per Share Data ($):                         
Net asset value,                         
beginning of period    29.53    18.53    18.89    18.56    11.89    12.00 
Investment Operations:                         
Investment income (loss)—net a    (.31)    (.14)    (.05)    .08    .00b    (.01) 
Net realized and unrealized                         
gain (loss) on investments    15.08    11.14    (.13)    .44    6.67    (.10) 
Total from                         
Investment Operations    14.77    11.00    (.18)    .52    6.67    (.11) 
Distributions:                         
Dividends from                         
investment income—net    (.22)        (.02)             
Dividends from net realized                         
gain on investments    (4.13)        (.16)    (.19)         
Total Distributions    (4.35)        (.18)    (.19)         
Net asset value, end of period    39.95    29.53    18.53    18.89    18.56    11.89 







Total Return (%) c    53.58d    59.37    (1.08)    2.88    56.10    (1.00) 







Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                     
Ratio of total expenses                         
to average net assets    1.27d    2.73    2.84    2.87    3.66    4.58 
Ratio of net expenses                         
to average net assets    1.26d    2.70    2.83    2.86    3.00    3.00 
Ratio of net investment income                     
(loss) to average net assets    (.87)d    (.55)    (.23)    .38    .01    (.08) 
Portfolio Turnover Rate    56.38d    188.08    178.32    154.41    194.40    327.93 







Net Assets, end of period                         
($ x 1,000)    44,310    33,402    20,160    20,601    6,420    1,565 

a    Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b    Amount represents less than $.01 per share. 
c    Exclusive of sales charge. 
d    Not annualized. 
See notes to financial statements. 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

                     
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2007
 
      Year Ended October 31,     



Class C Shares    (Unaudited)    2006    2005    2004    2003    2002 







Per Share Data ($):                         
Net asset value,                         
beginning of period    29.56    18.54    18.91    18.57    11.90    12.01 
Investment Operations:                         
Investment income (loss)—net a    (.28)    (.11)    (.04)    .07    (.01)    (.00)b 
Net realized and unrealized                         
gain (loss) on investments    15.05    11.13    (.15)    .46    6.68    (.11) 
Total from                         
Investment Operations    14.77    11.02    (.19)    .53    6.67    (.11) 
Distributions:                         
Dividends from                         
investment income—net    (.30)        (.02)    (.00)b    (.00)b     
Dividends from net realized                         
gain on investments    (4.13)        (.16)    (.19)         
Total Distributions    (4.43)        (.18)    (.19)    (.00)b     
Net asset value, end of period    39.90    29.56    18.54    18.91    18.57    11.90 







Total Return (%) c    53.62d    59.44    (1.07)    2.90    56.08    (.92) 







Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                     
Ratio of total expenses                         
to average net assets    1.26d    2.69    2.82    2.83    3.42    4.55 
Ratio of net expenses                         
to average net assets    1.25d    2.66    2.82    2.83    2.97    3.00 
Ratio of net investment income                     
(loss) to average net assets    (.78)d    (.42)    (.21)    .33    (.08)    (.00)e 
Portfolio Turnover Rate    56.38d    188.08    178.32    154.41    194.40    327.93 







Net Assets, end of period                         
($ x 1,000)    215,078    86,666    39,748    40,423    14,363    984 

a    Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b    Amount represents less than $.01 per share. 
c    Exclusive of sales charge. 
d    Not annualized. 
e    Amount represents less than .01%. 
See notes to financial statements. 

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    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2007
 
      Year Ended October 31,     



Class R Shares    (Unaudited)    2006    2005    2004    2003    2002 







Per Share Data ($):                         
Net asset value,                         
beginning of period    31.43    19.56    19.88    19.38    12.36    12.41 
Investment Operations:                         
Investment income (loss)—net a    (.06)    .33    .14    .28    .14    .11 
Net realized and unrealized                         
gain (loss) on investments    16.00    11.60    (.13)    .48    6.97    (.08) 
Total from Investment Operations    15.94    11.93    .01    .76    7.11    .03 
Distributions:                         
Dividends from                         
investment income—net    (.52)    (.06)    (.17)    (.07)    (.09)    (.08) 
Dividends from net realized                         
gain on investments    (4.13)        (.16)    (.19)         
Total Distributions    (4.65)    (.06)    (.33)    (.26)    (.09)    (.08) 
Net asset value, end of period    42.72    31.43    19.56    19.88    19.38    12.36 







Total Return (%)    54.40b    61.14    (.04)    3.96    57.93    .10 







Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                     
Ratio of total expenses                         
to average net assets    .75b    1.62    1.77    1.80    2.56    3.63 
Ratio of net expenses                         
to average net assets    .73b    1.58    1.77    1.80    1.92    2.00 
Ratio of net investment income                         
(loss) to average net assets    (.17)b    1.13    .68    1.28    1.04    .78 
Portfolio Turnover Rate    56.38b    188.08    178.32    154.41    194.40    327.93 







Net Assets, end of period                         
($ x 1,000)    116,079    18,752    3,179    4,854    1,570    310 

a    Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b    Not annualized. 
See notes to financial statements. 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

                     
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2007
 
      Year Ended October 31,     



Class T Shares    (Unaudited)    2006    2005    2004    2003    2002 







Per Share Data ($):                         
Net asset value,                         
beginning of period    30.27    18.91    19.26    18.83    12.07    12.15 
Investment Operations:                         
Investment income (loss)—net a    (.17)    .01    .17    .18    .21    .10 
Net realized and unrealized                         
gain (loss) on investments    15.39    11.35    (.27)    .46    6.64    (.13) 
Total from                         
Investment Operations    15.22    11.36    (.10)    .64    6.85    (.03) 
Distributions:                         
Dividends from                         
investment income—net    (.38)        (.09)    (.02)    (.09)    (.05) 
Dividends from net realized                         
gain on investments    (4.13)        (.16)    (.19)         
Total Distributions    (4.51)        (.25)    (.21)    (.09)    (.05) 
Net asset value, end of period    40.98    30.27    18.91    19.26    18.83    12.07 







Total Return (%) b    53.97c    60.07    (.58)    3.44    57.16    (.32) 







Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                     
Ratio of total expenses                         
to average net assets    1.03c    2.28    2.29    2.43    3.46    5.80 
Ratio of net expenses                         
to average net assets    1.02c    2.25    2.29    2.40    2.36    2.50 
Ratio of net investment income                     
(loss) to average net assets    (.48)c    .02    .81    .85    1.51    .69 
Portfolio Turnover Rate    56.38c    188.08    178.32    154.41    194.40    327.93 







Net Assets, end of period                         
($ x 1,000)    4,252    1,217    617    855    295    20 

a    Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b    Exclusive of sales charge. 
c    Not annualized. 
See notes to financial statements. 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus Premier Greater China Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified portfolio of Dreyfus Premier International Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering two series, including the fund.The fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”) serves as the fund’s investment adviser. Dreyfus is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation (“Mellon Financial”). Hamon U.S. Investment Advisors Limited (“Hamon”) serves as the fund’s sub-investment adviser. Hamon is an affiliate of Dreyfus.

