Baku, 2.5 million inhabitants, is the modern and lively capital city of a young Country which is experiencing an extraordinary economic development. In the last five years, Azerbaijan recorded an astounding economic performance: regardless the global crisis, the azeri economy has grown by 10.8% in 2008 and by 9.3% in 2009. In the three-years period 2005-2007 it has grown at the rate of 28.5% per year, a figure that makes even China disappear. Italy is the first economic partner of Azerbaijan, with almost ¼ of the entire Country’s foreign exchange. Informest participated to the economic mission organized by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade in Baku on April 25-27, 2010.