The domestic economy has entered the new year on a firm footing, displaying resilience and renewed momentum, especially in investment intentions by corporates, amid a turbulent global backdrop, according to the ‘State of the economy’ article in the Reserve Bank of India’s monthly bulletin. The total flow of financial resources to the commercial sector, meanwhile, rose by 35.29%, supported by credit from both bank and non-bank sources in FY26, according to the article. Investment intentions by the private corporate sector rose to Rs 4.35 lakh crore during FY26, out of which banks and financial institutions sanctioned Rs 3.45 lakh crore. External commercial borrowings and IPOs — for capital expenditure purposes — accounted for another Rs 85,800 crore, as per the data provided in the article authored by a panel of researchers. It was below Rs 4 lakh crore in the previous year. Views expressed in the article do not reflect those of the central bank, it stated. Corporate capex push Although the total cost of capex projects sanctioned by select banks and financial institutions (FIs) …