On May 24, 2007, the shareholders of Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. approved the proposed merger of the two companies.The new company will be called The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. As part of this transaction, Dreyfus would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals, as well as other customary conditions to closing. Subject to such approvals and the satisfaction of the other conditions, Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. expect the transaction to be completed in the third quarter of 2007.

Dreyfus Service Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, is the distributor of the fund’s shares. The fund is authorized to issue 200 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock in each of the following classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class T. Class A and Class T shares are subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase. Class B shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) imposed on Class B share redemptions made within six years of purchase and automatically convert to Class A shares after six years.The fund no longer offers Class B shares except in connection with dividend reinvestment and permitted exchanges of Class B shares. Class C shares are subject to a CDSC

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

imposed on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase and Class R shares are sold at net asset value per share only to institutional investors. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class and certain voting rights. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

(a) Portfolio valuation: Investments in securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sale price. Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices, except for open short positions, where the asked price is used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered open-end investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value.When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to

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reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board of Directors. Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADR’s and futures contracts. For other securities that are fair valued by the Board of Directors, certain factors may be considered such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. Financial futures are valued at the last sales price. Investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange. Forward currency exchange contracts are valued at the forward rate.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 establishes an authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair-value measurements. The application of FAS 157 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management does not believe that the application of this standard will have a material impact on the financial statements of the fund.

(b) Foreign currency transactions: The fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in exchange rates. Such gains and losses are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

(c) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gain and loss from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.

The fund has an arrangement with the custodian bank whereby the fund receives earnings credits from the custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

(d) Dividends to shareholders: Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net and dividends from net realized capital gain, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gain can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gain. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

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(e) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

The FASB released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority.Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Adoption of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date. Management does not believe that the application of this standard will have a material impact on the financial statements of the fund.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006 were as follows: ordinary income $52,054. The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund may borrow up to $5 million for leveraging purposes under a short-term unsecured line of credit and participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $100 million unsecured line of credit primarily to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. Interest is charged to the fund based on prevailing

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

market rates in effect at the time of borrowing. During the period ended April 30, 2007, the fund did not borrow under either line of credit.

NOTE 3—Management Fee, Sub-Investment Advisory Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a Management Agreement (“Agreement”) with Dreyfus, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of 1.25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly.

Pursuant to a Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement between Dreyfus and Hamon, Dreyfus pays Hamon a fee payable monthly at the annual rate of .625% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets.

During the period ended April 30, 2007, the Distributor retained $636,829 and $11,502 from commissions earned on sales of the fund’s Class A and Class T shares, respectively, and $85,490 and $113,966 from CDSC on redemptions of the fund’s Class B and Class C shares, respectively.

(b) Under the Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Class B, Class C and Class T shares pay the Distributor for distributing their shares at an annual rate of .75% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares and .25% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class T shares. During the period ended April 30, 2007, Class B, Class C and Class T shares were charged $151,693, $548,077 and $2,973, respectively, pursuant to the Plan.

(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Class A, Class B, Class C and Class T shares pay the Distributor at an annual rate of .25% of the value of their average daily net assets for the provision of certain services.The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts.The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (a securities dealer, financial institution or other industry professional) in respect of these services.The Distributor

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determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended April 30, 2007, Class A, Class B, Class C and Class T shares were charged $373,897, $50,565, $182,692 and $2,973, respectively, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, under a transfer agency agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the fund. During the period ended April 30, 2007, the fund was charged $124,191 pursuant to the transfer agency agreement.

During the period ended April 30, 2007, the fund was charged $2,044 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer.

The components of Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $786,327, Rule 12b-1 distribution plan fees $151,885, shareholder services plan fees $135,646, chief compliance officer fees $3,407 and transfer agency per account fees $43,000.

(d) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds within the Dreyfus complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and forward currency exchange contracts, during the period ended April 30, 2007, amounted to $592,698,656 and $305,600,922, respectively.

The fund enters into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings and to settle foreign currency transactions. When executing forward currency exchange contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future.With respect to sales of forward currency exchange contracts, the fund would incur a loss if the value of

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract decreases between those dates.With respect to purchases of forward currency exchange contracts, the fund would incur a loss if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates.The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated with counter party nonperformance on these forward currency exchange contracts which is typically limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract.The following summarizes open forward currency exchange contracts at April 30, 2007:

    Foreign             
Forward Currency    Currency            Unrealized 
Exchange Contracts    Amounts    Cost ($)    Value ($)    (Depreciation) ($) 





Purchase:                 
Hong Kong Dollar,                 
expiring 5/2/2007    62,520,000    8,000,000    7,992,432    (7,568) 

At April 30, 2007, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $173,744,906, consisting of $186,941,501 gross unrealized appreciation and $13,196,595 gross unrealized depreciation.

At April 30, 2007, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

NOTE 5—Subsequent Event:

The fund’s Board of Directors approved the redesignation of the fund’s Class R shares as Class I shares, effective June 1, 2007. The description of the eligibility requirements for Class I shares remains the same as it was for Class R shares.

