Livestation official partner channels, BBC World News and France 24 are promising extensive reports from the World Economic Forum in Davos from 28 January until 1 February.

Livestation viewers can follow developments and chat in real time about the key issues of the day.

The backdrop this year is the global economic crisis and the BBC is predicting that Davos 2009 will be the most critical held to date. Presenters Nik Gowing and Tanya Beckett will be joined by the BBC’s Business Editor, Robert Peston and Economic Editor, Stephanie Flanders who will provide analysis of the events taking place.

France 24 have their special correspondents Stéphanie Antoine, Raphaël Kahane and Aziza Wassef at Davos. They will be interviewing prestigious guests, including Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault, Ian Livingston, CEO of British Telecom, Franck Riboud, CEO of Danone, Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank and Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize winner.

You can check the BBC and France 24 for their programme guides and select the events you want to follow by consulting the Davos schedule.