Oil India is going to list in an IPO but Air India is not, and neither will Pawan Hans Helicopters.

So now we know.

From Reuters.com:

India not considering Air India IPO as of now

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A large drop in initial public offerings of stock in Italy this year following depressed valuations among the country's small and midcap companies may hamper Borsa Italiana SpA's plans to launch its version of the successful London Alternative Investment Market.

From The Wall Street Journal:

Italy's IPO action slows as some valuations sag (subscription required)

The article title is slightly misleading since it is mainly concerned with the prospects of the launch of the alternative investment market segment on the Italian stock exchange.

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LH Bank, the banking arm of the country’s biggest residential developer, Land & Houses Plc, said yesterday that it planned an initial public offering in the second half of 2009 and wanted to become a full-service bank.

From the Bangkok Post:

LH Bank expects IPO in 2009

Bit early on this Thai bank IPO news, but it’s very dull right now.

We normally don’t comment on Indian IPO’s but we make an exception in the case of major new issues, and even the WSJ is talking about this one:

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State-run explorer Oil India Ltd. plans an initial public offering of shares in November, a company official said.

See The Wall Street Journal:

Oil India to pursue November IPO (subscription required)

Company Web site: Oil Indian Ltd.