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Contents
 
    T H E F U N D 


2    A Letter from the CEO 
3    Discussion of Fund Performance 
6    Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses 
6    Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses 
With Those of Other Funds
7    Statement of Investments 
12    Statement of Financial Futures 
13    Statement of Assets and Liabilities 
14    Statement of Operations 
15    Statement of Changes in Net Assets 
17    Financial Highlights 
22    Notes to Financial Statements 

F O R    M O R E    I N F O R M AT I O N 

Back Cover


Dreyfus Premier 
International Growth Fund 

The Fund

A    L E T T E R    F R O M    T H E    C E O 






Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus Premier International Growth Fund, covering the six-month period from November 1, 2006, through April 30, 2007.

Heightened volatility in global stock markets has suggested that investors’ appetite for risk is waning. Near the end of February 2007, a sudden and sharp decline in the Shanghai stock market shook equity markets worldwide, including the United States. The Shanghai market apparently reacted to fears that China would need to take steps to reduce the developing nation’s unsustainably high growth rate by raising their short-term rates. Although most international markets subsequently rebounded by the end of April, investors remained cautious with regard to risks posed by a potential interruption of the current global economic expansion.

At the same time, the U.S. dollar has continued to decline relative to many other currencies, including the euro and British pound, making investments denominated in foreign currencies more valuable for U.S. residents.A stubborn U.S. trade deficit and higher interest rates in overseas markets have resulted in a flow of global capital away from U.S. markets and toward those with higher potential returns.As always, your financial advisor can help determine the appropriate investments for you and position your investment portfolio for exposure to these markets.

For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as market perspectives, we have provided a Discussion of Fund Performance given by the fund’s Portfolio Manager.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.

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D I S C U S S I O N    O F    F U N D    P E R F O R M A N C E 





Remi J. Browne, CFA, Portfolio Manager

How did Dreyfus Premier International Growth Fund perform relative to its benchmark?

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2007, the fund produced total returns of 14.63% for Class A shares, 14.19% for Class B shares, 14.17% for Class C shares, 14.80% for Class R shares and 14.57% for Class T shares.1 For comparison purposes, the Morgan Stanley Capital International World ex U.S. Index (“Index”) produced a total return of 15.20% for the period.2

Strong international equity performance was underpinned by vigorous mergers-and-acquisitions (“M&A”) activity and better-than-expected growth rates in several of the world’s developed markets. Although the fund produced strong absolute returns in this healthy economic environment, it underperformed its benchmark, as a handful of disappointments in the financials and consumer discretionary sectors offset better results in the consumer staples, utilities and health care areas.

Effective 6/1/07, Class R shares will be renamed Class I shares.

What is the fund’s investment approach?

The fund invests primarily in growth stocks of foreign companies. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in stocks, including common stocks, preferred stocks and convertible securities, including those purchased in initial public offerings.

In choosing stocks, we seek to identify companies with positive growth characteristics and improving business momentum not yet recognized by the market.We look to add value through security selection and earnings growth and valuation (as measured by traditional value measures, such as price-to-earnings, price-to-cash flow and price-to-book value). Companies are then ranked within region, country and economic sector. Higher ranked companies are reviewed and an investment decision made using traditional fundamental techniques.

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D I S C U S S I O N   O F  F U N D  P E R F O R M A N C E (continued)

What other factors influenced the fund’s performance?

Unlike the United States, where economic growth has been slowing, many international economies grew robustly during the reporting period, providing a solid foundation for advances in international stock markets. In addition, M&A activity continued to intensify and spread across a number of geographic regions. Low borrowing costs for private equity firms fueled the M&A boom, as did unexpectedly high levels of corporate profit growth. Europe led the developed international equity markets higher, while Japan’s stock market continued to lag the averages.

In Europe, the fund found growth opportunities in a number of companies based in the United Kingdom.Food retailer J.Sainsbury saw its stock price soar on rumors of a private equity acquisition. Electric utility International Power rose on higher power prices, strong cash flows and broader multinational exposure. Metals and mining firm Xstrata continued to benefit from robust business operations,its acquisition of Canadian mining firm Falconbridge, as well as rebounding metal prices.

Swedish and German stocks also proved to be successful investments during the reporting period.Strong sales in a robust European economic environment benefited Swedish truck maker Volvo, pushing its stock price higher. German health care company Fresenius experienced positive growth in many of its business segments, while chemical producer BASF performed favorably on the back of price increases for natural gas and chemicals, as well as its successful acquisition and integration of U.S.-based Englehard.

When analyzing the fund’s performance by economic sector, the fund’s stock selection strategy was particularly successful during the reporting period in the consumer staples, utilities and health care sectors. In addition to the strong performers mentioned above, Belgian brewer InBev continued to prosper due to its exposure to high-growth emerging markets.

However, as is to be expected of a broadly diversified fund, our stock selection strategy produced some disappointments during the reporting period. Japanese real estate companies Kenedix and Pacific Management suffered from general softness in their industry. Although Japan’s inte-

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grated financial provider ORIX provided earnings in line with expectations, concerns over both a Korean subsidiary and a possible Taiwanese acquisition undermined the company’s stock price. The fund’s lack of exposure to ABN AMRO Holding also proved detrimental to the fund’s relative return as the Dutch bank saw its stock price rise sharply during the reporting period in the wake of several substantial acquisition bids.

In addition to the disappointing performance of the fund’s investments in the financials sector, certain consumer discretionary stocks offset gains in other areas.The stock prices of Honda Motor and, to a lesser degree,Toyota Motor dropped as the Japanese auto manufacturers’ heavy exposure to U.S. markets weighed on performance. Sales volumes of new automobiles experienced a marked decline in the United States as consumer spending moderated due to a weaker housing market and rising energy costs.

What is the fund’s current strategy?

We have maintained our strategy of allocating the fund’s assets to geographic regions and market sectors in proportions that roughly match those of the benchmark, which we believe enables us to focus on adding value through our bottom-up stock selection process.As always, we continue to look for companies that combine above average earnings growth and strong business momentum that trade at reasonable valuations.

