Funds mobilised by India Inc via the external commercial borrowing (ECB) route vaulted over the $5 billion mark for the first time in the current financial year in January 2026 amid marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) amid hardening domestic bond yields.Indian companies mopped up $5.336 billion in January 2026 against $4.435 billion in December 2025, per RBI data.With domestic corporate bond yields rising, corporate ventured overseas for relatively cheaper funding. For example, during the Janua ...