Sandy Eskaros

Sandy is an Economist at Pharos Holding. She has an MA and BA in Economics from the American University in Cairo, with a minor in International Relations and 3.9 GPA. She was a Research Fellow at the American University in Cairo and worked as an intern at the African Development Bank. 

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Egypt inflation: Price hikes in April as Ramadan’s inflationary pressures lag

Inflation for total Egypt saw a jump in April to 1.2% MoM and 4.4% YoY, compared to March’s slight pickup of 0.6% MoM and 4.8% YoY. Urban inflation saw a similar surge in prices to 0.9% MoM and 4.1% YoY. The price hikes reflect a lagged effect of Ram...
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Sandy Eskaros @ Al Ahly Pharos Securities Brokerage 10 May 2021

Egypt BoP Monitor 2Q20/21: Strong recovery from the pandemic; sturdy surplus

The overall Balance of Payments recorded a surplus of USD 1.5bn in 2Q20-21 which is positive as it comes following 3 consecutive quarters of BoP deficits which themselves were following a couple of barely breakeven quarters. The improvement in Egypt’...
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Sandy Eskaros @ Al Ahly Pharos Securities Brokerage 14 April 2021

Egypt: March inflation below expectations; rate cut on 29 April unlikely

March’s inflation for total Egypt declined to 4.8% from 4.9% annually in February and inflation for urban Egypt stabilized for the second month at 4.5% annually. Fruits & Vegetables’ contribution to total annual inflation started to appear again duri...
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Sandy Eskaros @ Al Ahly Pharos Securities Brokerage 11 April 2021

Egypt inflation monitor: Muted price movement, rate cut unlikely on 18 March

Overview: Inflation in February shows stable price levelsas total Egypt’s inflation hit 0.1% monthly and 4.9% annually, compared to a monthly decline of 0.4% in January and an annual level of 4.8%. Breakdown: Inflation is mostly captured by Education...
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Sandy Eskaros @ Al Ahly Pharos Securities Brokerage 10 March 2021

US Treasury Yields Shoot Up, Fears of a Taper Tantrum 2.0 Rise

What is happening to US treasury yields? Some other factors beyond the optimistic outlook for the economy, that may have pushed the treasury rally include an uncertainty over whether the Fed will extend an exemption allowing banks to hold less capita...
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Sandy Eskaros @ Al Ahly Pharos Securities Brokerage 8 March 2021

Egypt: Inflation decelerates in January – 50bps cut still on the table

Inflation for total Egypt declined by 0.4% in January, its lowest monthly increment since September 2020, and accordingly decelerated annually to 4.8% in January compared to 6.0% YoY in December 2020. Urban Inflation followed the same path, declining...
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Sandy Eskaros @ Al Ahly Pharos Securities Brokerage 10 February 2021

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