May 15, 2007

    Investing in foreign companies involves special risks, including changes in currency rates, 
    political, economic and social instability, a lack of comprehensive company information, 
    differing auditing and legal standards and less market liquidity. An investment in this fund 
    should be considered only as a supplement to an overall investment program. 
1    Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid, and does not take into 
    consideration the maximum initial sales charges in the case of Class A and Class T shares, or the 
    applicable contingent deferred sales charges imposed on redemptions in the case of Class B and 
    Class C shares. Had these charges been reflected, returns would have been lower. Past performance 
    is no guarantee of future results. Share price and investment return fluctuate such that upon 
    redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. 
2    SOURCE: LIPPER INC. – Reflects reinvestment of net dividends and, where applicable, 
    capital gain distributions.The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World ex U.S. 
    Index is an unmanaged index of global stock market performance, excluding the United States, 
    consisting solely of equity securities. 

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U N D E R S TA N D I N G   YO U R   F U N D ’ S   E X P E N S E S ( U n a u d i t e d )

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus Premier International Growth Fund from November 1, 2006 to April 30, 2007. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment             
assuming actual returns for the six months ended April 30, 2007         
    Class A    Class B    Class C    Class R    Class T 






Expenses paid per $1,000     $ 7.98    $ 12.27    $ 12.16    $ 6.39    $ 8.57 
Ending value (after expenses)    $1,146.30    $1,141.90    $1,141.70    $1,148.00    $1,145.70 

C O M P A R I N G   Y O U R   F U N D ’ S   E X P E N S E S 
W I T H   T H O S E   O F   O T H E R   F U N D S ( U n a u d i t e d ) 

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds.All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment             
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended April 30, 2007 
    Class A    Class B    Class C    Class R    Class T 






Expenses paid per $1,000     $ 7.50    $ 11.53    $ 11.43    $ 6.01    $ 8.05 
Ending value (after expenses)    $1,017.36    $1,013.34    $1,013.44    $1,018.84    $1,016.81 

Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.50% for Class A, 2.31% for Class B, 2.29% for Class C, 1.20% for Class R and 1.61% for Class T; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Common Stocks—95.0%    Shares    Value ($) 



Australia—5.0%         
BHP Billiton    38,000    931,755 
BlueScope Steel    52,700    525,461 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia    5,400    236,727 
QBE Insurance Group    13,800    353,854 
Woolworths    20,200    474,992 
        2,522,789 
Belgium—2.6%         
Delhaize Group    5,700    549,658 
InBev    9,600    752,335 
        1,301,993 
Canada—5.4%         
Agrium    12,200    473,088 
Bank of Nova Scotia    5,100    245,438 
Canadian National Railway    5,000    250,631 
Cognos    6,300 a    270,535 
Research In Motion    1,700 a    223,418 
Rogers Communication, Cl. B    7,100    272,314 
Teck Cominco, Cl. B    6,700    507,845 
TransCanada    6,700    238,975 
Yellow Pages Income Fund (Units)    22,300    282,620 
        2,764,864 
Denmark—2.2%         
Carlsberg, Cl. B    5,710    643,360 
Novo Nordisk, Cl. B    5,000    491,911 
        1,135,271 
Finland—2.4%         
Elisa    11,700    342,962 
Neste Oil    10,800    386,620 
Nokia    19,700    501,887 
        1,231,469 
France—9.7%         
BNP Paribas    5,832    681,982 
Cap Gemini    4,570    348,409 
Compagnie Generale de         
Geophysique-Veritas    1,448 a    302,889 

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S TAT E M E N T   O F   I N V E S T M E N T S   ( U n a u d i t e d ) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)    Shares    Value ($) 



France (continued)         
Groupe Danone    1,609    266,138 
Lafarge    2,791    456,123 
Sanofi-Aventis    2,407    221,758 
Schneider Electric    4,000    568,347 
Societe Generale    2,510    536,310 
Total    9,752    725,103 
Vivendi    19,900    825,409 
        4,932,468 
Germany—6.3%         
BASF    6,210    741,276 
Bayerische Motoren Werke    3,900    241,314 
Beiersdorf    4,600    333,174 
Deutsche Bank    1,700    262,970 
E.ON    1,920    289,190 
MAN    4,100    550,985 
Merck    3,500    467,486 
ThyssenKrupp    5,700    308,098 
        3,194,493 
Hong Kong—.4%         
China Mobile    24,800    226,524 
Ireland—.5%         
Allied Irish Banks    8,800    267,806 
Italy—2.8%         
ENI    18,502    617,121 
Fiat    9,900    294,254 
Saipem    8,400    266,299 
UniCredito Italiano    25,000    258,724 
        1,436,398 
Japan—18.4%         
Canon    17,250    974,209 
Honda Motor    22,600    780,940 
Ibiden    4,800    275,100 
Kenedix    45    199,172 
Mitsubishi    28,700    615,926 
Mitsubishi Electric    64,900    633,687 
Mitsui & Co.    34,000    613,036 

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Common Stocks (continued)    Shares    Value ($) 



Japan (continued)         
Mitsui Chemicals    37,000    308,953 
Nikon    15,000    347,641 
Nintendo    800    252,008 
ORIX    3,010    809,668 
SUMCO    11,000    482,262 
Sumitomo Trust & Banking    54,000    532,229 
Takeda Pharmaceutical    5,700    371,034 
TDK    3,900    338,379 
Terumo    5,800    235,358 
Tokyo Electron    7,800    545,582 
Tokyo Tatemono    16,000    225,971 
Toyota Motor    12,300    753,313 
        9,294,468 
Netherlands—3.4%         
ASML Holding    10,000 a    272,923 
ING Groep    23,800    1,093,103 
Randstad Holdings    4,400    346,803 
        1,712,829 
Norway—2.2%         
Orkla    40,500    652,380 
Telenor    26,000    486,355 
        1,138,735 
Spain—4.2%         
ACS-Actividades de Construccion y Servicios    10,800    674,595 
Banco Santander Central Hispano    19,500    351,162 
Inditex    4,740    293,678 
Repsol YPF    6,900    228,355 
Telefonica    25,700    579,306 
        2,127,096 
Sweden—1.0%         
Volvo    26,500    520,469 
Switzerland—7.3%         
ABB    21,100    428,151 
Baloise-Holding    3,650    400,249 
Credit Suisse Group    9,800    774,731 
Nestle    997    396,149 

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S TAT E M E N T   O F   I N V E S T M E N T S   ( U n a u d i t e d ) (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)    Shares    Value ($) 



Switzerland (continued)         
Roche Holding    7,630    1,442,079 
Swiss Reinsurance    2,700    255,375 
        3,696,734 
United Kingdom—21.2%         
AstraZeneca    8,100    443,813 
Aviva    16,600    262,406 
Barclays    16,099    234,382 
Barratt Developments    10,800    235,450 
British Airways    71,800 a    729,379 
BT Group    82,500    525,364 
GlaxoSmithKline    30,800    892,450 
Hanson    30,000    512,323 
HBOS    18,100    391,202 
International Power    96,700    838,669 
Marks & Spencer Group    20,300    301,207 
Michael Page International    36,000    416,977 
National Grid    31,600    496,993 
Next    12,100    568,373 
Reckitt Benckiser    17,500    962,705 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group    12,300    474,709 
Royal Dutch Shell, Cl. A    7,500    262,461 
Royal Dutch Shell, Cl. B    2,400    85,187 
Tesco    71,800    666,830 
WPP Group    15,800    235,701 
Xstrata    22,000    1,154,827 
        10,691,408 
Total Common Stocks         
(cost $35,718,460)        48,195,814 



 
Preferred Stocks—1.9%         



Germany         
Fresenius         
(cost $593,091)    11,320    959,149 

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    Principal     
Short-Term Investment—.1%    Amount ($)    Value ($) 



U.S. Treasury Bills         
4.86%, 6/14/07         
(cost $59,642)    60,000 b    59,656 



 
Other Investment—2.0%    Shares    Value ($) 



Registered Investment Company;         
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Plus Money Market Fund     
(cost $1,040,000)    1,040,000 c    1,040,000 



Total Investments (cost $37,411,193)    99.0%    50,254,619 
Cash and Receivables (Net)    1.0%    491,852 
Net Assets    100.0%    50,746,471 

a    Non-income producing security. 
b    All or partially held by a broker as collateral for open financial futures positions. 
c    Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. 

Portfolio Summary    (Unaudited)          
 
    Value (%)        Value (%) 




Financial    17.5    Energy    6.1 
Industrial    13.8    Telecommunication Services    4.8 
Materials    11.7    Utilities    3.2 
Health Care    10.9    Short-Term/     
Consumer Discretionary    10.2    Money Market Investments    2.1 
Consumer Staples    9.9         
Information Technology    8.8        99.0 

Based on net assets. 
See notes to financial statements. 

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S TAT E M E N T   O F   F I N A N C I A L  F U T U R E S     
A p r i l 3 0 , 2 0 0 7 ( U n a u d i t e d )     

                Unrealized 
        Market Value        Appreciation 
        Covered by        (Depreciation) 
    Contracts    Contracts ($)    Expiration    at 4/30/2007 ($) 





Financial Futures Long                 
MSCI PAN EURO    27    941,041    June 2007    68,746 
TOPIX    2    284,471    June 2007    (1,558) 
                67,188 
 
See notes to financial statements.                 

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S TAT E M E N T   O F   A S S E T S   A N D   L I A B I L I T I E S

A p r i l 3 0 , 2 0 0 7 ( U n a u d i t e d )

                Cost    Value 






Assets ($):                     
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments:         
Unaffiliated issuers            36,371,193    49,214,619 
Affiliated issuers                1,040,000    1,040,000 
Cash denominated in foreign currencies        433,065    434,315 
Dividends and interest receivable                185,717 
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed            45,250 
Receivable for futures variation margin—Note 4            2,517 
Prepaid expenses                    30,505 
                    50,952,923 






Liabilities ($):                     
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c)        53,407 
Cash overdraft due to Custodian                76,593 
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed            28,214 
Accrued expenses                    48,238 
                    206,452 






Net Assets ($)                    50,746,471 






Composition of Net Assets ($):                 
Paid-in capital                    45,830,638 
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net            101,375 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments        (8,099,612) 
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)         
on investments and foreign currency transactions (including         
$67,188 net unrealized appreciation of financial futures)        12,914,070 



Net Assets ($)                    50,746,471 






 
 
Net Asset Value Per Share                 
    Class A    Class B    Class C    Class R    Class T 






Net Assets ($)    44,508,490    2,929,498    2,363,106    897,199    48,178 
Shares Outstanding    3,135,072    223,261    189,147    61,917    3,477 






Net Asset Value                     
Per Share ($)    14.20    13.12    12.49    14.49    13.86 

See notes to financial statements.

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S TAT E M E N T    O F    O P E R AT I O N S 
S i x M o n t h s E n d e d    A p r i l    3 0 , 2 0 0 7 ( U n a u d i t e d ) 

Investment Income ($):     
Income:     
Cash dividends (net of $48,514 foreign taxes withheld at source):     
Unaffiliated issuers    470,747 
Affiliated issuers    19,654 
Interest    29,859 
Total Income    520,260 
Expenses:     
Management fee—Note 3(a)    173,044 
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)    80,973 
Registration fees    29,487 
Custodian fees    28,772 
Professional fees    18,027 
Distribution fees—Note 3(b)    17,920 
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports    4,936 
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)    3,359 
Miscellaneous    9,555 
Total Expenses    366,073 
Less—reduction in custody fees due to     
earnings credits—Note 1(c)    (1,013) 
Net Expenses    365,060 
Investment Income—Net    155,200 


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($): 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions    2,768,633 
Net realized gain (loss) on financial futures    (1,639) 
Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts    (9,454) 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)    2,757,540 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     
and foreign currency transactions (including $42,611     
net unrealized appreciation on financial futures)    3,482,450 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments    6,239,990 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations    6,395,190 

See notes to financial statements.

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S TAT E M E N T    O F    C H A N G E S    I N    N E T    A S S E T S 

    Six Months Ended     
    April 30, 2007    Year Ended 
    (Unaudited)    October 31, 2006 



Operations ($):         
Investment income—net    155,200    215,571 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments    2,757,540    5,421,169 
Net unrealized appreciation         
(depreciation) on investments    3,482,450    3,781,238 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
Resulting from Operations    6,395,190    9,417,978 



Dividends to Shareholders from ($):         
Investment income—net:         
Class A shares    (233,857)    (255,718) 
Class B shares        (3,223) 
Class C shares        (5,191) 
Class R shares    (1,216)    (721) 
Class T shares    (67)    (98) 
Total Dividends    (235,140)    (264,951) 



Capital Stock Transactions ($):         
Net proceeds from shares sold:         
Class A shares    2,655,063    3,763,554 
Class B shares    269,927    673,536 
Class C shares    735,521    347,458 
Class R shares    674,876    80,404 
Class T shares    7,707    5,096 
Dividends reinvested:         
Class A shares    225,147    244,082 
Class B shares        2,762 
Class C shares        3,538 
Class R shares    1,216    721 
Class T shares    67    98 
Cost of shares redeemed:         
Class A shares    (3,086,657)    (7,008,739) 
Class B shares    (461,845)    (924,073) 
Class C shares    (400,675)    (132,500) 
Class R shares    (2,263)    (2,500) 
Class T shares        (2,890) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
from Capital Stock Transactions    618,084    (2,949,453) 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    6,778,134    6,203,574 



Net Assets ($):         
Beginning of Period    43,968,337    37,764,763 
End of Period    50,746,471    43,968,337 
Undistributed investment income—net    101,375    181,315 

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S TAT E M E N T   O F   C H A N G E S   I N   N E T   A S S E T S (continued)

    Six Months Ended     
    April 30, 2007    Year Ended 
    (Unaudited)    October 31, 2006 



Capital Share Transactions:         
Class A a         
Shares sold    199,512    329,952 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested    17,279    23,155 
Shares redeemed    (235,410)    (625,940) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding    (18,619)    (272,833) 



Class B a         
Shares sold    21,813    64,740 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested        282 
Shares redeemed    (37,983)    (88,698) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding    (16,170)    (23,676) 



Class C         
Shares sold    63,089    34,897 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested        380 
Shares redeemed    (33,776)    (13,356) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding    29,313    21,921 



Class R         
Shares sold    50,285    7,215 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested    92    67 
Shares redeemed    (167)    (213) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding    50,210    7,069 



Class T         
Shares sold    598    447 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested    5    10 
Shares redeemed        (252) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding    603    205 

a During the period ended April 30, 2007, 16,279 Class B shares representing $197,773 were automatically converted to 15,069 Class A shares and during the year ended October 31, 2006, 45,645 Class B shares representing $474,930 were automatically converted to 42,293 Class A shares.

See notes to financial statements.

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F I N A N C I A L   H I G H L I G H T S

The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated.All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share.Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

                     
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2007
 
      Year Ended October 31,     



Class A Shares    (Unaudited)    2006    2005    2004    2003    2002 







Per Share Data ($):                         
Net asset value,                         
beginning of period    12.46    9.94    8.57    7.28    5.97    7.42 
Investment Operations:                         
Investment income (loss)—net a    .05    .07    .07    .09    .03    (.00)b 
Net realized and unrealized                         
gain (loss) on investments    1.77    2.53    1.48    1.42    1.41    (1.45) 
Total from Investment Operations    1.82    2.60    1.55    1.51    1.44    (1.45) 
Distributions:                         
Dividends from                         
investment income—net    (.08)    (.08)    (.18)    (.22)    (.13)     
Net asset value, end of period    14.20    12.46    9.94    8.57    7.28    5.97 







Total Return (%) c    14.63d    26.27    18.18    21.40    24.53    (19.54) 







Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                     
Ratio of total expenses                         
to average net assets    .75d    1.58    1.72    1.95    2.02    1.83 
Ratio of net expenses                         
to average net assets    .75d    1.55    1.39    1.95    2.02    1.83 
Ratio of net investment income                         
(loss) to average net assets    .37d    .60    .74    1.08    .45    (.05) 
Portfolio Turnover Rate    37.80d    80.76    64.27    174.49    122.55    146.03 







Net Assets, end of period                         
($ x 1,000)    44,508    39,284    34,063    45,440    29,246    26,334 

a    Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b    Amount represents less than $.01 per share. 
c    Exclusive of sales charge. 
d    Not annualized. 

See notes to financial statements.

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F I N A N C I A L   H I G H L I G H T S (continued)

                     
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2007
 
      Year Ended October 31,     



Class B Shares    (Unaudited)    2006    2005    2004    2003    2002 







Per Share Data ($):                         
Net asset value,                         
beginning of period    11.49    9.19    7.94    6.75    5.54    6.94 
Investment Operations:                         
Investment income (loss)—net a    (.01)    (.02)    .00b    .02    (.03)    (.07) 
Net realized and unrealized                         
gain (loss) on investments    1.64    2.33    1.37    1.33    1.30    (1.33) 
Total from Investment Operations    1.63    2.31    1.37    1.35    1.27    (1.40) 
Distributions:                         
Dividends from                         
investment income—net        (.01)    (.12)    (.16)    (.06)     
Net asset value, end of period    13.12    11.49    9.19    7.94    6.75    5.54 







Total Return (%) c    14.19d    25.19    17.32    20.30    23.07    (20.17) 







Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                     
Ratio of total expenses                         
to average net assets    1.15d    2.39    2.53    2.78    3.04    2.80 
Ratio of net expenses                         
to average net assets    1.14d    2.37    2.19    2.78    3.04    2.80 
Ratio of net investment income                         
(loss) to average net assets    (.05)d    (.22)    .04    .24    (.60)    (1.11) 
Portfolio Turnover Rate    37.80d    80.76    64.27    174.49    122.55    146.03 







Net Assets, end of period                         
($ x 1,000)    2,929    2,752    2,419    2,168    1,936    1,965 

a    Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b    Amount represents less than $.01 per share. 
c    Exclusive of sales charge. 
d    Not annualized. 
See notes to financial statements. 

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    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2007
 
      Year Ended October 31,     



Class C Shares    (Unaudited)    2006    2005    2004    2003    2002 







Per Share Data ($):                         
Net asset value,                         
beginning of period    10.94    8.77    7.59    6.47    5.30    6.67 
Investment Operations:                         
Investment income (loss)—net a    .00b    (.02)    .01    .02    (.02)    (.05) 
Net realized and unrealized                         
gain (loss) on investments    1.55    2.23    1.30    1.27    1.25    (1.32) 
Total from Investment Operations    1.55    2.21    1.31    1.29    1.23    (1.37) 
Distributions:                         
Dividends from                         
investment income—net        (.04)    (.13)    (.17)    (.06)     
Net asset value, end of period    12.49    10.94    8.77    7.59    6.47    5.30 







Total Return (%) c    14.17d    25.24    17.35    20.33    23.45    (20.54) 







Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                     
Ratio of total expenses                         
to average net assets    1.14d    2.38    2.48    2.77    2.89    2.71 
Ratio of net expenses                         
to average net assets    1.13d    2.35    2.14    2.77    2.89    2.71 
Ratio of net investment income                         
(loss) to average net assets    .03d    (.18)    .11    .23    (.41)    (.93) 
Portfolio Turnover Rate    37.80d    80.76    64.27    174.49    122.55    146.03 







Net Assets, end of period                         
($ x 1,000)    2,363    1,749    1,210    840    663    563 

a    Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b    Amount represents less than $.01 per share. 
c    Exclusive of sales charge. 
d    Not annualized. 
See notes to financial statements. 

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F I N A N C I A L   H I G H L I G H T S (continued)

                     
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2007
 
      Year Ended October 31,     



Class R Shares    (Unaudited)    2006    2005    2004    2003    2002 







Per Share Data ($):                         
Net asset value,                         
beginning of period    12.72    10.15    8.72    7.40    6.08    7.45 
Investment Operations:                         
Investment income—net a    .14    .11    .09    .06    .11    .02 
Net realized and unrealized                         
gain (loss) on investments    1.73    2.57    1.49    1.45    1.30    (1.39) 
Total from Investment Operations    1.87    2.68    1.58    1.51    1.41    (1.37) 
Distributions:                         
Dividends from                         
investment income—net    (.10)    (.11)    (.15)    (.19)    (.09)     
Net asset value, end of period    14.49    12.72    10.15    8.72    7.40    6.08 







Total Return (%)    14.80b    26.57    18.31    20.89    23.21    (18.26) 







Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                     
Ratio of total expenses                         
to average net assets    .60b    1.33    1.63    2.24    2.21    1.47 
Ratio of net expenses                         
to average net assets    .60b    1.31    1.28    2.24    2.21    1.47 
Ratio of net investment income                         
to average net assets    .95b    .91    .98    .69    1.24    .29 
Portfolio Turnover Rate    37.80b    80.76    64.27    174.49    122.55    146.03 







Net Assets, end of period                         
($ x 1,000)    897    149    47    19    20    32 

a    Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b    Not annualized. 
See notes to financial statements. 

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    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2007
 
      Year Ended October 31,     



Class T Shares    (Unaudited)    2006    2005    2004    2003    2002 







Per Share Data ($):                         
Net asset value,                         
beginning of period    12.12    9.68    8.39    7.17    5.84    7.33 
Investment Operations:                         
Investment income (loss)—net a    .05    .03    .08    (.03)    (.06)    (.09) 
Net realized and unrealized                         
gain (loss) on investments    1.71    2.45    1.40    1.39    1.39    (1.40) 
Total from Investment Operations    1.76    2.48    1.48    1.36    1.33    (1.49) 
Distributions:                         
Dividends from                         
investment income—net    (.02)    (.04)    (.19)    (.14)         
Net asset value, end of period    13.86    12.12    9.68    8.39    7.17    5.84 







Total Return (%) b    14.57c    25.65    17.87    19.22    22.77    (20.33) 







Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                     
Ratio of total expenses                         
to average net assets    .80c    2.30    2.13    3.75    3.47    2.72 
Ratio of net expenses                         
to average net assets    .80c    1.98    1.78    3.75    3.47    2.72 
Ratio of net investment income                         
(loss) to average net assets    .36c    .23    .77    (.44)    (1.05)    (1.14) 
Portfolio Turnover Rate    37.80c    80.76    64.27    174.49    122.55    146.03 







Net Assets, end of period                         
($ x 1,000)    48    35    26    3    1    1 

a    Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b    Exclusive of sales charge. 
c    Not annualized. 
See notes to financial statements. 

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N O T E S   T O   F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S ( U n a u d i t e d )

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus Premier International Growth Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Dreyfus Premier International Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering two series including the fund.The fund’s investment objective is to maximize capital growth. The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”) serves as the fund’s investment adviser.The Manager is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation (“Mellon Financial”).

On May 24, 2007, the shareholders of Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. approved the proposed merger of the two companies. The new company will be called The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. As part of this transaction, Dreyfus would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals, as well as other customary conditions to closing. Subject to such approvals and the satisfaction of the other conditions, Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York Company, Inc. expect the transaction to be completed in the third quarter of 2007.

Dreyfus Service Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is the distributor of the fund’s shares.The fund is authorized to issue 300 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock in each of the following classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class T. Class A and Class T shares are subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase. Class B shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) imposed on Class B share redemptions made within six years of purchase and automatically convert to Class A shares after six years.The fund no longer offers Class B shares except in connection with dividend reinvestment and permitted exchanges of Class B shares. Class C shares are subject to a CDSC imposed on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase. Class R shares are sold at net asset value per share only to institutional investors. Other differences between the classes include the services

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offered to and the expenses borne by each class and certain voting rights. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

(a) Portfolio valuation: Investments in securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sale price. Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices, except for open short positions, where the asked price is used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered open-end investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value.When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value,

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N O T E S   T O   F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S  ( U n a u d i t e d ) (continued)

the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board of Directors. Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADR’s and futures contracts. For other securities that are fair valued by the Board of Directors, certain factors may be considered such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. Financial futures are valued at the last sales price. Investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange. Forward currency exchange contracts are valued at the forward rate.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 establishes an authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair-value measurements.The application of FAS 157 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management does not believe that the application of this standard will have a material impact on the financial statements of the fund.

(b) Foreign currency transactions: The fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the

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amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in exchange rates. Such gains and losses are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

(c) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gain and loss from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.

The fund has an arrangement with the custodian bank whereby the fund receives earnings credits from the custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

(d) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by the Manager are defined as “affiliated” in the Act.

(e) Dividends to shareholders: Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net and dividends from net realized capital gain, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gain can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gain. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

(f) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable pro-

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N O T E S   T O   F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S  ( U n a u d i t e d ) (continued)

visions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

The FASB released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year.Adoption of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15,2006 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date. Management does not believe that the application of this standard will have a material impact on the financial statements of the fund.

The fund has an unused capital loss carryover of $10,805,411 available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net securities profits, if any, realized subsequent to October 31, 2006. If not applied, $6,253,182 of the carryover expires in fiscal 2009, $3,503,697 expires in fiscal 2010 and $1,048,532 expires in fiscal 2011.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006 were as follows: ordinary income $264,951.The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund may borrow up to $10 million for leveraging purposes under a short-term unsecured line of credit and participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $100 million unsecured line of credit primarily to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes,including the financing of redemptions. Interest is charged to the fund based on prevailing market rates in effect at the time of borrowing. During the period ended April 30,2007,the fund did not borrow under either line of credit.

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NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a Management Agreement (“Agreement”) with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .75% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly.

During the period ended April 30, 2007, the Distributor retained $3,875 from commissions earned on sales of the fund’s Class A shares and $1,179 and $214 from CDSC on redemptions of the fund’s Class B and Class C shares, respectively.

(b) Under the Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Class B, Class C and Class T shares pay the Distributor for distributing their shares at an annual rate of .75% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares and .25% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class T shares. During the period ended April 30,2007,Class B,Class C and Class T shares were charged $10,349, $7,521 and $50, respectively, pursuant to the Plan.

(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Class A, Class B, Class C and Class T shares pay the Distributor at an annual rate of .25% of the value of their average daily net assets for the provision of certain services. The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (a securities dealer, financial institution or other industry professional) in respect of these services. The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended April 30, 2007, Class A, Class B, Class C and Class T shares were charged $51,069, $3,450, $2,507 and $50, respectively, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, under a transfer agency agreement for providing

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N O T E S   T O   F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S  ( U n a u d i t e d ) (continued)

personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the fund. During the period ended April 30, 2007, the fund was charged $15,793 pursuant to the transfer agency agreement.

During the period ended April 30, 2007, the fund was charged $2,044 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer.

The components of Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $30,847, Rule 12b-1 distribution plan fees $3,271, shareholder services plan fees $10,102, chief compliance officer fees $3,407 and transfer agency per account fees $5,780.

(d) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds within the Dreyfus complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.

(e) Pursuant to an exemptive order from the SEC, the fund invests its available cash balances in affiliated money market mutual funds. Management fees of the underlying money market mutual funds have been waived by the Manager.

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, financial futures and forward currency exchange contracts, during the period ended April 30, 2007, amounted to $17,281,391 and $17,192,425, respectively.

The fund enters into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings and to settle foreign currency transactions. When executing forward currency exchange contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future.With respect to sales of forward currency exchange contracts, the fund would incur a loss if the value of the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract decreases between those dates. With respect to purchases of forward currency exchange contracts,

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the fund would incur a loss if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates. The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated with counter party nonperformance on these forward currency exchange contracts which is typically limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract. At April 30, 2007, there were no open forward currency exchange contracts.

The fund may invest in financial futures contracts in order to gain exposure to or protect against changes in the market. The fund is exposed to market risk as a result of changes in the value of the underlying financial instruments. Investments in financial futures require the fund to “mark to market” on a daily basis, which reflects the change in market value of the contracts at the close of each day’s trading. Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses.When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss.These investments require initial margin deposits with a broker, which consist of cash or cash equivalents. The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change. Contracts open at April 30, 2007, are set forth in the Statement of Financial Futures.

At April 30, 2007, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $12,843,426, consisting of $13,005,190 gross unrealized appreciation and $161,764 gross unrealized depreciation.

At April 30, 2007, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

NOTE 5—Subsequent Event:

The fund’s Board of Directors approved the redesignation of the fund’s Class R shares as Class I shares, effective June 1, 2007. The description of the eligibility requirements for Class I shares remains the same as it was for Class R shares.

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Item 2.    Code of Ethics. 
    Not applicable. 
Item 3.    Audit Committee Financial Expert. 
    Not applicable. 
Item 4.    Principal Accountant Fees and Services. 
    Not applicable. 
Item 5.    Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. 
    Not applicable. 
Item 6.    Schedule of Investments. 
    Not applicable. 
Item 7.    Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management 
    Investment Companies. 
    Not applicable. 
Item 8.    Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. 
    Not applicable. 
Item 9.    Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and 
    Affiliated Purchasers. 
    Not applicable. 
Item 10.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. 

The Registrant has a Nominating Committee (the "Committee"), which is responsible for selecting and nominating persons for election or appointment by the Registrant's Board as Board members. The Committee has adopted a Nominating Committee Charter (the "Charter"). Pursuant to the Charter, the Committee will consider recommendations for nominees from shareholders submitted to the Secretary of the Registrant, c/o The Dreyfus Corporation Legal Department, 200 Park Avenue, 8th Floor East, New York, New York 10166. A nomination submission must include information regarding the recommended nominee as specified in the Charter. This information includes all information relating to a recommended nominee that is required to be disclosed in solicitations or proxy statements for the election of Board members, as well as information sufficient to evaluate the factors to be considered by the Committee, including character and integrity, business and professional experience, and whether the person has the ability to apply sound and independent business judgment and would act in the interests of the Registrant and its shareholders.


Nomination submissions are required to be accompanied by a written consent of the individual to stand for election if nominated by the Board and to serve if elected by the shareholders, and such additional information must be provided regarding the recommended nominee as reasonably requested by the Committee.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits. 
(a)(1)    Not applicable. 
(a)(2)    Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) 
under the Investment Company Act of 1940. 
(a)(3)    Not applicable. 
(b)    Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a- 
2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dreyfus Premier International Funds, Inc. 
 
By:    /s/ J. David Officer 
    J. David Officer 
    President 
 
Date:    June 19, 2007 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 
1940, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the 
capacities and on the dates indicated. 
 
By:    /s/ J. David Officer 
    J. David Officer 
    President 
 
Date:    June 19, 2007 
 
By:    /s/ James Windels 
    James Windels 
    Treasurer 
 
Date:    June 19, 2007 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
    (a)(2) Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a- 
    2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (EX-99.CERT) 
 
    (b) Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a- 
    2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (EX-99.906CERT)